IDENTIFYING SAFETY CULTURE IMPROVEMENTS: THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING NURSES' CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Registered nurses’ lack of critical thinking negatively influenced their communication with physicians, participation in shared decision and compliance with safety procedures. Lack of training [in critical thinking skills] is what makes us lack confidence and what makes us doubt ourselves (...) The fear of the physician saying that this is not being done well and not having enough arguments to say “Look, the criterion is that and the result is this” is what makes you keep quiet. (N8) LOW CONFIDENCE question or halt inappropriate procedures