21ST CENTURY FLUENCIES IN

NURSING

By Diana Gedamke

Marian UniversityEDT 652

Innovations in Teaching

SOLUTION FLUENCY

Whole Brain ThinkingProblem solving by thinking

creatively1. Define the problem2. Design an appropriate

solution3. Apply the solution4. Evaluate the process

and outcome Use of the nursing process

SOLUTION FLUENCY

Critical Thinking Skills In Nursing Analyzing Applying Standards Discriminating Information Seeking Logical Reasoning Predicting Transforming

Knowledge Confidence Contextual

Perspective Creativity Flexibility Inquisitiveness Intellectual Integrity Intuition Open-mindedness Perseverance Reflection (Rubenfeld and Scheffer, 2010, p. 31-

32)

INFORMATION FLUENCY

•Ability to access digital information•Ability to effectively assess the information

& content retrieved

INFORMATION FLUENCY

The 5 A’s of Information Fluency Ask: Question why the patient is demonstration the

symptoms; Use assessment skill for the collection of subjective and objective data

Access: Look up results of tests that have been completed; Review patient’s medication list & allergies

Analyze: Use critical thinking to determine nursing problem list and compile interventions

Apply: Carry out the interventions

Assess: Review effectiveness or plan of care and adjust accordingly

COLLABORATION FLUENCY

Team-Working Proficiency:Working together with virtual and real partners

Nursing Application: Family/Medical Team Care Conferences; Multidisciplinary Patient Rounds;Teleconferences (as seen with Telestroke Program: Froedert MD on Video camera assessing patient)

CREATIVITY FLUENCY

Meaning through design, art and storytelling

Nursing Application:•Medication Flash Cards•Medical Algorithms•Case Study Scenarios•Genealogy Study

MEDIA FLUENCY•Ability to look analytically at communication media to interpret the real message•Ability to create and publish original digital products

Nursing Application: •Research for and Application of Evidence Based Practice •Application of Quality Improvement Studies •Use of Informatics for Charting•Patient Education Healthcare Instruction Sites

THE DIGITAL CITIZEN“A leader inspires

people to have confidence in the leader; A GREAT leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves”- Anonymous

Guiding Principals:

•Leadership

•Ethics

•Accountability

•Fiscal

Responsibility

•Environmental

Awareness

•Global

Citizenship

•Personal

Responsibility

Nursing: Patient Interaction -

Portray YourselfAs you truly are . . . Online & Face-to-

Face

RESOURCESJukes, I., McCain, T. D., & Crockett, L. (2010).

A shift to whole-mind instruction. In Understanding the digital generation: Teaching and learning in the new digital landscape (pp. 66-68). Kelowna, BC, Canada: 21st Century Fluency Project.

Rubenfeld, M. G., & Scheffer, B. K. (2010). What is critical thinking? In Critical thinking tactics for nurses: Achieving the IOM competencies (2nd ed., pp. 31-32). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.