CTHE FOR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Strengthening critical
thinking development
across nursing education.
Nursing programs prepare students to apply clinical knowledge and develop the judgment needed for patient care.
CTHE provides a structured approach to developing the analysis skills behind clinical reasoning while offering educators methods for examining and supporting learners' thinking.
SUPPORTING NURSING EDUCATION
Helping Learners Apply
What They Know
Students may understand individual clinical concepts yet find it challenging to integrate information when a patient situation changes.
Faculty must determine how to help students examine incomplete reasoning, recognize assumptions, and connect findings with appropriate conclusions.
CTHE addresses these instructional opportunities through structured analysis skills and experiential learning.
The program can be explored alongside existing coursework, clinical judgment education, and faculty development initiatives.
Two Pathways for Academic Institutions
1
Educator Development
Designed for nursing faculty and clinical instructors.
Educators practice the six analysis skills and examine how to use questioning, feedback, and instructional activities to develop critical thinking in learners.
2
Participant Development
Designed primarily for prelicensure nursing students.
Students apply the analysis skills through clinical scenarios, unfolding cases, and guided exercises that encourage them to explain and reconsider their reasoning.
POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL APPLICATIONS
CTHE may be considered for:
Nursing faculty development initiatives.
Dedicated prelicensure student cohorts.
Clinical judgment and reasoning enrichment.
Supplemental learning experiences within nursing education.
Institutional pilot partnerships focused on evaluating instructional approaches.
Specific applications should be determined collaboratively based on the institution’s educational priorities.
Institutional Delivery
CTHE is being developed for dedicated institutional cohorts.
PROPOSED PROGRAM STRUCTURE
12 instructional hours
Delivered over two days or four three-hour sessions.
- Separate materials and learning activities support Educator Development and Participant Development.
Program scope, scheduling, and evaluation would be confirmed through institutional planning.
Explore CTHE for Your Nursing
Program
Let's discuss your educational priorities and whether CTHE may be appropriate for your faculty or students.
Critical Thinking for Healthcare Education
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