AI ’ s impact on critical thinking development
From a training perspective , AI and simulation are revolutionizing the ability to assess , develop , and monitor an individual ’ s ability to critically think . AI and simulation are enabling healthcare providers with new opportunities to apply their knowledge before entering the clinical environment . With this technology , all of the components of a care environment are brought to the student and they are given a first-hand experience with patients , monitors , and other devices . This opportunity provides students with experience to understand how a piece of equipment should interact with a patient and what it does when something is going wrong . Through a virtual world , students are able to learn if something is wrong with either the patient or the technology , and how to troubleshoot the equipment if that is the source of a problem .
Coady emphasizes application as a fundamental part of critical thinking , “ Seeing how someone applies what they ’ ve learned based on their experiences and then formulates those things into a real plan that can be implemented is the crucial second part of critical thinking . AI and simulation enable application at a much higher level while eliminating the biggest risk of developing critical thinking skills in the healthcare environment — the fact that it ’ s a matter of life and death .”
AI and simulation remove the effects of bad decisions , of life or death as the outcome . They allow the freedom for the student to make the wrong decision and for the evaluator to allow that wrong decision to
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