Table 2 Definitions of cognitive skill elements
Skills | Elements | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
Situation awareness | Gathering information | Continually collecting available important information about a situation to have updated information |
Interpreting information | Interpreting information gathered to have an updated mental model of a situation | |
Anticipating states | Anticipating what may happen in the near future, what outcomes and consequences will be probable in a situation after applying an intervention or non-intervention | |
Decision making | Identifying options | Identifying several possible alternatives for solving a situation and considering the positives and negatives of each |
Implementing decisions | Choosing and implementing a course of action and communicating it to others | |
Re-evalauting decisions | Continually re-evaluating an implemented course of action and changing it when needed | |
Maintaining standards | Engaging in formal and informal quality and safety practices in work that support cognitive skills |