Nursing 108 Exam One (Unit 1 Sherpath Quizzes) – Study Guide and Exam
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Which critical thinking intellectual standard is demonstrated by a nurse who says to a patient,
"This is what I heard you say. Am I correct about your meaning?"
1. Breadth
2. Clarity
3. Depth
4. Significance - correct answer ✔✔-Clarity
Upon what do expert nurses base their intuition?
1. Logic
2. Analysis and evidence
3. Common assumptions
4. Experimental knowledge - correct answer ✔✔-Experimental knowledge
Which dimensions are included in the NLNAC's definition of clinical judgment?
1. Diagnostic dimension
2. Ethical dimension
3. Legal dimension
4. Sociocultural dimension
5. Therapeutic dimension - correct answer ✔✔-Diagnostic dimension
-Ethical dimension
,-Therapeutic dimension
Which term is used by the NLNAC to describe the manifestation of critical thinking in nursing?
1. Clinical judgment
2. Clinical reasoning
3. Nursing practice
4. Nursing process - correct answer ✔✔-Clinical judgment
Which are correct statements about critical thinking?
1. Trial and error is one form of critical thinking
2. Critical thinking requires a persistent point of view
3. There is no single best definition of critical thinking
4. Critical thinking and reasoning are the same process
5. Formal and informal logic are essential to critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔-There is no
single best definition of critical thinking
-Formal and informal logic are essential to critical thinking
What is the definition of problem solving?
1. The application of information that leads to a conclusion
2. Choosing a solution or answer from among different options
3. Logical thinking that links thoughts, ideas, and facts together
4. A systematic, analytic approach to finding a solution to a problem - correct answer ✔✔-A
systematic, analytic approach to finding a solution to a problem
,Which statement describes clinical reasoning?
1. Thinking that links thoughts, ideas, and facts together
2. Application of data that leads to a patient care decision
3. Using critical thinking to develop solutions to problems
4. Choosing a solution or answer from among different options - correct answer ✔✔-Using
critical thinking to develop solutions to problems
Which process, based on its definition, describes the nursing process?
1. Decision-making
2. Judgment
3. Problem-solving
4. Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔-Problem-solving
Which critical thinking intellectual standard would the nurse illustrate by asking a patient to be
more specific when complaining about "just not feeling right"?
1. Accuracy
2. Breadth
3. Depth
4. Precision - correct answer ✔✔-Precision
Asking the question, "Is there another way to approach this problem?" aligns with which
intellectual standard for critical thinking?
1. Breadth
, 2. Depth
3. Logic
4. Relevance - correct answer ✔✔-Breadth
Which information about deductive reasoning is correct?
1. Conclusions require substantiation
2. Generates facts from a major theory
3. Conclusions are based on valid proof
4. Proceeds from the general to the specific
5. Assumptions come from previous learning - correct answer ✔✔-Generated facts from a
major theory
-Proceeds form the general to the specific
Which data obtained during a health assessment would require validation?
1. Red and swollen left ankle
2. Cloudy urine containing shreds of mucus
3. Complaint of red pin point underarm rash
4. Scar on the right side of the upper abdomen - correct answer ✔✔-Complaint of red pin point
underarm rash
Which statements describe the application of critical thinking to the nursing process?
1. Analyzing patient data
2. Using baseline knowledge
3. Considering alternative actions
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Which critical thinking intellectual standard is demonstrated by a nurse who says to a patient,
"This is what I heard you say. Am I correct about your meaning?"
1. Breadth
2. Clarity
3. Depth
4. Significance - correct answer ✔✔-Clarity
Upon what do expert nurses base their intuition?
1. Logic
2. Analysis and evidence
3. Common assumptions
4. Experimental knowledge - correct answer ✔✔-Experimental knowledge
Which dimensions are included in the NLNAC's definition of clinical judgment?
1. Diagnostic dimension
2. Ethical dimension
3. Legal dimension
4. Sociocultural dimension
5. Therapeutic dimension - correct answer ✔✔-Diagnostic dimension
-Ethical dimension
,-Therapeutic dimension
Which term is used by the NLNAC to describe the manifestation of critical thinking in nursing?
1. Clinical judgment
2. Clinical reasoning
3. Nursing practice
4. Nursing process - correct answer ✔✔-Clinical judgment
Which are correct statements about critical thinking?
1. Trial and error is one form of critical thinking
2. Critical thinking requires a persistent point of view
3. There is no single best definition of critical thinking
4. Critical thinking and reasoning are the same process
5. Formal and informal logic are essential to critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔-There is no
single best definition of critical thinking
-Formal and informal logic are essential to critical thinking
What is the definition of problem solving?
1. The application of information that leads to a conclusion
2. Choosing a solution or answer from among different options
3. Logical thinking that links thoughts, ideas, and facts together
4. A systematic, analytic approach to finding a solution to a problem - correct answer ✔✔-A
systematic, analytic approach to finding a solution to a problem
,Which statement describes clinical reasoning?
1. Thinking that links thoughts, ideas, and facts together
2. Application of data that leads to a patient care decision
3. Using critical thinking to develop solutions to problems
4. Choosing a solution or answer from among different options - correct answer ✔✔-Using
critical thinking to develop solutions to problems
Which process, based on its definition, describes the nursing process?
1. Decision-making
2. Judgment
3. Problem-solving
4. Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔-Problem-solving
Which critical thinking intellectual standard would the nurse illustrate by asking a patient to be
more specific when complaining about "just not feeling right"?
1. Accuracy
2. Breadth
3. Depth
4. Precision - correct answer ✔✔-Precision
Asking the question, "Is there another way to approach this problem?" aligns with which
intellectual standard for critical thinking?
1. Breadth
, 2. Depth
3. Logic
4. Relevance - correct answer ✔✔-Breadth
Which information about deductive reasoning is correct?
1. Conclusions require substantiation
2. Generates facts from a major theory
3. Conclusions are based on valid proof
4. Proceeds from the general to the specific
5. Assumptions come from previous learning - correct answer ✔✔-Generated facts from a
major theory
-Proceeds form the general to the specific
Which data obtained during a health assessment would require validation?
1. Red and swollen left ankle
2. Cloudy urine containing shreds of mucus
3. Complaint of red pin point underarm rash
4. Scar on the right side of the upper abdomen - correct answer ✔✔-Complaint of red pin point
underarm rash
Which statements describe the application of critical thinking to the nursing process?
1. Analyzing patient data
2. Using baseline knowledge
3. Considering alternative actions
