Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring Chapter 2 Questions with
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Critical Thinking - correct answers-is the art of thinking about your thinking, while you are thinking in
order to make your thinking better: more clear, more accurate, or more defensible
- a combination of reasoned thinking, an openness to alternatives, an ability to reflect, and a desire to
seek the truth.
Skills - correct answersin critical thinking refer to the cognitive processes used in complex thinking
operations such as problem solving and decision making.
Examples of critical thinking skills - correct answers-objectively gathering information on a problem or
issue
-recognizing the need for more information
-evaluating the credibility & usefulness of sources of information
-recognizing gaps in one's own knowledge
-listening carefully
-reading thoughtfully
-separating relevant from irrelevant data and important from unimportant data
-organizing or grouping information in meaningful ways
- making inferences (tentative conclusions) about the meaning of information
- Visualizing potential solutions
- Exploring the advantages, disadvantages, and consequences of each potential action
- Evaluating the credibility and usefulness of sources of information
- Recognizing differences and similarities among things or situations
- Prioritizing or ranking data
Attitudes - correct answers-Not the same as intellectual skills
- Feelings and states of mind
- Your attitudes and character will determine whether you will use your critical thinking skills fairly and
with an open mind.
, - Without a critical attitude, people tend to use thinking skills to justify narrow-mindedness and
prejudice and to benefit self rather than others.
Independent Thinking - correct answers-Critical thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers don't just go along with the crowd
- Do not accept or reject idea before they understand it
- Nurses should challenge actions, practices, and policies having little logical support
Intellectual Curiosity - correct answers- Critical thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers love to learn new things
- They are inquisitive, exhibit an attitude of inquiry, and frequently think or ask "what if" "how" and
"why" questions
Intellectual Humility - correct answers-Critical thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers are aware that they do not know everything
- When unsure, they are not too proud or too embarrassed to ask for help from mentors with wisdom,
knowledge, skills, and ability
- Reevaluate conclusions or actions in light of new information and are willing to admit when they're
wrong
Intellectual Empathy - correct answers-Critical Thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers try to understand the feelings and perceptions of others
- Then try to see a situation as the other person sees it
Intellectual Courage - correct answers- Critical Thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers consider and examine fairly their own values and beliefs as well as the beliefs of others,
even when this is uncomfortable
- They are willing to rethink, and even reject, previously held beliefs that are not well justified
- Without intellectual courage, people become resistant to change
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Critical Thinking - correct answers-is the art of thinking about your thinking, while you are thinking in
order to make your thinking better: more clear, more accurate, or more defensible
- a combination of reasoned thinking, an openness to alternatives, an ability to reflect, and a desire to
seek the truth.
Skills - correct answersin critical thinking refer to the cognitive processes used in complex thinking
operations such as problem solving and decision making.
Examples of critical thinking skills - correct answers-objectively gathering information on a problem or
issue
-recognizing the need for more information
-evaluating the credibility & usefulness of sources of information
-recognizing gaps in one's own knowledge
-listening carefully
-reading thoughtfully
-separating relevant from irrelevant data and important from unimportant data
-organizing or grouping information in meaningful ways
- making inferences (tentative conclusions) about the meaning of information
- Visualizing potential solutions
- Exploring the advantages, disadvantages, and consequences of each potential action
- Evaluating the credibility and usefulness of sources of information
- Recognizing differences and similarities among things or situations
- Prioritizing or ranking data
Attitudes - correct answers-Not the same as intellectual skills
- Feelings and states of mind
- Your attitudes and character will determine whether you will use your critical thinking skills fairly and
with an open mind.
, - Without a critical attitude, people tend to use thinking skills to justify narrow-mindedness and
prejudice and to benefit self rather than others.
Independent Thinking - correct answers-Critical thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers don't just go along with the crowd
- Do not accept or reject idea before they understand it
- Nurses should challenge actions, practices, and policies having little logical support
Intellectual Curiosity - correct answers- Critical thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers love to learn new things
- They are inquisitive, exhibit an attitude of inquiry, and frequently think or ask "what if" "how" and
"why" questions
Intellectual Humility - correct answers-Critical thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers are aware that they do not know everything
- When unsure, they are not too proud or too embarrassed to ask for help from mentors with wisdom,
knowledge, skills, and ability
- Reevaluate conclusions or actions in light of new information and are willing to admit when they're
wrong
Intellectual Empathy - correct answers-Critical Thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers try to understand the feelings and perceptions of others
- Then try to see a situation as the other person sees it
Intellectual Courage - correct answers- Critical Thinking attitude
- Critical thinkers consider and examine fairly their own values and beliefs as well as the beliefs of others,
even when this is uncomfortable
- They are willing to rethink, and even reject, previously held beliefs that are not well justified
- Without intellectual courage, people become resistant to change
