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Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
Judgment A Practical Approach
7th Edition by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
Chapters 1 - 7, Complete Newest Version
,Table of Contents
1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
2. Becoming a Critical Thinker
3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
4. Interprofessional Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
5. Ethical Reasoning, Professionalism, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement
6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgment, and Decision-making Skills
7. Interprofessional Practice Skills: Communication, Teamwork, and Self-Management NEW
interprofessional collaboration focus!
, Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A Practical
Approach Test Bank
Chapter o1. oWhat oare oCritical oThinking, oClinical oReasoning, oand oClinical
oJudgment?oMultiple oChoice
Identify othe ochoice othat obest ocompletes othe ostatement oor oanswers othe oquestion.
o 1. oWhich oof othe ofollowing ocharacteristics odo othe ovarious odefinitions oof ocritical
othinking ohaveoin ocommon? oCritical othinking
1)
Requires oreasoned
othoughto2)
Asks othe oquestions owhy? oor
ohow?o3)
Is oa ohierarchical
oprocesso4)
Demands ospecialized othinking
oskillsoANSWER: o1
The odefinitions olisted oin othe otext oas owell oas odefinitions oin oBox o2-1 ostate othat ocritical
othinking orequires oreasoning oor oreasoned othinking. oCritical othinking ois oneither olinear onor
ohierarchical. oThat omeans othat othe osteps oinvolved oin ocritical othinking oare onot onecessarily
osequential, owhere omastery oofoone ostep ois onecessary oto oproceed oto othe onext. oCritical
othinking ois oa opurposeful, odynamic, oanalytic oprocess othat ocontributes oto oreasoned odecisions
oand osound ocontextual ojudgments.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate ohigh-level oquestion, oanswer onot ostated overbatim
KEY: oNursing oprocess: oN/A o| oClient oneed: oSECE o| oCognitive olevel: oAnalysis
o 2. oA ofew onurses oon oa ounit ohave oproposed oto othe onurse omanager othat othe oprocess ofor
odocumenting ocare oon othe ounit obe ochanged. oThey ohave odescribed oa ocompletely onew
osystem. oWhy oisoit oimportant ofor othe onurse omanager oto ohave oa ocritical oattitude? o It owill
ohelp othe omanager oto
1)
Consider oall othe opossible oadvantages oand
odisadvantageso2)
Maintain oan oopen omind oabout othe oproposed
ochangeo3)
, Apply othe onursing oprocess oto othe
osituationo4)
Make oa odecision obased oon opast oexperience owith
odocumentationoANSWER: o2
A ocritical oattitude oenables othe operson oto othink ofairly oand okeep oan oopen omind.
oPTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: oNursing oprocess: oN/A o| oClient oneed: oSECE o| oCognitive
olevel:oComprehension
Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
Judgment A Practical Approach
7th Edition by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
Chapters 1 - 7, Complete Newest Version
,Table of Contents
1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
2. Becoming a Critical Thinker
3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
4. Interprofessional Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
5. Ethical Reasoning, Professionalism, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement
6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgment, and Decision-making Skills
7. Interprofessional Practice Skills: Communication, Teamwork, and Self-Management NEW
interprofessional collaboration focus!
, Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A Practical
Approach Test Bank
Chapter o1. oWhat oare oCritical oThinking, oClinical oReasoning, oand oClinical
oJudgment?oMultiple oChoice
Identify othe ochoice othat obest ocompletes othe ostatement oor oanswers othe oquestion.
o 1. oWhich oof othe ofollowing ocharacteristics odo othe ovarious odefinitions oof ocritical
othinking ohaveoin ocommon? oCritical othinking
1)
Requires oreasoned
othoughto2)
Asks othe oquestions owhy? oor
ohow?o3)
Is oa ohierarchical
oprocesso4)
Demands ospecialized othinking
oskillsoANSWER: o1
The odefinitions olisted oin othe otext oas owell oas odefinitions oin oBox o2-1 ostate othat ocritical
othinking orequires oreasoning oor oreasoned othinking. oCritical othinking ois oneither olinear onor
ohierarchical. oThat omeans othat othe osteps oinvolved oin ocritical othinking oare onot onecessarily
osequential, owhere omastery oofoone ostep ois onecessary oto oproceed oto othe onext. oCritical
othinking ois oa opurposeful, odynamic, oanalytic oprocess othat ocontributes oto oreasoned odecisions
oand osound ocontextual ojudgments.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate ohigh-level oquestion, oanswer onot ostated overbatim
KEY: oNursing oprocess: oN/A o| oClient oneed: oSECE o| oCognitive olevel: oAnalysis
o 2. oA ofew onurses oon oa ounit ohave oproposed oto othe onurse omanager othat othe oprocess ofor
odocumenting ocare oon othe ounit obe ochanged. oThey ohave odescribed oa ocompletely onew
osystem. oWhy oisoit oimportant ofor othe onurse omanager oto ohave oa ocritical oattitude? o It owill
ohelp othe omanager oto
1)
Consider oall othe opossible oadvantages oand
odisadvantageso2)
Maintain oan oopen omind oabout othe oproposed
ochangeo3)
, Apply othe onursing oprocess oto othe
osituationo4)
Make oa odecision obased oon opast oexperience owith
odocumentationoANSWER: o2
A ocritical oattitude oenables othe operson oto othink ofairly oand okeep oan oopen omind.
oPTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: oNursing oprocess: oN/A o| oClient oneed: oSECE o| oCognitive
olevel:oComprehension
