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NSG 100 Exam 1
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,critical thinking - ✔✔answer the deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing,
drawing conclusions about, presenting and evaluating information that is both factual and belief-based
clinical decision making - ✔✔answer a process NURSE uses to evaluate and select the best actions to
meet desired goals
key components of critical thinking in nursing - ✔✔answer clinical reasoning and clinical judgement
Critical thinking components - ✔✔answer reasoning, intellect creativity, inquiry, reflection, intuition
intellect - ✔✔answer -the ability to think, understand and reason
-assessment data
creativity - ✔✔answer -finding unique solutions to unique problems
-individualizing patient care
inquiry - ✔✔answer -form of research
-search for knowledge or facts
-can resolve problems, improve outomes
reflection - ✔✔answer action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences, experiences,
situations or decisions and learning from them
intuition - ✔✔answer use of nursing knowledge and EXPERIENCE
reasoning - ✔✔answer 1.deductive (top down approach), 2. inductive (bottom/up-behaviors then
develop conclusions),
3.clinical
, clinical reasoning (diagnostic reasoning) - ✔✔answer -thinking by which a nurse reaches clinical
judgement
-learned skill
-requires critical thinking
-ability to reflect on previous situations and decisions, evaluate their effectiveness
clinical judgement - ✔✔answer -the conclusion/nursing diagnosis
-the outcome of clinical reasoning or critical thinking
Tanner's clinical Judgement model - ✔✔answer 1. noticing
2. interpreting
3.responding
4.reflecting
noticing - ✔✔answer -having a sense of what is happening in the patients situation
-recognition or absence of expected significant clues from the pt's response
interpreting - ✔✔answer -using logical reasoning to gain understanding about a situation and
determine appropriate action
responding - ✔✔answer -analyzing a situation and choosing the best course of action
reflecting - ✔✔answer -considering appropriateness of the assessment data obtained in the
situation (past data)
-learning from actions (done or not done)
-what worked, was done well, etc
NSG 100 Exam 1
questions and 100%
verified answers
2025/2026 latest update
USER
STUVIA
,critical thinking - ✔✔answer the deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing,
drawing conclusions about, presenting and evaluating information that is both factual and belief-based
clinical decision making - ✔✔answer a process NURSE uses to evaluate and select the best actions to
meet desired goals
key components of critical thinking in nursing - ✔✔answer clinical reasoning and clinical judgement
Critical thinking components - ✔✔answer reasoning, intellect creativity, inquiry, reflection, intuition
intellect - ✔✔answer -the ability to think, understand and reason
-assessment data
creativity - ✔✔answer -finding unique solutions to unique problems
-individualizing patient care
inquiry - ✔✔answer -form of research
-search for knowledge or facts
-can resolve problems, improve outomes
reflection - ✔✔answer action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences, experiences,
situations or decisions and learning from them
intuition - ✔✔answer use of nursing knowledge and EXPERIENCE
reasoning - ✔✔answer 1.deductive (top down approach), 2. inductive (bottom/up-behaviors then
develop conclusions),
3.clinical
, clinical reasoning (diagnostic reasoning) - ✔✔answer -thinking by which a nurse reaches clinical
judgement
-learned skill
-requires critical thinking
-ability to reflect on previous situations and decisions, evaluate their effectiveness
clinical judgement - ✔✔answer -the conclusion/nursing diagnosis
-the outcome of clinical reasoning or critical thinking
Tanner's clinical Judgement model - ✔✔answer 1. noticing
2. interpreting
3.responding
4.reflecting
noticing - ✔✔answer -having a sense of what is happening in the patients situation
-recognition or absence of expected significant clues from the pt's response
interpreting - ✔✔answer -using logical reasoning to gain understanding about a situation and
determine appropriate action
responding - ✔✔answer -analyzing a situation and choosing the best course of action
reflecting - ✔✔answer -considering appropriateness of the assessment data obtained in the
situation (past data)
-learning from actions (done or not done)
-what worked, was done well, etc
