ATI CRITICAL THINKING FOR ATI PROCTORED EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
1.levels of critical thinking - ANSWER Basic, Complex, Commitment
2.basic critical thinking - ANSWER -the nurse trusts the experts and thinks concretely based on the
"rules."
-results from limited nursing knowledge and experience, as well as inadequate critical thinking
experience
3.complex critical thinking - ANSWER -the nurse begins to express autonomy by analyzing and examining
data to determine the best alternative
-results from increased nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes
4.commitment critical thinking - ANSWER the nurse expects to make choices without help from others
and fully assumes responsibility for those choices
-results from an expert level of knowledge
5.components of critical thinking - ANSWER -knowledge
-experience
-competence
-attitudes
-standards
6.knowledge - ANSWER -basic nursing eduction
-use of evidence based practice
-continuing education courses
-advanced degrees and certifications
7.experience - ANSWER -demonstrates an understanding of clinical situations
, -recognizes and analyzes cues for relevance
-incorporates experience into intuition
8.competence - ANSWER cognitive processes a nurse uses to make nursing judgments, such as:
-general critical thinking: scientific method; problem-solving; decision-making; diagnostic reasoning and
inference; clinical decision-making - collaboration
-specific critical thinking in nursing: the nursing process
9.critical thinking attitudes - ANSWER confidence, independence, fairness, responsibility, risk - taking,
discipline, perseverance, creativity, curiosity, integrity, humility
10.confidence - ANSWER feels sure of abilities
11.independence - ANSWER analyzes ideas for logical reasoning
12.fairness - ANSWER Is objective, nonjudgemental
13.responsibility - ANSWER adheres to standards of practice
14.risk-taking - ANSWER takes calculated chances in finding better solutions to problems
15.discipline - ANSWER Develops a systematic approach to thinking
16.perseverance - ANSWER Continues to work at a problem until there's a resolution
17.creativity - ANSWER uses imagination to find solutions to unique client problems
18.curiosity - ANSWER Requires more information about clients and problems
CORRECT ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
1.levels of critical thinking - ANSWER Basic, Complex, Commitment
2.basic critical thinking - ANSWER -the nurse trusts the experts and thinks concretely based on the
"rules."
-results from limited nursing knowledge and experience, as well as inadequate critical thinking
experience
3.complex critical thinking - ANSWER -the nurse begins to express autonomy by analyzing and examining
data to determine the best alternative
-results from increased nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes
4.commitment critical thinking - ANSWER the nurse expects to make choices without help from others
and fully assumes responsibility for those choices
-results from an expert level of knowledge
5.components of critical thinking - ANSWER -knowledge
-experience
-competence
-attitudes
-standards
6.knowledge - ANSWER -basic nursing eduction
-use of evidence based practice
-continuing education courses
-advanced degrees and certifications
7.experience - ANSWER -demonstrates an understanding of clinical situations
, -recognizes and analyzes cues for relevance
-incorporates experience into intuition
8.competence - ANSWER cognitive processes a nurse uses to make nursing judgments, such as:
-general critical thinking: scientific method; problem-solving; decision-making; diagnostic reasoning and
inference; clinical decision-making - collaboration
-specific critical thinking in nursing: the nursing process
9.critical thinking attitudes - ANSWER confidence, independence, fairness, responsibility, risk - taking,
discipline, perseverance, creativity, curiosity, integrity, humility
10.confidence - ANSWER feels sure of abilities
11.independence - ANSWER analyzes ideas for logical reasoning
12.fairness - ANSWER Is objective, nonjudgemental
13.responsibility - ANSWER adheres to standards of practice
14.risk-taking - ANSWER takes calculated chances in finding better solutions to problems
15.discipline - ANSWER Develops a systematic approach to thinking
16.perseverance - ANSWER Continues to work at a problem until there's a resolution
17.creativity - ANSWER uses imagination to find solutions to unique client problems
18.curiosity - ANSWER Requires more information about clients and problems
