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Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment:
A Practical Approach
ROSALINDA ALFARO-LEFEVRE
7th Edition
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Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment A
Practical Approach 7th Edition – by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
Paperback ISBN: 9780323581257
eBook ISBN: 9780323594721
Paperback ISBN: 9780323676922
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!
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Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th
Edition A Practical Approach Test Bank
Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
Judgment? Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking
have in common? Critical thinking
1)
Requires reasoned
thought 2)
Asks the questions why? or
how? 3)
Is a hierarchical
process 4)
Demands specialized thinking
skills ANSWER: 1
The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1 state that critical
thinking requires reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical thinking is neither linear nor
hierarchical. That means that the steps involved in critical thinking are not
necessarily sequential, where mastery of one step is necessary to proceed to the next.
Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analytic process that contributes to
reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for
documenting care on the unit be changed. They have described a completely new
system. Why is it important for the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will
help the manager to
1)
Consider all the possible advantages and
disadvantages 2)
Maintain an open mind about the proposed
change 3)
Apply the nursing process to the
situation 4)
Make a decision based on past experience with
documentation ANSWER: 2
A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an open mind.
PTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive
level: Comprehension
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3. The nurse has just been assigned to the clinical care of a newly admitted patient.
To know how to best care for the patient, the nurse uses the nursing process. Which
step would the nurse probably do first?
1)
Assessmen
t 2)
Diagnosi
s 3)
Plan
outcomes 4)
Plan
interventions
ANSWER: 1
Assessment is the first step of the nursing process. The nursing diagnosis is derived
from the data gathered during assessment, outcomes from the diagnosis, and
interventions from the outcomes. PTS:1DIF:Easy
KEY: Nursing process: Assessment | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
4. Which of the following is an example of theoretical
knowledge? 1)
A nurse uses sterile technique to catheterize a
patient. 2)
Room air has an oxygen concentration of
21%. 3)
Glucose monitoring machines should be calibrated
daily. 4)
An irregular apical heart rate should be compared with the
radial pulse. ANSWER: 2
Theoretical knowledge consists of research findings, facts, principles, and theories.
The oxygen concentration of room air is a scientific fact. The others are examples of
practical knowledgewhat to do and how to do it.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate; high-level question, answer not stated verbatim
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
5. Which of the following is an example of practical knowledge? (Assume all are
true.) 1)
The tricuspid valve is between the right atrium and ventricle of
the heart. 2)
The pancreas does not produce enough insulin in type 1
diabetes. 3)
When assessing the abdomen, you should auscultate before
palpating. 4)
Research shows pain medication given intravenously acts faster than by
other routes. ANSWER: 3
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Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment:
A Practical Approach
ROSALINDA ALFARO-LEFEVRE
7th Edition
,Test bank
Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment A
Practical Approach 7th Edition – by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
Paperback ISBN: 9780323581257
eBook ISBN: 9780323594721
Paperback ISBN: 9780323676922
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!
2|Page
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Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th
Edition A Practical Approach Test Bank
Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
Judgment? Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking
have in common? Critical thinking
1)
Requires reasoned
thought 2)
Asks the questions why? or
how? 3)
Is a hierarchical
process 4)
Demands specialized thinking
skills ANSWER: 1
The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1 state that critical
thinking requires reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical thinking is neither linear nor
hierarchical. That means that the steps involved in critical thinking are not
necessarily sequential, where mastery of one step is necessary to proceed to the next.
Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analytic process that contributes to
reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for
documenting care on the unit be changed. They have described a completely new
system. Why is it important for the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will
help the manager to
1)
Consider all the possible advantages and
disadvantages 2)
Maintain an open mind about the proposed
change 3)
Apply the nursing process to the
situation 4)
Make a decision based on past experience with
documentation ANSWER: 2
A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an open mind.
PTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive
level: Comprehension
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3. The nurse has just been assigned to the clinical care of a newly admitted patient.
To know how to best care for the patient, the nurse uses the nursing process. Which
step would the nurse probably do first?
1)
Assessmen
t 2)
Diagnosi
s 3)
Plan
outcomes 4)
Plan
interventions
ANSWER: 1
Assessment is the first step of the nursing process. The nursing diagnosis is derived
from the data gathered during assessment, outcomes from the diagnosis, and
interventions from the outcomes. PTS:1DIF:Easy
KEY: Nursing process: Assessment | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
4. Which of the following is an example of theoretical
knowledge? 1)
A nurse uses sterile technique to catheterize a
patient. 2)
Room air has an oxygen concentration of
21%. 3)
Glucose monitoring machines should be calibrated
daily. 4)
An irregular apical heart rate should be compared with the
radial pulse. ANSWER: 2
Theoretical knowledge consists of research findings, facts, principles, and theories.
The oxygen concentration of room air is a scientific fact. The others are examples of
practical knowledgewhat to do and how to do it.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate; high-level question, answer not stated verbatim
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
5. Which of the following is an example of practical knowledge? (Assume all are
true.) 1)
The tricuspid valve is between the right atrium and ventricle of
the heart. 2)
The pancreas does not produce enough insulin in type 1
diabetes. 3)
When assessing the abdomen, you should auscultate before
palpating. 4)
Research shows pain medication given intravenously acts faster than by
other routes. ANSWER: 3
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