Test Bank for Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach, 7th Edition by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre | All Chapters Covered | Updated 2025–2026 | Comprehensive Nursing Exam Prep

Test Bank for Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
Judgment: A Practical Approach, 7th Edition by Rosalinda
Alfaro-LeFevre | All Chapters Covered | Updated 2025–2026 |
Comprehensive Nursing Exam Prep




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,Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition: A Practical
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Approach Test Bank by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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Tablefof fContents:
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1.fWhatfarefCriticalfThinking, fClinical fReasoning, fand fClinical fJudgment?
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2. fBecomingfafCritical fThinker
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3.fCritical fThinkingfandfLearningfCultures: fTeaching, fLearning, fand fTakingfTests
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4. fInterprofessionalfClinicalfReasoning, fDecisionfMaking, fand fJudgment
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5.fEthicalfReasoning,fProfessionalism, fEvidence-BasedfPractice, fand fQualityfImprovement
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6. fPracticingfClinical fReasoning, fClinical fJudgment, fand fDecision-makingfSkills
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7. fInterprofessionalfPracticefSkills: fCommunication, fTeamwork, fandfSelf-Management
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, Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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Alfaro-LeFevre: Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A x x x x x x x x x x


Practical Approach Test Bank
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Multiple Choice x



Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking havein
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xcommon? Critical thinking x x


1) Requires reasoned thought x x



2) Asks the questions why? or how?
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3) Is a hierarchical process
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4) Demands specialized thinking skills x x x




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The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1 state that critical thinking
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xrequires reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical thinking is neither linear nor hierarchical. That
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xmeans that the steps involved in critical thinking are not necessarily sequential, where mastery of
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xone step is necessary to proceed to the next. Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analytic
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xprocess that contributes to reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim x x x x x x



KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
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2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for documenting
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xcare on the unit be changed. They have described a completely new system. Why isit important
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xfor the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will help the manager to
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1) Consider all the possible advantages and disadvantages
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2) Maintain an open mind about the proposed change x x x x x x x


3) Apply the nursing process to the situation
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4) Make a decision based on past experience with documentation
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A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an open mind.
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PTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE |Cognitive level:
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Comprehension
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3. The nurse has just been assigned to the clinical care of a newly admitted patient. To know
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xhow to best care for the patient, the nurse uses the nursing process. Which step would thenurse
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xprobably do first? x x


1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Plan outcomes x



4) Plan interventions x