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Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
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KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
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KEY: Nursing process: Assessment | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate; high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate; high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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Practical Approach Test Bank k j k j k j k j k j
Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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k Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1)
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how?
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4)
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Demands specialized thinking skills kj kj kj
ANS: 1
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The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1
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k state that critical thinking requires reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical
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reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
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Make a decision based on past experience with documentation
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ANS: 2
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A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an
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1)
Assessment
2)
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3)
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4)
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ANS: 1
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Assessment is the first step of the nursing process. The nursing diagnosis k j k j k j k j k j k j k j k j k j k j k j
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KEY: Nursing process: Assessment | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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Glucose monitoring machines should be calibrated kj kj kj kj kj
daily. 4)
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An irregular apical heart rate should be compared with the radial
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Theoretical knowledge consists of research findings, facts, principles, and theories. The
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate; high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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5. Which of the following is an example of practical knowledge?
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(Assume all are true.) 1)
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate; high-level question, answer not stated verbatim k j k j k j k j k j k j
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Application
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