Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach (7th Edition) – Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre – Test Bank

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g Approach 7thEdition –by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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Paperback ISBN:9780323581257
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eBookISBN:9780323594721
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Paperback ISBN:9780323676922
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TableofContents g




1. WhatareCriticalThinking,ClinicalReasoning,andClinicalJudgment?
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2. BecomingaCritical Thinker g




3. CriticalThinkingand LearningCultures:Teaching, Learning,and Taking Tests
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4. InterprofessionalClinicalReasoning,DecisionMaking,andJudgment
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5. EthicalReasoning,Professionalism,Evidence-BasedPractice, andQuality Improvement g g




6. Practicing ClinicalReasoning, Clinical Judgment, andDecision-makingSkills
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7. InterprofessionalPracticeSkills:Communication,Teamwork,andSelf-Management NEW c c c c




g interprofessionalcollaborationfocus!
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Chapter1.WhatareCriticalThinking,ClinicalReasoning,and ClinicalJudgment?Multiple c c g




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1.Whichofthefollowing characteristicsdothevarious definitionsofcriticalthinking have in
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g common?Criticalthinking
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Requires reasonedthought 2)
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gAsksthequestionswhy?orhow?3)
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Is ahierarchicalprocess4)
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g Demands specialized thinking skills
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ThedefinitionslistedinthetextaswellasdefinitionsinBox2-1statethatcriticalthinking requires
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g reasoningorreasonedthinking.Criticalthinkingisneitherlinearnorhierarchical.Thatmeansthat
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g thestepsinvolved incriticalthinkingarenotnecessarilysequential,wheremasteryof onestep is
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g necessarytoproceed tothenext. Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analyticprocessthat
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g contributestoreasoneddecisionsandsoundcontextualjudgments. g




PTS:1DIF:Moderatehigh-levelquestion,answernotstatedverbatim
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g 2. Afewnursesonaunithaveproposedtothenursemanagerthattheprocessfordocumenting
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g nursemanagertohaveacriticalattitude?Itwillhelpthemanagerto g g g




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Maintainanopenmindabouttheproposedchange3) g




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, Makeadecisionbasedonpastexperiencewithdocumentation
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ANSWER:2
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Acriticalattitudeenablesthepersontothinkfairlyandkeepanopenmind.
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g Comprehension