WGU C168 CRITICAL THINKING OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT MODULE 2 2026 FINAL PAPER
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED
PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Interpret the value of applying a clinical judgement model in
nursing practice.
Answer: The model contains elements that allow you to make the
right clinical decisions in every tyoe of patient situation. Each
patient poses a unique situaiton for applying the model, conciously
consider the model and how you can apply it to each patient for
whom you care. Once you become an experienced nurse, your
application of elements of the model will be spontaneous,
purposeful, and effective in improving patient outcomes.
◉ Examine the components of critical thinking in clinical decision
making.
Answer: The components of critical thinking include:
- Knowledge Base: basic science that includes anatomy, physiology,
and microbiology; underlying disease process; nursing theory
supporting health and wellness; communication and patient
education principles; and normal assessment findings or patient
assessment finding.
, - Environment: time pressure, setting, task complexity, and
interruptions
- Experience: Personal, clinical experience, and skill competence
- Standards: Intellectual standards in measurement, evidence-based
criteria for evalutation, professional includes standards of care and
ethical standards.
- Attitudes: Perseverance, fairness, confidence, and conciousness
- clinical decision making
- Recognizing cues and analying cues, prioritize hypotheses and
generate solutions, and take actions and evaluate outcomes.
- Assessment, analysis or diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
◉ Contrast the differences between basic problem solving and
diagnostic reasoning.
Answer: Effective problem solving requires you to obtain
information that clarifies the nature of a problem, suggest possible
solutions, and try the solution over time compared with diagnostic
reasoning, a form of decision making that involves being able to
understand and think through clinical problems, analyze individual
cues, understand the evidence, and know when there is enough
information to make an accurate diagnosis.
◉ Explain differences in the levels of critical thinking.
ASSESSMENT MODULE 2 2026 FINAL PAPER
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED
PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Interpret the value of applying a clinical judgement model in
nursing practice.
Answer: The model contains elements that allow you to make the
right clinical decisions in every tyoe of patient situation. Each
patient poses a unique situaiton for applying the model, conciously
consider the model and how you can apply it to each patient for
whom you care. Once you become an experienced nurse, your
application of elements of the model will be spontaneous,
purposeful, and effective in improving patient outcomes.
◉ Examine the components of critical thinking in clinical decision
making.
Answer: The components of critical thinking include:
- Knowledge Base: basic science that includes anatomy, physiology,
and microbiology; underlying disease process; nursing theory
supporting health and wellness; communication and patient
education principles; and normal assessment findings or patient
assessment finding.
, - Environment: time pressure, setting, task complexity, and
interruptions
- Experience: Personal, clinical experience, and skill competence
- Standards: Intellectual standards in measurement, evidence-based
criteria for evalutation, professional includes standards of care and
ethical standards.
- Attitudes: Perseverance, fairness, confidence, and conciousness
- clinical decision making
- Recognizing cues and analying cues, prioritize hypotheses and
generate solutions, and take actions and evaluate outcomes.
- Assessment, analysis or diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
◉ Contrast the differences between basic problem solving and
diagnostic reasoning.
Answer: Effective problem solving requires you to obtain
information that clarifies the nature of a problem, suggest possible
solutions, and try the solution over time compared with diagnostic
reasoning, a form of decision making that involves being able to
understand and think through clinical problems, analyze individual
cues, understand the evidence, and know when there is enough
information to make an accurate diagnosis.
◉ Explain differences in the levels of critical thinking.
