COR 195 UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Definition Critical Thinking: - ✔✔- Complex process changes depending on context
(circumstances). For this reason, there's no right definition.
- Many authors develop their own descriptions to complement/clarify someone else's
(which is good example of critical thinking because it requires you to "personalize"
information - to analyze it and decide what it means to you, rather than memorizing
someone else's words)
✔✔Maximizing Human Potential: - ✔✔- Just beginning to identify ways to do this. Ex:
new brain imaging techniques show us what parts of the brain are being used in various
thinking/tasks, helping us learn how we use our brain
- People survive brain injuries that used to be fatal and we continue to learn from their
rehabilitation. Ex: some people who have strokes can't speak, but can sing words
- We're learning how to use brain techniques not only to learn, but to also promote
healing, stress reduction, wellness
✔✔Mapping to teach/learn: - ✔✔- Maps and decision trees created by experts guide
seasoned/new nurses
- Maps created by learners promote deep, personal understanding
- Help learners make connections between concepts and information in their own way
, ✔✔Changing How We View Mistake: - ✔✔- Most errors happen because of multiple
factors/system problems. Ex: look-alike drugs, inadequate staffing/preparation
- Humans make "human factor" mistakes. Ex: stress, fatigue, information-overload.
- Reducing errors related to human factors. Ex: using computers and decision support
systems
- Making mistakes in safe situations (stimulations) is a great way to learn
✔✔Preparing For "What If" Scenarios: - ✔✔- There is now greater emphasis on
developing detailed policies/procedures to be prepared for "what if" scenarios (ex:
bioterrorism)
✔✔Evidence-Based Thinking: - ✔✔- Clinicians expected to provide evidence that
supports opinions, solutions, courses of action
- Must be confident when asked questions like, "what evidence do you have that this will
work?"
✔✔Measuring Outcomes (Results): - ✔✔- Critical thinking makes it necessary to
develop very specific ways to measure progress/results. Ex: don't ask "are you
comfortable", ask "can you rate your pain 1 - 10, 1 being the least and 10 being the
most?"
✔✔Collaborative Thinking: - ✔✔- Collaborative approaches are the norm
- Workforce is diverse, we need to facilitate "meetings of the minds" to achieve the best
outcomes
✔✔5 Steps Of Critical Thinking: - ✔✔1. Gain insight and self-awareness: How do
experts describe critical thinking? How do you personally describe it? How do your
personality, learning-style, up-bringing affect your thinking? What other factors influence
thinking?
2. Build trust in relationships, aim for mutual communication in all interactions: Skilled
communication and open, honest exchange of facts, thoughts, ideas, feelings is key
3. Use an evidence-based inference: To ensure that everyone in your group has a
common understanding of what critical thinking entails. These guides serve as "talking
points" to discuss what's going well and what needs improvement. Everyone must be on
"same page"
4. Make the commitment to develop the attitudes, knowledge, skills needed for critical
thinking
5. Ask for feedback: Formal/informal evaluation related to your thinking/performance are
crucial for improvement
- Critical thinking depends on mutual communication
✔✔How your personality affects thinking: - ✔✔- Your personality plays a major role in
how you think/learn
- Determines what information you notice, the way you make decisions, how much
structure/control you like
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Definition Critical Thinking: - ✔✔- Complex process changes depending on context
(circumstances). For this reason, there's no right definition.
- Many authors develop their own descriptions to complement/clarify someone else's
(which is good example of critical thinking because it requires you to "personalize"
information - to analyze it and decide what it means to you, rather than memorizing
someone else's words)
✔✔Maximizing Human Potential: - ✔✔- Just beginning to identify ways to do this. Ex:
new brain imaging techniques show us what parts of the brain are being used in various
thinking/tasks, helping us learn how we use our brain
- People survive brain injuries that used to be fatal and we continue to learn from their
rehabilitation. Ex: some people who have strokes can't speak, but can sing words
- We're learning how to use brain techniques not only to learn, but to also promote
healing, stress reduction, wellness
✔✔Mapping to teach/learn: - ✔✔- Maps and decision trees created by experts guide
seasoned/new nurses
- Maps created by learners promote deep, personal understanding
- Help learners make connections between concepts and information in their own way
, ✔✔Changing How We View Mistake: - ✔✔- Most errors happen because of multiple
factors/system problems. Ex: look-alike drugs, inadequate staffing/preparation
- Humans make "human factor" mistakes. Ex: stress, fatigue, information-overload.
- Reducing errors related to human factors. Ex: using computers and decision support
systems
- Making mistakes in safe situations (stimulations) is a great way to learn
✔✔Preparing For "What If" Scenarios: - ✔✔- There is now greater emphasis on
developing detailed policies/procedures to be prepared for "what if" scenarios (ex:
bioterrorism)
✔✔Evidence-Based Thinking: - ✔✔- Clinicians expected to provide evidence that
supports opinions, solutions, courses of action
- Must be confident when asked questions like, "what evidence do you have that this will
work?"
✔✔Measuring Outcomes (Results): - ✔✔- Critical thinking makes it necessary to
develop very specific ways to measure progress/results. Ex: don't ask "are you
comfortable", ask "can you rate your pain 1 - 10, 1 being the least and 10 being the
most?"
✔✔Collaborative Thinking: - ✔✔- Collaborative approaches are the norm
- Workforce is diverse, we need to facilitate "meetings of the minds" to achieve the best
outcomes
✔✔5 Steps Of Critical Thinking: - ✔✔1. Gain insight and self-awareness: How do
experts describe critical thinking? How do you personally describe it? How do your
personality, learning-style, up-bringing affect your thinking? What other factors influence
thinking?
2. Build trust in relationships, aim for mutual communication in all interactions: Skilled
communication and open, honest exchange of facts, thoughts, ideas, feelings is key
3. Use an evidence-based inference: To ensure that everyone in your group has a
common understanding of what critical thinking entails. These guides serve as "talking
points" to discuss what's going well and what needs improvement. Everyone must be on
"same page"
4. Make the commitment to develop the attitudes, knowledge, skills needed for critical
thinking
5. Ask for feedback: Formal/informal evaluation related to your thinking/performance are
crucial for improvement
- Critical thinking depends on mutual communication
✔✔How your personality affects thinking: - ✔✔- Your personality plays a major role in
how you think/learn
- Determines what information you notice, the way you make decisions, how much
structure/control you like
