NSG 100 Exam 1
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,critical thinking
the deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing
conclusions about, presenting and evaluating information that is both factual and
belief-based
clinical decision making
a process NURSE uses to evaluate and select the best actions to meet desired goals
key components of critical thinking in nursing
clinical reasoning and clinical judgement
Critical thinking components
reasoning, intellect creativity, inquiry, reflection, intuition
intellect
-the ability to think, understand and reason
-assessment data
creativity
-finding unique solutions to unique problems
-individualizing patient care
, inquiry
-form of research
-search for knowledge or facts
-can resolve problems, improve outomes
reflection
action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences, experiences, situations or
decisions and learning from them
intuition
use of nursing knowledge and EXPERIENCE
reasoning
1.deductive (top down approach), 2. inductive (bottom/up-behaviors then develop
conclusions),
3.clinical
clinical reasoning (diagnostic reasoning)
-thinking by which a nurse reaches clinical judgement
-learned skill
-requires critical thinking
-ability to reflect on previous situations and decisions, evaluate their effectiveness
clinical judgement
-the conclusion/nursing diagnosis
-the outcome of clinical reasoning or critical thinking
Questions Verified and
Provided with A+ Graded
Answers Latest Updated
2026/2027
,critical thinking
the deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing
conclusions about, presenting and evaluating information that is both factual and
belief-based
clinical decision making
a process NURSE uses to evaluate and select the best actions to meet desired goals
key components of critical thinking in nursing
clinical reasoning and clinical judgement
Critical thinking components
reasoning, intellect creativity, inquiry, reflection, intuition
intellect
-the ability to think, understand and reason
-assessment data
creativity
-finding unique solutions to unique problems
-individualizing patient care
, inquiry
-form of research
-search for knowledge or facts
-can resolve problems, improve outomes
reflection
action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences, experiences, situations or
decisions and learning from them
intuition
use of nursing knowledge and EXPERIENCE
reasoning
1.deductive (top down approach), 2. inductive (bottom/up-behaviors then develop
conclusions),
3.clinical
clinical reasoning (diagnostic reasoning)
-thinking by which a nurse reaches clinical judgement
-learned skill
-requires critical thinking
-ability to reflect on previous situations and decisions, evaluate their effectiveness
clinical judgement
-the conclusion/nursing diagnosis
-the outcome of clinical reasoning or critical thinking
