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Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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,Critical thinking characteristics include
a. Considering what is important in a given situation.
b. Accepting one, established way to provide patient care.
c. Making decisions based on intuition.
d. Being able to read and follow physician's orders. Answer: a. Considering what is important
in a given situation.
Which of these patient scenarios is most indicative of critical thinking?
a. Administering pain relief medication according to what was given last shift
b. Asking a patient what pain relief methods, pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have
worked in the past
c. Offering pain relief medication based on physician orders
d. Explaining to the patient that his reports of severe pain are not consistent with the minor
procedure that was performed Answer: b. Asking a patient what pain relief methods,
pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
Professional nurses are responsible for making clinical decisions to
a. Prove traditional methods of providing nursing care to patients.
b. Take immediate action when a patient's condition worsens.
c. Apply clear textbook solutions to patients' problems.
d. Formulate standardized care plans for groups of patients Answer: b. Take immediate action
when a patient's condition worsens.
The nurse needs a reminder of professional responsibility when performing which of these
actions?
a. Making an informed clinical decision
b. Making an ethical clinical decision
c. Making a clinical decision in the patient's best interest
d. Making a clinical decision based on previous shift assessments Answer: d. Making a clinical
decision based on previous shift assessments
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse utilizing self-reflection to improve clinical
decision making?
a. Uses an objective approach in all situations
b. Obtains data in an orderly fashion
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, c. Improves a plan of care while thinking back on interventions performed
d. Provides evidence-based explanations for all nursing interventions Answer: c. Improves a
plan of care while thinking back on interventions performed
A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities to synthesize data and identify
relationships between nursing diagnoses. Which learning assignment is best suited for this
instructor's needs?
a. Concept mapping
b. Reflective journaling
c. Reading assignment with a written summary
d. Lecture and discussion Answer: a. Concept mapping
What is the first component of the critical thinking model for clinical decision making?
a. Experience
b. Nursing process
c. Attitude
d. A scientific knowledge base Answer: d. A scientific knowledge base
A new graduate nurse will make the best clinical decisions by applying the components of the
nursing critical thinking model and which of the following?
a. Drawing on past clinical experiences to formulate standardized care plans
b. Relying on recall of information from past lectures and textbooks
c. Depending on the charge nurse to determine priorities of care
d. Using the nursing process Answer: d. Using the nursing process
The critical thinking skill of evaluation in nursing practice can be best described as
a. Examining the meaning of data.
b. Reviewing the effectiveness of nursing actions.
c. Supporting findings and conclusions.
d. Searching for links between data and the nurse's assumptions. Answer: b. Reviewing the
effectiveness of nursing actions.
The patient appears to be in no apparent distress, but vital signs taken by assistive personnel
reveal an extremely low pulse. The nurse then auscultates an apical pulse and asks the patien
twhether he has any complaints or a history of heart problems. The nurse is utilizing which
critical thinking skill?
a. Interpretation
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ANSWERS| COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 100%
ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS! EXCELLENCE
GUARANTEED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,Critical thinking characteristics include
a. Considering what is important in a given situation.
b. Accepting one, established way to provide patient care.
c. Making decisions based on intuition.
d. Being able to read and follow physician's orders. Answer: a. Considering what is important
in a given situation.
Which of these patient scenarios is most indicative of critical thinking?
a. Administering pain relief medication according to what was given last shift
b. Asking a patient what pain relief methods, pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have
worked in the past
c. Offering pain relief medication based on physician orders
d. Explaining to the patient that his reports of severe pain are not consistent with the minor
procedure that was performed Answer: b. Asking a patient what pain relief methods,
pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
Professional nurses are responsible for making clinical decisions to
a. Prove traditional methods of providing nursing care to patients.
b. Take immediate action when a patient's condition worsens.
c. Apply clear textbook solutions to patients' problems.
d. Formulate standardized care plans for groups of patients Answer: b. Take immediate action
when a patient's condition worsens.
The nurse needs a reminder of professional responsibility when performing which of these
actions?
a. Making an informed clinical decision
b. Making an ethical clinical decision
c. Making a clinical decision in the patient's best interest
d. Making a clinical decision based on previous shift assessments Answer: d. Making a clinical
decision based on previous shift assessments
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse utilizing self-reflection to improve clinical
decision making?
a. Uses an objective approach in all situations
b. Obtains data in an orderly fashion
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, c. Improves a plan of care while thinking back on interventions performed
d. Provides evidence-based explanations for all nursing interventions Answer: c. Improves a
plan of care while thinking back on interventions performed
A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities to synthesize data and identify
relationships between nursing diagnoses. Which learning assignment is best suited for this
instructor's needs?
a. Concept mapping
b. Reflective journaling
c. Reading assignment with a written summary
d. Lecture and discussion Answer: a. Concept mapping
What is the first component of the critical thinking model for clinical decision making?
a. Experience
b. Nursing process
c. Attitude
d. A scientific knowledge base Answer: d. A scientific knowledge base
A new graduate nurse will make the best clinical decisions by applying the components of the
nursing critical thinking model and which of the following?
a. Drawing on past clinical experiences to formulate standardized care plans
b. Relying on recall of information from past lectures and textbooks
c. Depending on the charge nurse to determine priorities of care
d. Using the nursing process Answer: d. Using the nursing process
The critical thinking skill of evaluation in nursing practice can be best described as
a. Examining the meaning of data.
b. Reviewing the effectiveness of nursing actions.
c. Supporting findings and conclusions.
d. Searching for links between data and the nurse's assumptions. Answer: b. Reviewing the
effectiveness of nursing actions.
The patient appears to be in no apparent distress, but vital signs taken by assistive personnel
reveal an extremely low pulse. The nurse then auscultates an apical pulse and asks the patien
twhether he has any complaints or a history of heart problems. The nurse is utilizing which
critical thinking skill?
a. Interpretation
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