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Critical Thinking Clinical Reasonin
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g and Clinical Judgment:
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A Practical Approach
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7th Edition
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by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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TEST BANK i
,CriticaliThinkingiClinicaliReasoningiandiClinicaliJudgmenti7thiEdition:iAiPracticaliApproachi
TestiBankibyiRosalindaiAlfaro-LeFevre
TableiofiContents:
1.iWhatiareiCriticaliThinking,iClinicaliReasoning,iandiClinicaliJudgment? 3
2.iBecomingiaiCriticaliThinker 10
3.iCriticaliThinkingiandiLearningiCultures:iTeaching,iLearning,iandiTakingiTests 18
4.iInterprofessionaliClinicaliReasoning,iDecisioniMaking,iandiJudgment 30
5.iEthicaliReasoning,iProfessionalism,iEvidence-BasediPractice,iandiQualityiImprovement 42
6.iPracticingiClinicaliReasoning,iClinicaliJudgment,iandiDecision-makingiSkills 66
7.iInterprofessionaliPracticeiSkills:iCommunication,iTeamwork,iandiSelf-Management 88
,Chapteri1.iWhatiareiCriticaliThinking,iClinicaliReasoning,iandiClinicaliJudgment?
Alfaro-
LeFevre:iCriticaliThinkingiClinicaliReasoningiandiClinicaliJudgmenti7thiEditioniAiPracticali
ApproachiTestiBank
MultipleiChoice
Identifyitheichoiceithatibesticompletesitheistatementiorianswersitheiquestion.
1. Whichiofitheifollowingicharacteristicsidoitheivariousidefinitionsioficriticalithinkingihaveinico
mmon?iCriticalithinking
1) Requiresireasonedithought
2) Asksitheiquestionsiwhy?iorihow?
3) Isiaihierarchicaliprocess
4) Demandsispecializedithinkingiskills
ANS:i1
TheidefinitionsilistediinitheitextiasiwelliasidefinitionsiiniBoxi2-
1istateithaticriticalithinkingirequiresireasoningiorireasonedithinking.iCriticalithinkingiisineitherilineari
norihierarchical.iThatimeansithatitheistepsiinvolvediinicriticalithinkingiareinotinecessarilyisequential,i
whereimasteryiofioneistepiisinecessaryitoiproceeditoitheinext.iCriticalithinkingiisiaipurposeful,idynami
c,ianalyticiprocessithaticontributesitoireasonedidecisionsiandisoundicontextualijudgments.
PTS:1DIF:Moderateihigh-leveliquestion,ianswerinotistatediverbatim
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iAnalysis
2. Aifewinursesioniaiunitihaveiproposeditoitheinurseimanagerithatitheiprocessiforidocumentingicarei
onitheiunitibeichanged.iTheyihaveidescribediaicompletelyinewisystem.iWhyiisitiimportantiforitheinu
rseimanageritoihaveiaicriticaliattitude?iItiwillihelpitheimanagerito
1) Consideriallitheipossibleiadvantagesiandidisadvantages
2) Maintainianiopenimindiaboutitheiproposedichange
3) Applyitheinursingiprocessitoitheisituation
4) MakeiaidecisionibasedionipastiexperienceiwithidocumentationiA
NS:i2
Aicriticaliattitudeienablesitheipersonitoithinkifairlyiandikeepianiopenimind.iPTS:1DIF:Mo
derateKEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iComprehension
3. Theinurseihasijustibeeniassigneditoitheiclinicalicareiofiainewlyiadmittedipatient.iToiknowihowitoi
besticareiforitheipatient,itheinurseiusesitheinursingiprocess.iWhichistepiwouldithenurseiprobablyidoi
first?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Planioutcomes
4) Planiinterventions
, ANS:i1
Assessmentiisitheifirstistepiofitheinursingiprocess.iTheinursingidiagnosisiisiderivedifromitheidataigathe
rediduringiassessment,ioutcomesifromitheidiagnosis,iandiinterventionsifromitheioutcomes.
PTS:1DIF:Easy
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iAssessmenti|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iApplication
4. Whichiofitheifollowingiisianiexampleiofitheoreticaliknowledge?
1) Ainurseiusesisterileitechniqueitoicatheterizeiaipatient.
2) Roomiairihasianioxygeniconcentrationiofi21%.
3) Glucoseimonitoringimachinesishouldibeicalibratedidaily.
4) Aniirregulariapicaliheartirateishouldibeicomparediwithitheiradialipul
se.
ANS:i2
Theoreticaliknowledgeiconsistsiofiresearchifindings,ifacts,iprinciples,ianditheories.iTheioxygenicon
centrationiofiroomiairiisiaiscientificifact.iTheiothersiareiexamplesiofipracticaliknowledgewhatitoidoi
andihowitoidoiit.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate;ihigh-leveliquestion,ianswerinotistatediverbatim
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iApplication
5. Whichiofitheifollowingiisianiexampleiofipracticaliknowledge?i(Assumeialliareitrue.)
1) Theitricuspidivalveiisibetweenitheirightiatriumiandiventricleiofitheiheart.
2) Theipancreasidoesinotiproduceienoughiinsuliniinitypei1idiabetes.
3) Wheniassessingitheiabdomen,iyouishouldiauscultateibeforeipalpating.
4) Researchishowsipainimedicationigiveniintravenouslyiactsifasterithanibyiotheriroutes.
ANS:i3
Practicaliknowledgeiisiknowingiwhatitoidoiandihowitoidoiit,isuchiasihowitoidoianiassessment.iTheiot
hersiareiexamplesiofitheoreticaliknowledge,ianatomyi(tricuspidivalve),ifacti(typei1idiabetes),iandir
esearchi(IVipainimedication).
PTS:1DIF:Moderateihigh-leveliquestion,ianswerinotistatediverbatim
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iApplication
6. Whichiofitheifollowingiisianiexampleiofiself-knowledge?iTheinurseithinks,iIiknowithatiI
1) Shoulditakeitheiclientsiapicalipulseifori1iminuteibeforeigivingidigoxin
2) ShouldifollowitheiclientsiwishesievenithoughiitiisinotiwhatiIiwouldiwant
3) Haveireligiousibeliefsithatimayimakeiitidifficultitoitakeicareiofisomeiclients
4) NeeditoihonoritheiclientsirequestinotitoidiscussihisihealthiconcerniwithitheifamilyiAN
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Critical Thinking Clinical Reasonin
i i i
g and Clinical Judgment:
i i i
A Practical Approach
i i i
7th Edition
i
by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
i i
TEST BANK i
,CriticaliThinkingiClinicaliReasoningiandiClinicaliJudgmenti7thiEdition:iAiPracticaliApproachi
TestiBankibyiRosalindaiAlfaro-LeFevre
TableiofiContents:
1.iWhatiareiCriticaliThinking,iClinicaliReasoning,iandiClinicaliJudgment? 3
2.iBecomingiaiCriticaliThinker 10
3.iCriticaliThinkingiandiLearningiCultures:iTeaching,iLearning,iandiTakingiTests 18
4.iInterprofessionaliClinicaliReasoning,iDecisioniMaking,iandiJudgment 30
5.iEthicaliReasoning,iProfessionalism,iEvidence-BasediPractice,iandiQualityiImprovement 42
6.iPracticingiClinicaliReasoning,iClinicaliJudgment,iandiDecision-makingiSkills 66
7.iInterprofessionaliPracticeiSkills:iCommunication,iTeamwork,iandiSelf-Management 88
,Chapteri1.iWhatiareiCriticaliThinking,iClinicaliReasoning,iandiClinicaliJudgment?
Alfaro-
LeFevre:iCriticaliThinkingiClinicaliReasoningiandiClinicaliJudgmenti7thiEditioniAiPracticali
ApproachiTestiBank
MultipleiChoice
Identifyitheichoiceithatibesticompletesitheistatementiorianswersitheiquestion.
1. Whichiofitheifollowingicharacteristicsidoitheivariousidefinitionsioficriticalithinkingihaveinico
mmon?iCriticalithinking
1) Requiresireasonedithought
2) Asksitheiquestionsiwhy?iorihow?
3) Isiaihierarchicaliprocess
4) Demandsispecializedithinkingiskills
ANS:i1
TheidefinitionsilistediinitheitextiasiwelliasidefinitionsiiniBoxi2-
1istateithaticriticalithinkingirequiresireasoningiorireasonedithinking.iCriticalithinkingiisineitherilineari
norihierarchical.iThatimeansithatitheistepsiinvolvediinicriticalithinkingiareinotinecessarilyisequential,i
whereimasteryiofioneistepiisinecessaryitoiproceeditoitheinext.iCriticalithinkingiisiaipurposeful,idynami
c,ianalyticiprocessithaticontributesitoireasonedidecisionsiandisoundicontextualijudgments.
PTS:1DIF:Moderateihigh-leveliquestion,ianswerinotistatediverbatim
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iAnalysis
2. Aifewinursesioniaiunitihaveiproposeditoitheinurseimanagerithatitheiprocessiforidocumentingicarei
onitheiunitibeichanged.iTheyihaveidescribediaicompletelyinewisystem.iWhyiisitiimportantiforitheinu
rseimanageritoihaveiaicriticaliattitude?iItiwillihelpitheimanagerito
1) Consideriallitheipossibleiadvantagesiandidisadvantages
2) Maintainianiopenimindiaboutitheiproposedichange
3) Applyitheinursingiprocessitoitheisituation
4) MakeiaidecisionibasedionipastiexperienceiwithidocumentationiA
NS:i2
Aicriticaliattitudeienablesitheipersonitoithinkifairlyiandikeepianiopenimind.iPTS:1DIF:Mo
derateKEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iComprehension
3. Theinurseihasijustibeeniassigneditoitheiclinicalicareiofiainewlyiadmittedipatient.iToiknowihowitoi
besticareiforitheipatient,itheinurseiusesitheinursingiprocess.iWhichistepiwouldithenurseiprobablyidoi
first?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Planioutcomes
4) Planiinterventions
, ANS:i1
Assessmentiisitheifirstistepiofitheinursingiprocess.iTheinursingidiagnosisiisiderivedifromitheidataigathe
rediduringiassessment,ioutcomesifromitheidiagnosis,iandiinterventionsifromitheioutcomes.
PTS:1DIF:Easy
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iAssessmenti|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iApplication
4. Whichiofitheifollowingiisianiexampleiofitheoreticaliknowledge?
1) Ainurseiusesisterileitechniqueitoicatheterizeiaipatient.
2) Roomiairihasianioxygeniconcentrationiofi21%.
3) Glucoseimonitoringimachinesishouldibeicalibratedidaily.
4) Aniirregulariapicaliheartirateishouldibeicomparediwithitheiradialipul
se.
ANS:i2
Theoreticaliknowledgeiconsistsiofiresearchifindings,ifacts,iprinciples,ianditheories.iTheioxygenicon
centrationiofiroomiairiisiaiscientificifact.iTheiothersiareiexamplesiofipracticaliknowledgewhatitoidoi
andihowitoidoiit.
PTS:1DIF:Moderate;ihigh-leveliquestion,ianswerinotistatediverbatim
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iApplication
5. Whichiofitheifollowingiisianiexampleiofipracticaliknowledge?i(Assumeialliareitrue.)
1) Theitricuspidivalveiisibetweenitheirightiatriumiandiventricleiofitheiheart.
2) Theipancreasidoesinotiproduceienoughiinsuliniinitypei1idiabetes.
3) Wheniassessingitheiabdomen,iyouishouldiauscultateibeforeipalpating.
4) Researchishowsipainimedicationigiveniintravenouslyiactsifasterithanibyiotheriroutes.
ANS:i3
Practicaliknowledgeiisiknowingiwhatitoidoiandihowitoidoiit,isuchiasihowitoidoianiassessment.iTheiot
hersiareiexamplesiofitheoreticaliknowledge,ianatomyi(tricuspidivalve),ifacti(typei1idiabetes),iandir
esearchi(IVipainimedication).
PTS:1DIF:Moderateihigh-leveliquestion,ianswerinotistatediverbatim
KEY:iNursingiprocess:iN/Ai|iClientineed:iSECEi|iCognitiveilevel:iApplication
6. Whichiofitheifollowingiisianiexampleiofiself-knowledge?iTheinurseithinks,iIiknowithatiI
1) Shoulditakeitheiclientsiapicalipulseifori1iminuteibeforeigivingidigoxin
2) ShouldifollowitheiclientsiwishesievenithoughiitiisinotiwhatiIiwouldiwant
3) Haveireligiousibeliefsithatimayimakeiitidifficultitoitakeicareiofisomeiclients
4) NeeditoihonoritheiclientsirequestinotitoidiscussihisihealthiconcerniwithitheifamilyiAN
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