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3rdEdition Rubenfeld
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Critical Thinking TACTICS for Nurses: Achieving the IOM Competencies, Third Edition
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M. Gaie Rubenfeld, Barbara Scheffer
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Multiple-Choice Questions
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Chapter 1 !
Multiple Choice Questions:
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1. Schon (1983) described the kinds of thinking nurses do as occurring in:
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a. the “swampy lowlands”
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b. the “convoluted complex”
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c. a “black hole”
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d. the “weeds” !
Ans:
APg: 3
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2. Why questions encourage people to search for reason, purpose, meaning and
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value. Why helped initiate inquiry that lead to the discovery of the following:
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a. Penicillin
b. Einstein’s theory of relativity and space exploration ! ! ! ! ! !
c. Viagra as treatment for erectile dysfunction
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d. all of the above
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Ans:
DPg: 3
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3. The book credits the great philosophers for asking important questions, such
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as:Why are we here? Why do we exist? Why do we care? As a nurse, asking why
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leads to more questions and a better understanding of:
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a. how
b. who and what ! !
c. when and where ! !
d. b and c ! !
Ans:
DPg: 4
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4. In 2004 The Institute of Medicine (IOM) addressed critical thinking across
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various disciplines for improving national health care. The aim of the
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DelphiStudy was:
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a. to find a consensus description for CT in health care
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b. to find a consensus description for CT in nursing
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c. a and b ! !
d. none of the above ! ! !
Ans:
BPg: 6
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5. How many dimensions of CT in nursing did the Delphi Study find?
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a. 10
b. 7
c. 17
d. 11
Ans:
CPg: 6
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6. The IOM project of 2003 represented pooled thinking of healthcare workers
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to address complex issues, such as the information and technology explosion
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andmorbidity and mortality data. This project yielded what outcome:
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a. the development of 5 competencies ! ! ! !
b. a list of action steps for improved nursing care
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c. an outline of the available nursing resources
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d. all of the above ! ! !
Ans:
APg: 7
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7. In the book, stakeholders are described as:
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a. those who have a “stake” or something to gain or lose in some endeavor
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b. those who have a financial interest in an endeavor ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
c. leaders or decision makers who have the final say in an endeavor ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
d. all of the above ! ! !
Ans:
APg: 9
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