TEST BANK FOR CRITICAL THINKING, CLINICAL REASONING, AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT A PRACTICAL APPROACH 7TH EDITION BY ROSALINDA ALFARO-LEFEVRE ALL CHAPTERS

TEST BANK FOR
CRITICAL THINKING, CLINICAL
REASONING, AND CLINICAL
JUDGMENT A PRACTICAL APPROACH
7TH EDITION
BY ROSALINDA ALFARO-LEFEVRE ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED 1 - 7||100% VERFIED ANSWERS

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. WHAT ARE CRITICAL THINKING, CLINICAL REASONING, AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT? .............. 3
CHAPTER 2. BECOMING A CRITICAL THINKER ............................................................................................. 13
CHAPTER 3. CRITICAL THINKING AND LEARNING CULTURES: TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TAKING TESTS23
CHAPTER 4. INTERPROFESSIONAL CLINICAL REASONING, DECISION MAKING, AND JUDGMENT.............. 37
CHAPTER 5. ETHICAL REASONING, PROFESSIONALISM, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 52
CHAPTER 6. PRACTICING CLINICAL REASONING, CLINICAL JUDGMENT, AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS . 81
CHAPTER 7. INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SKILLS: COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, AND SELF-
MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................................................... 103

,CHAPTER 1. WHAT ARE CRITICAL THINKING, CLINICAL REASONING, AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
IDENTIFY THE CHOICE THAT BEST COMPLETES THE STATEMENT OR ANSWERS THE QUESTION.
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS DO THE VARIOUS DEFINITIONS OF
CRITICAL THINKING HAVEIN COMMON? CRITICAL THINKING
1)
REQUIRES REASONED THOUGHT
2)
ASKS THE QUESTIONS WHY? OR HOW?
3)
IS A HIERARCHICAL PROCESS
4)
DEMANDS SPECIALIZED THINKING SKILLS
ANSWER:1
THE DEFINITIONS LISTED IN THE TEXT AS WELL AS DEFINITIONS IN BOX 2-1 STATE THAT
CRITICAL THINKING REQUIRES REASONING OR REASONED THINKING. CRITICAL THINKING IS
NEITHER LINEAR NOR HIERARCHICAL. THAT MEANS THAT THE STEPS INVOLVED IN CRITICAL
THINKING ARE NOT NECESSARILY SEQUENTIAL, WHERE MASTERY OFONE STEP IS NECESSARY TO
PROCEED TO THE NEXT. CRITICAL THINKING IS A PURPOSEFUL, DYNAMIC, ANALYTIC PROCESS
THAT CONTRIBUTES TO REASONED DECISIONS AND SOUND CONTEXTUAL JUDGMENTS.
PTS:1DIF:MODERATE HIGH-LEVEL QUESTION, ANSWER NOT STATED VERBATIM
KEY: NURSING PROCESS: N/A | CLIENT NEED: SECE | COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYSIS
2. A FEW NURSES ON A UNIT HAVE PROPOSED TO THE NURSE MANAGER THAT THE
PROCESS FOR DOCUMENTING CARE ON THE UNIT BE CHANGED. THEY HAVE DESCRIBED A
COMPLETELY NEW SYSTEM. WHY ISIT IMPORTANT FOR THE NURSE MANAGER TO HAVE A
CRITICAL ATTITUDE? IT WILL HELP THE MANAGER TO
1)
CONSIDER ALL THE POSSIBLE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
2)
MAINTAIN AN OPEN MIND ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGE

, 3)
APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO THE SITUATION
4)
MAKE A DECISION BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE WITH DOCUMENTATION


ANSWER:2
A CRITICAL ATTITUDE ENABLES THE PERSON TO THINK FAIRLY AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
PTS:1DIF:MODERATEKEY: NURSING PROCESS: N/A | CLIENT NEED: SECE | COGNITIVE LEVEL:
COMPREHENSION


3. THE NURSE HAS JUST BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CLINICAL CARE OF A NEWLY ADMITTED
PATIENT. TO KNOW HOW TO BEST CARE FOR THE PATIENT, THE NURSE USES THE NURSING
PROCESS. WHICH STEP WOULD THENURSE PROBABLY DO FIRST?
1)
ASSESSMENT
2)
DIAGNOSIS
3)
PLAN OUTCOMES
4)
PLAN INTERVENTIONS
CORRECT ANSWER: 1
ASSESSMENT IS THE FIRST STEP OF THE NURSING PROCESS. THE NURSING DIAGNOSIS IS
DERIVED FROM THE DATA GATHERED DURING ASSESSMENT, OUTCOMES FROM THE
DIAGNOSIS, AND INTERVENTIONS FROM THE OUTCOMES. PTS:1DIF:EASY
KEY: NURSING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT | CLIENT NEED: SECE | COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE?1) A
NURSE USES STERILE TECHNIQUE TO CATHETERIZE A PATIENT.2)
ROOM AIR HAS AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION OF 21%. 3)