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Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
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t Judgment A Practical Approach
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t 7th Edition by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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Chapters 1 - 7, Complete Newest Version
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, Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment A
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t PracticalApproach 7th Edition – by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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eBook ISBN: 9780323594721
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Table of Contents
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1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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2. Becoming a Critical Thinker t t t
3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
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4. Interprofessional Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
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5. Ethical Reasoning, Professionalism, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement
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6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgment, and Decision-making Skills
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7. Interprofessional Practice Skills: Communication, Teamwork, and Self-Management
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NEWinterprofessional collaboration focus!
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, Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A
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Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
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Judgment?Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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t 1. Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking havein
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common? Critical thinking
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Asks the questions why? or
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skillsANSWER: 1
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The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1 state that critical thinking requires
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reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical thinking is neither linear nor hierarchical. That means that
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the steps involved in critical thinking are not necessarily sequential, where mastery ofone step is
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necessary to proceed to the next. Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analytic process that
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contributes to reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim t t t t t t
KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
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t 2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for
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documenting care on the unit be changed. They have described a completely new system. Why isit
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important for the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will help the manager to
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Apply the nursing process to the
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situation4)
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, Make a decision based on past experience with
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A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an open mind.
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PTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive
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level:Comprehension
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