Critical thinking clinical reasoning and clinical judgment

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Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical
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Judgment A Practical Approach
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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 Practical
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Approach 7th Edition – by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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Paperback ISBN: 9780323581257 nn nn




eBook ISBN: 9780323594721
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Paperback ISBN: 9780323676922 nn nn




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 nn nn nn




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 NEW
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interprofessional collaboration focus!
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, Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A Practical
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Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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nn 1. Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking havein
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nn common? Critical thinking nn nn




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Requires reasoned thought nn nn




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Asks the questions why? or how?
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Is a hierarchical process
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Demands specialized thinking skills nn nn nn




ANSWER: 1
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The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1 state that critical thinking
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nn requires reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical thinking is neither linear nor hierarchical. That
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nn means that the steps involved in critical thinking are not necessarily sequential, where mastery of
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one step is necessary to proceed to the next. Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analytic
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nn process that contributes to reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
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PTS:1DIF:Moderate high-level question, answer not stated verbatim nn nn nn nn nn nn




KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
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nn 2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for
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nn documenting care on the unit be changed. They have described a completely new system. Why isit
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nn important for the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will help the manager to
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Maintain an open mind about the proposed change nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




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Apply the nursing process to the situation
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, Make a decision based on past experience with documentation
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ANSWER: 2
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A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an open mind.
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Comprehension
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