CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|VERIFIED|GRADED A+

CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|VERIFIED|GRADED
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1. Which of the following best reflects the philosophy of critical thinking as taught by a nurse e
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ducator to a nursing student? B B B B




1. "Think about several interventions that you could use with this client."
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2."Don't draw subjective inferences about your client—be more objective."
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3."Please think harder—there is a single solution for which I am looking."
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4."Trust your feelings— B B



don't be concerned about trying to find a rationale to support your decision." - ANSWER-
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The nurse educator is asking the student to synthesize critical thinking skills by encouraging th
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e student to examine alternatives to meet the client's unique needs within the context of the
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nursing process. Drawing inferences is a specific critical thinking competency used in diagnosti
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c reasoning. The educator who tells the student not to draw inferences is not allowing the stu
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dent to practice competencies necessary for specific critical thinking in clinical situations. The
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critical thinker will look beyond a single solution to a problem. Intuition develops as one's clini
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cal experience increases. The nursing student should examine
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The second component of critical thinking in the "critical thinking model" is:
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1. Experience
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2. Competencies
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,3. Specific knowledge
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4. Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER-
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Experience is the second component of critical thinking in the "critical thinking model." The th
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ird component of the "critical thinking model" is competencies. Specific knowledge base is the
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Bfirst component of the "critical thinking model." Diagnostic reasoning is a specific critical thin
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king competency in clinical situations.
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The nurse enters the room of a client who has a history of heart disease. On looking at the clie
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nt, the nurse feels that something is "not right" with the client and proceeds to take the vital si
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gns. This is the nurse acting on:
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1. Intuition
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2. Reflection
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3. Knowledge
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4. Scientific methodology - ANSWER-
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Intuition is an inner sensing that something is so, as in this example. Reflection is the process o
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f purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning. Knowle
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dge of the nurse includes information and theory from the basic sciences, humanities, behavi
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oral sciences, and nursing. Scientific methodology is an approach to seeking the truth or verify
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ing that a set of facts agrees with reality.
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The nurse manager has developed a staff protocol for peer evaluation. The nurses on her surgi
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cal unit are nervous about using her instrument. If the nurse manager continues to implement
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the new strategy, which of the following critical thinking attitudes is she portraying?
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, 1.Humility



2.Risk-taking



3.Accountability



4.Independent thinking - ANSWER- B B B 2



This is an example of the critical thinking attitude of risk-
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taking. A critical thinker is willing to take risks in trying different approaches to solving proble
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ms. Humility is a critical thinking attitude in which a person admits what they do not know and
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Btries to acquire the knowledge needed to make proper decisions. To be accountable means to
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Bbe answerable for the outcomes of your actions. To think independently, one questions other
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s' ways of interpreting knowledge and looks for rational and logical answers to problems.
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The nurse is working with a client who has recently had a colostomy and is having difficulty usi
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ng the provided supplies. The nurse works with the client to see which alternative supplies are
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easier for the client to use. This is an example of the critical thinking strategy of:
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1.Inference



2.Management



3.Problem-solving



4.Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER- B B B 3



This is an example of the critical thinking strategy of problem-
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solving. The nurse gathers information from the client and combines that information with wh
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at the nurse already knows about ostomy care to find a solution. Effective problem-
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solving involves the examination of alternatives. Inference is the process of drawing conclusio
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