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Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning,
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, Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment A Practical
Approach 7th Edition – by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
Paperback ISBN: 9780323581257
eBook ISBN: 9780323594721
Paperback ISBN: 9780323676922
Table of Contents
1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
2. Becoming a Critical Thinker
3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
4. Interprofessional Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
5. Ethical Reasoning, Professionalism, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement
6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgment, and Decision-making Skills
7. Interprofessional Practice Skills: Communication, Teamwork, and Self-Management NEW
interprofessional collaboration focus!
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, Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A
PracticalApproach Test Bank
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
thought2)
Asks the questions why? or
how?3)
Is a hierarchical
process4)
Demands specialized thinking
skillsANSWER: 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.
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, 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
disadvantages2)
Maintain an open mind about the proposed
change3)
Apply the nursing process to the
situation4)
Make a decision based on past experience with
documentationANSWER: 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
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Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning,
and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach, 7th
Edition Author:Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre. All
Chapters 1-7Covered Latest Version 2026
1|Page
, Test Bank For Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment A Practical
Approach 7th Edition – by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
Paperback ISBN: 9780323581257
eBook ISBN: 9780323594721
Paperback ISBN: 9780323676922
Table of Contents
1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
2. Becoming a Critical Thinker
3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
4. Interprofessional Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
5. Ethical Reasoning, Professionalism, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement
6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgment, and Decision-making Skills
7. Interprofessional Practice Skills: Communication, Teamwork, and Self-Management NEW
interprofessional collaboration focus!
2|Page
, Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A
PracticalApproach Test Bank
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
thought2)
Asks the questions why? or
how?3)
Is a hierarchical
process4)
Demands specialized thinking
skillsANSWER: 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.
3|Page
, 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
disadvantages2)
Maintain an open mind about the proposed
change3)
Apply the nursing process to the
situation4)
Make a decision based on past experience with
documentationANSWER: 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
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