CRITICAL THINKING CLINICAL
REASONING AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT
7TH EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the main difference between THINKING and CRITICAL
THINKING Answer: Purpose and control
◉ Clinical reasoning Answer: Usually refers to ways of thinking about
patient care issues (determining, preventing, and managing patient
problems)
◉ Clinical judgement Answer: Refers to the result of critical thinking or
clinical reasoning- the conclusion, decision, or opinion you make
◉ What makes up clinical judgment? Answer: Critical thinking and
clinical reasoning
◉ Factors that influence critical thinking Answer: Age
Education
Work experience
Disposition
◉ Characteristics of a critical thinker Answer: Self-aware
REASONING AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT
7TH EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the main difference between THINKING and CRITICAL
THINKING Answer: Purpose and control
◉ Clinical reasoning Answer: Usually refers to ways of thinking about
patient care issues (determining, preventing, and managing patient
problems)
◉ Clinical judgement Answer: Refers to the result of critical thinking or
clinical reasoning- the conclusion, decision, or opinion you make
◉ What makes up clinical judgment? Answer: Critical thinking and
clinical reasoning
◉ Factors that influence critical thinking Answer: Age
Education
Work experience
Disposition
◉ Characteristics of a critical thinker Answer: Self-aware
