Nursing and Healthcare I
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Galen
Question:
What do nurses need to think critically?
Answer:
Nurses need the ability to adapt client care in line with the situation.
Question:
T or F. Critical thinking involves planning ahead and connecting the dots.
Answer:
True
,Question:
T or F. Critical thinking is a simplistic way of thinking and only requires
habitual and ruminative types of thinking.
Answer:
False. Critical thinking is an advanced way of thinking, a problem-solving
method used to improve a situation, even if no problem exists.
Question:
What does I COPE with a SMILE stand for in critical thinking?
Answer:
I-informed thinking S-standardized
C-client driven M-maximizing potential
O-outcome focused I-Intuitive but,
P-purposeful L-Logical
E-evidence based E-evaluative 4 improvement
,Question:
Critical thinking involves...select all that apply:
A. Logic
B. Intuition
C. Analyzing information
D. Forming judgments
E. Thinking inside the box only
F. Practicing skills to improve care
Answer:
A, B, C, D, F
Question:
With critical thinking, judgments are made on assumptions, not evidence.
Answer:
False. Actually, judgments are made based on evidence, not assumptions.
Question:
The nurse demonstrates this cognitive level of thinking when he/she
understands, summarizes and gives meaning and examples
Answer:
comprehension
, Question:
The nurse is asked to give the meaning and examples of each step of the
nursing process in his own words. Which cognitive level of thinking is the
nurse demonstrating?
Answer:
Comprehension
Question:
The nurse has memorized all of the normal and abnormal vital signs for
pediatric and adult patients. Which cognitive level of thinking is the nurse
using?
Answer:
knowledge
Question:
The nurse is taking the information she learned about sterile gloving and
maintaining a sterile field and using it to perform a sterile dressing change.
What cognitive level of thinking is this nurse demonstrating?
Answer:
Application