CLINICAL REASONING CASES IN NURSING
ACTUAL TEST PAPER FULL QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED
APLUS
●● Critical Thinking
Answer: Many Definitions of "Critical Thinking"
One definition:
--Ability to reason, analyze, research, infer, amend views based on new,
well-supported information and make informed decisions
Definition according to your text:
--"A continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual
inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each
unique pt. situation and determine which identified assumptions are true
and relevant"
●● Clinical Reasoning Includes
Answer: -See the big picture
-Think smart
-Open-mindedness
-Creativity
,-Confidence
-Continual Inquiry
●● Critical Thinking
Answer: -As a professional nurse, you will learn to think "critically".
-There is not a textbook answer for all of the problems that you will
encounter.
-Your patients will present with dilemmas, issues, concerns,
symptoms.....
●● The Goal of Clinical Reasoning as a Professional Nurse:
Answer: -To consistently make objective & appropriate clinical
decisions
-Nursing Judgment
-Care for patient's as their advocate
-Make better informed choices
●● Critical Reasoning Skills
Answer: -Interpretation
-Analysis
-Inference
, -Evaluation
-Explanation
-Self-regulation
(Pg. 194 Table 15-2)
●● Critical Reasoning Skill (notes)
Answer: Nurses must possess all these skills. Some are black and white,
some are not. Its not our job to judge or question lifestyle choices. If a
patient tells you they have chest pain, what are you thinking? Could be
indigestion, muscle pain....
●● Critical Reasoning Skills asks
Answer: Asks
-"Why?"
-"What am I missing?"
-"What do I really know about this patient's situation?"
-"What are my options?"
-"Is this normal?"
-"Do I need to do something about this collected data?"
-"What should I do with this data?"
●● Critical Reasoning Skills asks (notes)
ACTUAL TEST PAPER FULL QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED
APLUS
●● Critical Thinking
Answer: Many Definitions of "Critical Thinking"
One definition:
--Ability to reason, analyze, research, infer, amend views based on new,
well-supported information and make informed decisions
Definition according to your text:
--"A continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual
inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each
unique pt. situation and determine which identified assumptions are true
and relevant"
●● Clinical Reasoning Includes
Answer: -See the big picture
-Think smart
-Open-mindedness
-Creativity
,-Confidence
-Continual Inquiry
●● Critical Thinking
Answer: -As a professional nurse, you will learn to think "critically".
-There is not a textbook answer for all of the problems that you will
encounter.
-Your patients will present with dilemmas, issues, concerns,
symptoms.....
●● The Goal of Clinical Reasoning as a Professional Nurse:
Answer: -To consistently make objective & appropriate clinical
decisions
-Nursing Judgment
-Care for patient's as their advocate
-Make better informed choices
●● Critical Reasoning Skills
Answer: -Interpretation
-Analysis
-Inference
, -Evaluation
-Explanation
-Self-regulation
(Pg. 194 Table 15-2)
●● Critical Reasoning Skill (notes)
Answer: Nurses must possess all these skills. Some are black and white,
some are not. Its not our job to judge or question lifestyle choices. If a
patient tells you they have chest pain, what are you thinking? Could be
indigestion, muscle pain....
●● Critical Reasoning Skills asks
Answer: Asks
-"Why?"
-"What am I missing?"
-"What do I really know about this patient's situation?"
-"What are my options?"
-"Is this normal?"
-"Do I need to do something about this collected data?"
-"What should I do with this data?"
●● Critical Reasoning Skills asks (notes)
