CRITICAL THINKING ENTRANCE 40
FLASHCARDS AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
REVIEW 2026
◉ Novice nurse. Answer: Uses analytic reasoning. Uses textbook in a
systemic analysis of a situation
◉ reflecting-in-action (reflect). Answer: understanding of patients
response to nursing actions while care is occurring. "real time"
during pt care. determine pt statues and adjust care accordingly.
◉ Expert nurse. Answer: Uses intuitive reasoing. Recognizes
patterns immediatly. Able to look at the big picture
◉ reflecting-on-action (reflect). Answer: consideration of situation
after the care occurs. contemplate a situation and decide what was
and wasn't successful. critical for development of knowledge.
◉ Assessment. Answer: Collecting and analyzing data from the
patient, family members, health care team
◉ interrelated concepts of clinical judgment. Answer:
, ◉ Who does the initial assessment. Answer: RN
◉ critical thinking. Answer: ability to think in a systematically and
logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the
reasoning process. ask "why, what am i missing"
◉ Focused assessment. Answer: Used to gather information on a
specific problem
◉ critical thinking in nursing process. Answer: go hand in hand in
making quality decisions about patient care. knowledge, standards,
attitudes, experience
◉ Head to toe assessment. Answer: Systemic approach so you dont
miss something
◉ nursing process. Answer: Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Objective data. Answer: What you can observe or measure. Also
known as signs
FLASHCARDS AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
REVIEW 2026
◉ Novice nurse. Answer: Uses analytic reasoning. Uses textbook in a
systemic analysis of a situation
◉ reflecting-in-action (reflect). Answer: understanding of patients
response to nursing actions while care is occurring. "real time"
during pt care. determine pt statues and adjust care accordingly.
◉ Expert nurse. Answer: Uses intuitive reasoing. Recognizes
patterns immediatly. Able to look at the big picture
◉ reflecting-on-action (reflect). Answer: consideration of situation
after the care occurs. contemplate a situation and decide what was
and wasn't successful. critical for development of knowledge.
◉ Assessment. Answer: Collecting and analyzing data from the
patient, family members, health care team
◉ interrelated concepts of clinical judgment. Answer:
, ◉ Who does the initial assessment. Answer: RN
◉ critical thinking. Answer: ability to think in a systematically and
logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the
reasoning process. ask "why, what am i missing"
◉ Focused assessment. Answer: Used to gather information on a
specific problem
◉ critical thinking in nursing process. Answer: go hand in hand in
making quality decisions about patient care. knowledge, standards,
attitudes, experience
◉ Head to toe assessment. Answer: Systemic approach so you dont
miss something
◉ nursing process. Answer: Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Objective data. Answer: What you can observe or measure. Also
known as signs
