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Chapter 2. Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process
c c c c c c c
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Whichccharacteristiccdocthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinccommon?
1) Requirescreasonedcthought
2) Askscthecquestionsc“why?”corc“how?”
3) Iscachierarchicalcprocess
4) Demandscspecializedcthinkingcskills
ANS:c 1
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cGiveconecdefinitioncandconecexamplecofccriticalcthinking.cChap
tercpagecreference:cp.c28
Heading:cWhatcIscCriticalcThinking?cInteg
ratedcProcesses:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 ThecdefinitionsclistedcincthectextcascwellcascdefinitionscincBoxc2-
1cstatecthatccriticalcthinkingcrequirescreasoningcorcreasonedcthinking.cCriticalcthin
kingciscneitherclinearcnorchierarchical.cThatcmeanscthatcthecstepscinvolvedcinccritic
alcthinkingcarecnotcnecessarilycsequential,cwherecmasterycofconecstepciscnecessaryc
tocproceedctocthecnext.cCriticalcthinkingciscacpurposeful,cdynamic,canalyticcproces
scthatccontributesctocreasonedcdecisionscandcsoundccontextualcjudgments.
2 Thisciscnotcaccharacteristiccthatcthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinc
common.
3 Thisciscnotcaccharacteristiccthatcthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinc
common.
4 Thisciscnotcaccharacteristiccthatcthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinc
common.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
2. Acfewcnursesconcacunitchavecproposedctocthecnursecmanagercthatcthecprocesscforcdocumentingccar
econcthecunitcbecchanged.cTheychavecdescribedcaccompletelycnewcsystem.cThecnursecshouldchavec
accriticalcattitudecbecausecitchelpscthecmanagerctocdocwhichcitem?
1) Considercallcthecpossiblecadvantagescandcdisadvantages.
2) Maintaincancopencmindcaboutcthecproposedcchange.
3) Applycthecnursingcprocessctocthecsituation.
4) Makecacdecisioncbasedconcpastcexperiencecwithcdocumentation.
ANS:c 2
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cListcandcdiscusscsevencattitudescofctheccriticalcthinker.cChapterc
pagecreference:cp.c29
Heading:cWhycIscCriticalcThinkingcImportantcforcNurses?
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IntegratedcProcesses:cCommunicationcandcDocumentation
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cCommunication
cDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 Accriticalcattitudecdoescnotcallowcthecmangerctocconsidercallcthecpossiblecadvantagesc
andcdisadvantages.
2 Accriticalcattitudecenablescthecpersonctocthinkcfairlycandckeepcancopencmind.
3 Accriticalcattitudecdoescnotcallowcthecmangerctocapplycthecnursingcprocessctocthecsitua
tion.
4 Accriticalcattitudecdoescnotcallowcthecmangerctocmakecacdecisioncbasedconcpastcexperi
encecwithcdocumentation.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Communication
3. Thecnursechascjustcbeencassignedctocthecclinicalccarecofcacnewlycadmittedcpatient.cTocknowcho
wctocbestccarecforcthecpatient,cthecnursecusescthecnursingcprocess.cWhichcstepcwouldcthecnurs
ecprobablycdocfirst?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Plancoutcomes
4) Plancinterventions
ANS:c 1
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cDescribecthecsixcoverlappingcandcinterdependentcphasescofcthecnursingc
process.
Chaptercpagecreference:cp.c33
Heading:cWhatcIscthecNursingcProcess?cInt
egratedcProcesses:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cApplicationc[Applying]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cModerate
Feedback
1 Assessmentciscthecfirstcstepcofcthecnursingcprocess.
2 Thecnursingcdiagnosisciscderivedcfromcthecdatacgatheredcduringcassessment.
3 Nursingcoutcomescarecderivedcfromcthecdiagnosis.
4 Nursingcinterventionscarecderivedcfromcthecoutcomes.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
4. Whichciscancexamplecofctheoreticalcknowledge?
1) Acnursecusescsterilectechniquectoccatheterizecacpatient.
2) Roomcairchascancoxygencconcentrationcofc21%.
3) Glucosecmonitoringcmachinescshouldcbeccalibratedcdaily.
4) Ancirregularcapicalcheartcratecshouldcbeccomparedcwithcthecradialcpulse.
ANS:c 2
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Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cListcthecfourctypescofcnursingcknowledgecdiscussedcincthiscchapter.cCha
ptercpagecreference:cp.c33
Heading:cWhatcArecthecDifferentcKindscofcNursingcKnowledge?cIntegratedc
Processes:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 Thisciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge—whatctocdocandchowctocdocit.
2 Theoreticalcknowledgecconsistscofcresearchcfindings,cfacts,cprinciples,candctheorie
s.cThecoxygencconcentrationcofcroomcairciscacscientificcfact.
3 Thisciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge—whatctocdocandchowctocdocit.
4 Thisciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge—whatctocdocandchowctocdocit.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
5. Whichciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge?
1) Thectricuspidcvalveciscbetweencthecrightcatriumcandcventriclecofcthecheart.
2) Thecpancreascdoescnotcproducecenoughcinsulincinctypec1cdiabetes.
3) Whencassessingcthecabdomen,cyoucshouldcauscultatecbeforecpalpating.
4) Researchcshowscpaincmedicationcgivencintravenouslycactscfastercthancbycothercr
outes.
ANS:c 3
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cListcthecfourctypescofcnursingcknowledgecdiscussedcincthiscchapter.cCha
ptercpagecreference:cp.c33
Heading:cWhatcArecthecDifferentcKindscofcNursingcKnowledge?cIntegratedc
Processes:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 Thecotherscarecexamplescofctheoreticalcknowledge,canatomyc(tricuspidcvalve),cfac
tc(typec1cdiabetes),candcresearchc(IVcpaincmedication).
2 Thecotherscarecexamplescofctheoreticalcknowledge,canatomyc(tricuspidcvalve),cfac
tc(typec1cdiabetes),candcresearchc(IVcpaincmedication).
3 Practicalcknowledgeciscknowingcwhatctocdocandchowctocdocit,csuchcaschowctocdocanc
assessment.
4 Thecotherscarecexamplescofctheoreticalcknowledge,canatomyc(tricuspidcvalve),cfac
tc(typec1cdiabetes),candcresearchc(IVcpaincmedication).
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
6. Whichciscancexamplecofcself-knowledgecifcthoughtcorcstatedcbycthecnurse?
1) “IcknowcthatcIcshouldctakecthecclient’scapicalcpulsecforc1cminutecbeforecgiving
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Chapter 2. Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process
c c c c c c c
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Whichccharacteristiccdocthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinccommon?
1) Requirescreasonedcthought
2) Askscthecquestionsc“why?”corc“how?”
3) Iscachierarchicalcprocess
4) Demandscspecializedcthinkingcskills
ANS:c 1
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cGiveconecdefinitioncandconecexamplecofccriticalcthinking.cChap
tercpagecreference:cp.c28
Heading:cWhatcIscCriticalcThinking?cInteg
ratedcProcesses:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 ThecdefinitionsclistedcincthectextcascwellcascdefinitionscincBoxc2-
1cstatecthatccriticalcthinkingcrequirescreasoningcorcreasonedcthinking.cCriticalcthin
kingciscneitherclinearcnorchierarchical.cThatcmeanscthatcthecstepscinvolvedcinccritic
alcthinkingcarecnotcnecessarilycsequential,cwherecmasterycofconecstepciscnecessaryc
tocproceedctocthecnext.cCriticalcthinkingciscacpurposeful,cdynamic,canalyticcproces
scthatccontributesctocreasonedcdecisionscandcsoundccontextualcjudgments.
2 Thisciscnotcaccharacteristiccthatcthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinc
common.
3 Thisciscnotcaccharacteristiccthatcthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinc
common.
4 Thisciscnotcaccharacteristiccthatcthecvariouscdefinitionscofccriticalcthinkingchavecinc
common.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
2. Acfewcnursesconcacunitchavecproposedctocthecnursecmanagercthatcthecprocesscforcdocumentingccar
econcthecunitcbecchanged.cTheychavecdescribedcaccompletelycnewcsystem.cThecnursecshouldchavec
accriticalcattitudecbecausecitchelpscthecmanagerctocdocwhichcitem?
1) Considercallcthecpossiblecadvantagescandcdisadvantages.
2) Maintaincancopencmindcaboutcthecproposedcchange.
3) Applycthecnursingcprocessctocthecsituation.
4) Makecacdecisioncbasedconcpastcexperiencecwithcdocumentation.
ANS:c 2
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cListcandcdiscusscsevencattitudescofctheccriticalcthinker.cChapterc
pagecreference:cp.c29
Heading:cWhycIscCriticalcThinkingcImportantcforcNurses?
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c c c c c c c c c
IntegratedcProcesses:cCommunicationcandcDocumentation
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cCommunication
cDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 Accriticalcattitudecdoescnotcallowcthecmangerctocconsidercallcthecpossiblecadvantagesc
andcdisadvantages.
2 Accriticalcattitudecenablescthecpersonctocthinkcfairlycandckeepcancopencmind.
3 Accriticalcattitudecdoescnotcallowcthecmangerctocapplycthecnursingcprocessctocthecsitua
tion.
4 Accriticalcattitudecdoescnotcallowcthecmangerctocmakecacdecisioncbasedconcpastcexperi
encecwithcdocumentation.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Communication
3. Thecnursechascjustcbeencassignedctocthecclinicalccarecofcacnewlycadmittedcpatient.cTocknowcho
wctocbestccarecforcthecpatient,cthecnursecusescthecnursingcprocess.cWhichcstepcwouldcthecnurs
ecprobablycdocfirst?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Plancoutcomes
4) Plancinterventions
ANS:c 1
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cDescribecthecsixcoverlappingcandcinterdependentcphasescofcthecnursingc
process.
Chaptercpagecreference:cp.c33
Heading:cWhatcIscthecNursingcProcess?cInt
egratedcProcesses:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cApplicationc[Applying]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cModerate
Feedback
1 Assessmentciscthecfirstcstepcofcthecnursingcprocess.
2 Thecnursingcdiagnosisciscderivedcfromcthecdatacgatheredcduringcassessment.
3 Nursingcoutcomescarecderivedcfromcthecdiagnosis.
4 Nursingcinterventionscarecderivedcfromcthecoutcomes.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
4. Whichciscancexamplecofctheoreticalcknowledge?
1) Acnursecusescsterilectechniquectoccatheterizecacpatient.
2) Roomcairchascancoxygencconcentrationcofc21%.
3) Glucosecmonitoringcmachinescshouldcbeccalibratedcdaily.
4) Ancirregularcapicalcheartcratecshouldcbeccomparedcwithcthecradialcpulse.
ANS:c 2
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Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cListcthecfourctypescofcnursingcknowledgecdiscussedcincthiscchapter.cCha
ptercpagecreference:cp.c33
Heading:cWhatcArecthecDifferentcKindscofcNursingcKnowledge?cIntegratedc
Processes:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 Thisciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge—whatctocdocandchowctocdocit.
2 Theoreticalcknowledgecconsistscofcresearchcfindings,cfacts,cprinciples,candctheorie
s.cThecoxygencconcentrationcofcroomcairciscacscientificcfact.
3 Thisciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge—whatctocdocandchowctocdocit.
4 Thisciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge—whatctocdocandchowctocdocit.
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
5. Whichciscancexamplecofcpracticalcknowledge?
1) Thectricuspidcvalveciscbetweencthecrightcatriumcandcventriclecofcthecheart.
2) Thecpancreascdoescnotcproducecenoughcinsulincinctypec1cdiabetes.
3) Whencassessingcthecabdomen,cyoucshouldcauscultatecbeforecpalpating.
4) Researchcshowscpaincmedicationcgivencintravenouslycactscfastercthancbycothercr
outes.
ANS:c 3
Chaptercnumbercandctitle:c2,cCriticalcThinkingc&cthecNursingcProcess
Chapterclearningcobjective:cListcthecfourctypescofcnursingcknowledgecdiscussedcincthiscchapter.cCha
ptercpagecreference:cp.c33
Heading:cWhatcArecthecDifferentcKindscofcNursingcKnowledge?cIntegratedc
Processes:cNursingcProcess
ClientcNeed:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCarecC
ognitiveclevel:cComprehensionc[Understanding]
Concept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cEasy
Feedback
1 Thecotherscarecexamplescofctheoreticalcknowledge,canatomyc(tricuspidcvalve),cfac
tc(typec1cdiabetes),candcresearchc(IVcpaincmedication).
2 Thecotherscarecexamplescofctheoreticalcknowledge,canatomyc(tricuspidcvalve),cfac
tc(typec1cdiabetes),candcresearchc(IVcpaincmedication).
3 Practicalcknowledgeciscknowingcwhatctocdocandchowctocdocit,csuchcaschowctocdocanc
assessment.
4 Thecotherscarecexamplescofctheoreticalcknowledge,canatomyc(tricuspidcvalve),cfac
tc(typec1cdiabetes),candcresearchc(IVcpaincmedication).
PTS:c c 1 CON:c Patient-CenteredcCare
6. Whichciscancexamplecofcself-knowledgecifcthoughtcorcstatedcbycthecnurse?
1) “IcknowcthatcIcshouldctakecthecclient’scapicalcpulsecforc1cminutecbeforecgiving
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