Critical Thinking Clinical
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A Practical Approach
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by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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,Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition: A Practical
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Approach Test Bank by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre
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Table of Contents:
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1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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2. Becoming a Critical Thinker
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3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
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4. Interprofessional Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
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5. Ethical Reasoning, Professionalism, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement 42
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6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgment, and Decision-making Skills
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7. Interprofessional Practice Skills: Communication, Teamwork, and Self-Management
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,Chapter 1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
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Alfaro-LeFevre: Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment 7th Edition A
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Practical Approach Test Bank
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Multiple Choice mb
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking
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havein common? Critical thinking
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1) Requires reasoned thought mb mb
2) Asks the questions why? or how?
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3) Is a hierarchical process
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4) Demands specialized thinking skills mb mb mb
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The definitions listed in the text as well as definitions in Box 2-1 state that critical thinking
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requires reasoning or reasoned thinking. Critical thinking is neither linear nor hierarchical.
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That means that the steps involved in critical thinking are not necessarily sequential, where
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mastery of one step is necessary to proceed to the next. Critical thinking is a purposeful,
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dynamic, analytic process that contributes to reasoned decisions and sound contextual
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judgments.
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KEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level: Analysis
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2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for
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documenting care on the unit be changed. They have described a completely new system.
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Why isit important for the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will help the
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manager to
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1) Consider all the possible advantages and disadvantages
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2) Maintain an open mind about the proposed changemb mb mb mb mb mb mb
3) Apply the nursing process to the situation
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4) Make a decision based on past experience with
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documentation ANS: 2
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A critical attitude enables the person to think fairly and keep an open mind.
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PTS:1DIF:ModerateKEY: Nursing process: N/A | Client need: SECE | Cognitive level:
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Comprehension
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3. The nurse has just been assigned to the clinical care of a newly admitted patient. To
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know how to best care for the patient, the nurse uses the nursing process. Which step
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would thenurse probably do first?
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1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
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, 4) Plan interventions
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