TEST BANK Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach 7th Edition by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre

TEST BANK
Critical Thinking Clinical
Reasoning and Clinical Judgment:
A Practical Approach
7th Edition
by Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre




TEST BANK 7 2

,Critical72Thinking72Clinical72Reasoning72and72Clinical72Judgment727th72Edition:72A72Practic
al72Approach72Test72Bank72by72Rosalinda72Alfaro-LeFevre

Table72of72Contents:

1.72What72are72Critical72Thinking,72Clinical72Reasoning,72and72Clinical72Judgment? 3

2.72Becoming72a72Critical72Thinker 10

3.72Critical72Thinking72and72Learning72Cultures:72Teaching,72Learning,72and72Taking72Tests 18

4.72Interprofessional72Clinical72Reasoning,72Decision72Making,72and72Judgment 30

5.72Ethical72Reasoning,72Professionalism,72Evidence-Based72Practice,72and72Quality72Improvement
42
6.72Practicing72Clinical72Reasoning,72Clinical72Judgment,72and72Decision-making72Skills 66

7.72Interprofessional72Practice72Skills:72Communication,72Teamwork,72and72Self-Management 88

,Chapter721.72What72are72Critical72Thinking,72Clinical72Reasoning,72and72Clinical72Judgment?
Alfaro-
LeFevre:72Critical72Thinking72Clinical72Reasoning72and72Clinical72Judgment727th72Edition72A72
Practical72Approach72Test72Bank

Multiple72Choice
Identify72the72choice72that72best72completes72the72statement72or72answers72the72question.

1. Which72of72the72following72characteristics72do72the72various72definitions72of72critical72thin
king72havein72common?72Critical72thinking
1) Requires72reasoned72thought
2) Asks72the72questions72why?72or72how?
3) Is72a72hierarchical72process
4) Demands72specialized72thinking72skills

ANS:721
The72definitions72listed72in72the72text72as72well72as72definitions72in72Box722-
172state72that72critical72thinking72requires72reasoning72or72reasoned72thinking.72Critical72thinking
72is72neither72linear72nor72hierarchical.72That72means72that72the72steps72involved72in72critical72thi
nking72are72not72necessarily72sequential,72where72mastery72of72one72step72is72necessary72to72proc
eed72to72the72next.72Critical72thinking72is72a72purposeful,72dynamic,72analytic72process72that72con
tributes72to72reasoned72decisions72and72sound72contextual72judgments.

PTS:1DIF:Moderate72high-level72question,72answer72not72stated72verbatim
KEY:72Nursing72process:72N/A72|72Client72need:72SECE72|72Cognitive72level:72Analysis

2. A72few72nurses72on72a72unit72have72proposed72to72the72nurse72manager72that72the72process72f
or72documenting72care72on72the72unit72be72changed.72They72have72described72a72completely72ne
w72system.72Why72isit72important72for72the72nurse72manager72to72have72a72critical72attitude?72It
72will72help72the72manager72to
1) Consider72all72the72possible72advantages72and72disadvantages
2) Maintain72an72open72mind72about72the72proposed72change
3) Apply72the72nursing72process72to72the72situation
4) Make72a72decision72based72on72past72experience72with72docum

entation72ANS:722

A72critical72attitude72enables72the72person72to72think72fairly72and72keep72an72open72mind.72PTS:1DIF
:ModerateKEY:72Nursing72process:72N/A72|72Client72need:72SECE72|72Cognitive72level:72Comprehensio
n
3. The72nurse72has72just72been72assigned72to72the72clinical72care72of72a72newly72admitted72pati
ent.72To72know72how72to72best72care72for72the72patient,72the72nurse72uses72the72nursing72proces
s.72Which72step72would72thenurse72probably72do72first?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis

, 3) Plan72outcomes
4) Plan72interventions