Critical Thinking and Evidence Informed
Practice Questions & Answers
Information Literacy - ANSWERSA set of abilities that enables an individual to acquire,
evaluate, and use information. It is a learning process of being able to identify,
understand, synthesize and apply knowledge.
6 Concepts of Information Literacy - ANSWERS1. Authority is constructed and
contextual
2. Information creation as a process
3. Information has value
4. Research as inquiry
5. Scholarship as conversation
6. Searching as strategic exploration
Authority is constructed and contextual - ANSWERS- Information resources reflect their
creator's expertise and credibility
- Various sources/types of credible authority
- Contextual - information need determines the level of authority required
Information creation as a process - ANSWERS- Information as a message shared via
varying delivery methods
- Product reflects process of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating
information
Information has value - ANSWERS- A commodity (information can be sold), means of
education, means to influence, and means of negotiating and understanding the world
- Legal/socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination
Research as inquiry - ANSWERS- Research is iterative and depends upon asking
increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional
questions or lines of inquiry in any field.
Scholarship as conversation - ANSWERS- Communities of
scholars/researchers/professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights
, Searching as strategic exploration - ANSWERS- Searching for information is often
nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and
the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops.
5 components of Information literacy - ANSWERS1. Identify - the nature/ extent of the
information
2. Find - the information effectively
3. Evaluate - the sources and their components
4. Apply - the information to accomplish a specific purpose
5. Acknowledge - the sources of information you use using references and
bibliographies. Understanding what constitutes plagiarism.
Critical Thinking (Purposive thinking) - ANSWERSA process where different information
is gathered, sifted, synthesized, and evaluated in order to understand a subject or issue.
It engages our intellect as well as our emotions, perceptions, beliefs and biases on a
subject. It involves purposeful thinking.
Purposeful thinking - ANSWERSUsing critical thinking to systematically and habitually
apply criteria and intellectual standards to the thinking for a specific purpose
Critical Inquiry - ANSWERSEncompasses critical reflection on actions. Process of
purposeful thinking and reflective reasoning where HCPs examine ideas and
assumptions, principals, beliefs, and actions in the context of nursing practice. It is the
practice of asking questions about clinical practice.
Relationship between Critical thinking, Critical Inquiry, Information Literacy and EBP
nursing practice? - ANSWERSNursing is a knowledge based profession. Understanding
information and how it is used in professional practice is key to EBP.
- EBP requires nurses to use information generated from research into informed
decision making and actions intended to promote the health and well being of patients.
- Critical inquiry supports EBP through focused examination of ideas, assumptions,
principles, conclusions, beliefs, and actions in the context of nursing practice
Research problem - ANSWERSSpecific knowledge that is being sought that addresses
a gap or contraindication in current knowledge within a specific topic area that a
researcher believes is important and aims to address
Research question - ANSWERSA focused question that a study aims to answer. The
question is developed based on the problem. Can be categorized into Quant & Qual
research questions
Research Hypothesis - ANSWERSResearcher's predictions about the relationship
among the variables in a research question.
- Depending on the type of research, not all research questions will have a research
hypothesis (Qual)
Practice Questions & Answers
Information Literacy - ANSWERSA set of abilities that enables an individual to acquire,
evaluate, and use information. It is a learning process of being able to identify,
understand, synthesize and apply knowledge.
6 Concepts of Information Literacy - ANSWERS1. Authority is constructed and
contextual
2. Information creation as a process
3. Information has value
4. Research as inquiry
5. Scholarship as conversation
6. Searching as strategic exploration
Authority is constructed and contextual - ANSWERS- Information resources reflect their
creator's expertise and credibility
- Various sources/types of credible authority
- Contextual - information need determines the level of authority required
Information creation as a process - ANSWERS- Information as a message shared via
varying delivery methods
- Product reflects process of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating
information
Information has value - ANSWERS- A commodity (information can be sold), means of
education, means to influence, and means of negotiating and understanding the world
- Legal/socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination
Research as inquiry - ANSWERS- Research is iterative and depends upon asking
increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional
questions or lines of inquiry in any field.
Scholarship as conversation - ANSWERS- Communities of
scholars/researchers/professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights
, Searching as strategic exploration - ANSWERS- Searching for information is often
nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and
the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops.
5 components of Information literacy - ANSWERS1. Identify - the nature/ extent of the
information
2. Find - the information effectively
3. Evaluate - the sources and their components
4. Apply - the information to accomplish a specific purpose
5. Acknowledge - the sources of information you use using references and
bibliographies. Understanding what constitutes plagiarism.
Critical Thinking (Purposive thinking) - ANSWERSA process where different information
is gathered, sifted, synthesized, and evaluated in order to understand a subject or issue.
It engages our intellect as well as our emotions, perceptions, beliefs and biases on a
subject. It involves purposeful thinking.
Purposeful thinking - ANSWERSUsing critical thinking to systematically and habitually
apply criteria and intellectual standards to the thinking for a specific purpose
Critical Inquiry - ANSWERSEncompasses critical reflection on actions. Process of
purposeful thinking and reflective reasoning where HCPs examine ideas and
assumptions, principals, beliefs, and actions in the context of nursing practice. It is the
practice of asking questions about clinical practice.
Relationship between Critical thinking, Critical Inquiry, Information Literacy and EBP
nursing practice? - ANSWERSNursing is a knowledge based profession. Understanding
information and how it is used in professional practice is key to EBP.
- EBP requires nurses to use information generated from research into informed
decision making and actions intended to promote the health and well being of patients.
- Critical inquiry supports EBP through focused examination of ideas, assumptions,
principles, conclusions, beliefs, and actions in the context of nursing practice
Research problem - ANSWERSSpecific knowledge that is being sought that addresses
a gap or contraindication in current knowledge within a specific topic area that a
researcher believes is important and aims to address
Research question - ANSWERSA focused question that a study aims to answer. The
question is developed based on the problem. Can be categorized into Quant & Qual
research questions
Research Hypothesis - ANSWERSResearcher's predictions about the relationship
among the variables in a research question.
- Depending on the type of research, not all research questions will have a research
hypothesis (Qual)
