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CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING 2025 EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADE A
Critical Thinking .....ANSWER.....A way to improve the actual
process through which decisions are made and conclusions are
reached.
Critical thinking improves the quality of an individual's thinking
by purposefully applying the structures inherent in thinking and
imposing intellectual standards on them
Scientific Method .....ANSWER.....5 Steps designed to initiate
deeper level of thinking:
-Identify the problem
-Research needed information
-Devise and specify the question or hypothesis
-Test the question or hypothesis
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-Analyze the results
Critical .....ANSWER.....Embodies the creativity and awareness the
individual must apply to their thoughts to arrive at the best
conclusion.
According to Ruggiero (2012), critical thinkers:
.....ANSWER.....Acknowledge their own limitations and biases
Become excited by new challenges
Seek clarity and understanding as the end result
Apply the evidence to reach a conclusion
Are receptive to the ideas of others
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Use credible sources and thoroughly vet extreme viewpoints
Are not impulsive in reaching a conclusion
Avoid involving emotions in the final thought processes or
outcomes
Remain open-minded
Must be active listeners
Critical Thinking .....ANSWER.....The conscious decision to not
accept a thought or idea at face value and instead attempt to
fully evaluate it from different perspectives.
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Critical thinking checklist- .....ANSWER.....1. Noticing a difficulty
or identifying an issue
2. Defining the problem
3. Dividing the problem into manageable subproblems
4. Formulating a variety of possible solutions to the problem or
subproblem
5. Determining what evidence is relevant to deciding among
possible solutions to the problem or subproblem
6. Devising a plan of systematic observation or an experiment
that will uncover the relevant evidence
7. Carrying out the plan of systematic observation or
experimentation
8. Noting the results of the systematic observation or experiment
9. Gathering relevant testimony and information from others
CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING 2025 EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADE A
Critical Thinking .....ANSWER.....A way to improve the actual
process through which decisions are made and conclusions are
reached.
Critical thinking improves the quality of an individual's thinking
by purposefully applying the structures inherent in thinking and
imposing intellectual standards on them
Scientific Method .....ANSWER.....5 Steps designed to initiate
deeper level of thinking:
-Identify the problem
-Research needed information
-Devise and specify the question or hypothesis
-Test the question or hypothesis
,Page 2 of 41
-Analyze the results
Critical .....ANSWER.....Embodies the creativity and awareness the
individual must apply to their thoughts to arrive at the best
conclusion.
According to Ruggiero (2012), critical thinkers:
.....ANSWER.....Acknowledge their own limitations and biases
Become excited by new challenges
Seek clarity and understanding as the end result
Apply the evidence to reach a conclusion
Are receptive to the ideas of others
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Use credible sources and thoroughly vet extreme viewpoints
Are not impulsive in reaching a conclusion
Avoid involving emotions in the final thought processes or
outcomes
Remain open-minded
Must be active listeners
Critical Thinking .....ANSWER.....The conscious decision to not
accept a thought or idea at face value and instead attempt to
fully evaluate it from different perspectives.
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Critical thinking checklist- .....ANSWER.....1. Noticing a difficulty
or identifying an issue
2. Defining the problem
3. Dividing the problem into manageable subproblems
4. Formulating a variety of possible solutions to the problem or
subproblem
5. Determining what evidence is relevant to deciding among
possible solutions to the problem or subproblem
6. Devising a plan of systematic observation or an experiment
that will uncover the relevant evidence
7. Carrying out the plan of systematic observation or
experimentation
8. Noting the results of the systematic observation or experiment
9. Gathering relevant testimony and information from others
