Ch 15

Question 0

Care planning tool that assists in critical thinking and forming associations between a patient’s nursing diagnoses and interventions

Answer 0

Concept map

Question 1

The problem-solving approach that nurses use to define patient problems and select appropriate treatment

Answer 1

Clinical decision making

Question 2

Active, purposeful, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one’s thinking and the thinking of other individuals

Answer 2

Critical thinking

Question 3

Process involving critical appraisal of information that results from recognizing a problem and ends with generating, testing, and evaluating a conclusion. Comes at the end of critical thinking

Answer 3

Decision making

Question 4

Process that enables an observer to assign meaning to and classify phenomena in critical situations by integrating observations and critical thinking

Answer 4

Diagnostic reasoning

Question 5

Evidence base knowledge

Answer 5

Knowledge that is derived from the integration of heart research, clinical expertise, and patient values

Question 6

Inference

Answer 6

1) judgement or interpretation of informational cues

2) taking one proposition as a given and guessing that another proposition follows

Question 7

Nursing process

Answer 7

Systematic problem-solving method by which nurses individualize care for each patient.
Five steps:
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation

Question 8

Methodical, systematic approach to explore conditions and develop solutions
(Includes analysis of data, causative factors, and selection of appropriate actions actions to reverse or eliminate the problem

Answer 8

Problem solving

Question 9

Reflection

Answer 9

Process of thinking back or recalling an event to discover the meaning or purpose of that event. Useful in critical thinking

Question 10

Scientific method

Answer 10

Codified sequence of steps used in the formulation, testing, evaluation, and reporting of scientific ideas

(A way to solve problems using reasoning to look for the truth or verify that a set of facts agrees with reality)

Question 11

Steps of the scientific method:

Answer 11

1-Identify the problem
2-Collect data
3-Formulating a question/hypothesis
4-Testing the question/hypothesis 
5-Evaluating the results of the test/study

Question 12

Levels of critical thinking:

Answer 12

Basic critical thinking
Complex critical thinking
Commitment

Question 13

Basic critical thinking

Answer 13

Learners trust that experts have the right answers for every problem

Question 14

Complex critical thinking

Answer 14

Analyze and examine choices more independently

Question 15

Commitment level of critical thinking

Answer 15

A person anticipates when to make choices without assistance from others and accepts accountability for decisions made

Question 16

A continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are try and relevant

Answer 16

Critical thinking

Question 17

How do you develop critical thinking skills?

Answer 17

Education and experience

Question 18

Clinical decision making involves

Answer 18

Judgment that includes critical and reflective thinking and action and application of scientific and practical logic

Question 19

Following a procedure step-by-step without adjusting to a patient’s unique needs is an example of…?

Answer 19

Basic critical thinking

Question 20

The critical thinking model for clinical decision making combines a nurse’s…

Answer 20

Knowledge base,
experience,
competence in the nursing process, attitudes, and
standards
…to explain how nurses make clinical judgments that are necessary for safe, effective nursing care

Question 21

An intellectual standard is…

Answer 21

A guideline or principal for rational

Clear, precise, specific, accurate, relevant, plausible, consistent, logical, deep, broad, complete, significant, adequate (for purpose), fair

Question 22

14 intellectual standards for critical thinking

Answer 22

Clear. precise.

specific. accurate.
relevant. plausible
consistent. logical
deep. broad
complete. significant
adequate. fair

Question 23

Professional standards for critical thinking referred to

Answer 23

Ethical criteria for nursing judgements,

evidence-based criteria used for evaluation,

and criteria for professional responsibility

Question 24

Attitudes for critical thinking: p. 200 Table 15-3

Answer 24

``` Confidence Thinking independently Fairness Responsibility & Accountability Risk taking Discipline Perseverance Creativity Curiosity Integrity Humility ```

Question 25

Components of a critical thinker

Answer 25

``` 1 specific knowledge 2 experience 3 critical thinking competencies 4 attitudes for critical thinking 5 standards of critical thinking ```

Question 26

Steps of nursing process

Answer 26

``` Assessment Nursing diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation ```

Question 27

Concepts of a critical thinker:

Answer 27

``` Truth seeking Open-mindedness Analyticity Systematicity Self-confidence Inquisitiveness Maturity ```