Ch. 8 Critical Thinking

Question 1

Decision making process based on patients condition and problem

Answer 1

Clinical Decision Making

Question 2

Recognizing that an issue exists, analyzing the issue, and draw conclusions

Answer 2

Critical Thinking

Question 3

Inner sensing or “gut feeling”

Answer 3

Intuition

Question 4

5 step approach that incorporates diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making

Answer 4

Nursing Process

Question 5

Obtaining and applying information to find a solution for a problem

Answer 5

Problem solving

Question 6

Process of purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning

Answer 6

Reflection

Question 7

Process of problem solving using reasoning; systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and solving problems

Answer 7

Scientific Method

Question 8

Another word for shortcut

Answer 8

Workaround

Question 9

What is the patients status now? How might is change and why?

Answer 9

What is the patients status now? How might is change and why?

Question 10

Three levels of critical thinking

Answer 10

Basic
Complex
Commitment

Question 11

Process of drawing conclusions from related piece of evidence and previous experience before making a nursing diagnosis

Answer 11

Clinical inference