Exam 3: critical thinking nursing practice

Question 1

Critical thinking is ____ in the nursing process

Answer 1

essential

Question 2

Critical thinking involves

Answer 2

Knowing as much as possible about each patient
Sorting out the information into patterns to:
———clarify problems
———recognize changes
———make appropriate care decisions under pressure

Question 3

critical thinking is an essential process for

Answer 3

safe, efficient, and skillful nursing intervention

Question 4

Critical thinking ____ patients outcome

Answer 4

improves

Question 5

Critical judgment

Answer 5

Conclusion about a patient’s needs or health problems
Influenced by a nurse’s experience and knowledge
Partly relies on knowing the patient
Nurses use a variety of reasoning approaches in combination

Question 6

Critical thinking is the ability to think in

Answer 6

systematic and logical manner

Question 7

critical thinking is a continuous process characterized

Answer 7

Open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance

Combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation

Question 8

critical thinking includes

Answer 8

Recognizing that an issue exists, analyzing information, evaluating information, and drawing conclusions

Question 9

what kind of knowledge is in critical thinking

Answer 9

Evidence based knowledge

Question 10

Reflection in

Answer 10

purposefully reviewing a situation to discover its purpose or meaning

Question 11

reflection is not

Answer 11

intuitive

Question 12

How is reflection not intuitive

Answer 12

• It is purposefully visualizing a past situation and taking the time to honestly review everything you remember about it.
• Allows you to gain new knowledge and raise questions about your practice
• Improves ability to problem solve

Question 13

General critical thinking

Answer 13

Scientific method
Problem solving
Decision making

Question 14

Specific critical thinking

Answer 14

Diagnostic reasoning and inference
Clinical decision making
--Inductive reasoning
--Inference
--Deductive reasoning

Question 15

Nursing process as a competency

Answer 15

Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

Question 16

How to develop critical thinking skill

Answer 16

Reflective journaling
Meeting with colleagues
Concept mapping

Question 17

Meeting with colleagues

Answer 17

Discuss and examine work experiences and validate decisions

Question 18

Concept mapping

Answer 18

Visual representation of patient problems and interventions that shows their relationships to one another

Question 19

Short term extreme stress or stress over a prolonged period can lead to

Answer 19

Poor work productivity
Impaired decision making and communication
Reduced ability to cope with clinical situations.

Question 20

Critical thinking and the nursing process go together in

Answer 20

making quality decisions about patient care