5 Chapter 4 Critical Thinking In Nursing

Question 1

Critical thinking

Answer 1

Involves the application of knowledge and experience to identify patient problems and to direct clinical judgements and actions that exult in positive patient outcomes

Question 2

Clinical reasoning

Answer 2

Uses critical thinking, knowledge, and experience to develop solutions to problems and make decisions in a clinical setting

Question 3

Processes that depend on critical thinking

Answer 3

• problem solving
• decision making
• reasoning
• judgement

Question 4

Theoretical underpinnings of critical thinking

Answer 4

The way to improve quality of thought processes through analysis, and reconstruction 
Reflection
Evidence
Standards
Attributes or traits

Question 5

Intellectual standards of critical thinking

Answer 5

Clarity
Precision
Depth
Logic
Accuracy
Relevance
Breadth
Significance
Fairness

Question 6

Baseline knowledge

Answer 6

Includes content learned in prerequisite courses

Question 7

Nursing-specific

Answer 7

Specialty information about specific populations

Question 8

Information gathering

Answer 8

Based on knowledge gaps

Question 9

Reasoning

Answer 9

Logical thinking that links in. Meaningful ways

Question 10

Inductive reasoning

Answer 10

Uses specific facts or details to make conclusions and generalizations

Specific to general

Question 11

Deductive reasoning

Answer 11

Involves generating facts or details from a major theory, generalization, or premise (general to specific)

Question 12

Interferences

Answer 12

Intellectual acts that involve a conclusion being made on the basis of something else

Question 13

Intuition

Answer 13

The feeling that ou know k=something without evidence

Question 14

Interpretation

Answer 14

Examination of how information is organized and given meaning
Based on personal concepts

Question 15

Validation

Answer 15

Process of gathering information to determine whether the info gathered is factual or true

Question 16

Point of care testing

Answer 16

Allows certain lab tests to be performed in patient care units
Include routine assessment of sampling practices, evaluations of controls used in sampling, and review of quality of testing procedures

Question 17

Critical thinking nursing process

Answer 17

Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
Self-regulation
Clinical decision making

Question 18

Thinking errors to avoid

Answer 18

Bias
Illogical thinking
Lack of info
Close-minded
Erroneous assumptions

Question 19

Ethical, legal, professional practice

Answer 19

Reflection and critical thinking
Research indicates that caring encourages nurses to think about patient-centered plans of care
Competence and caring for positive patient outcomes

Question 20

The nursing process organizes your approach while delivering nursing care. To provide the best professional care to patients, nurses need to incorporate nursing process and _________

Answer 20

Critical thinking skills

Question 21

Reflection

Answer 21

The results of deliberate thinking are used to guide further thinking

Question 22

Breadth

Answer 22

Considering a topic, problem, or issue from every relevant viewpoint

Question 23

Logic

Answer 23

Using a mutually supportive or sensible combination of thought and facts to osm a conclusion

Question 24

Significance

Answer 24

Concentrating on the most important information when considering an issue

Question 25

Fairness

Answer 25

Thinking or acting in accord with reason and without bias

Question 26

The use of diagnostic reasoning involves rigorous approach to clinical practice and demonstrates that critically thinking can not be done

Answer 26

Haphazardly

Question 27

**Attitudes necessary for critical thinking

Answer 27

Confidence
Fairness
Risk-taking
Perseverance
Curiosity
Thinking independently 
Humility
Discipline
Creativity 
Integrity
Responsibility