Exam Prep Critical Thinking Chapter 7 - Rose K. Nunnery - Advancing Nursing Career 7e - Test Bank by Rose Kearney Nunnery. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 7. Critical Thinking
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1. The nurse studies assessment findings, identifies interventions, then reviews everything again to ensure nothing has been missed. Which phrase explains how this nurse is using critical thinking?
1. Eliminating repetition
2. Thinking about thinking
3. Validating with research
4. Identifying best practices
Answer: _____
2. The nurse is reviewing the different types of thinking. Which statement explains reflective thinking?
1. It is a process that includes deduction, induction, and evaluation.
2. It is often associated with scientific reasoning.
3. It is a response to what is, not to what may yet be.
4. It is an active, persistent, and careful consideration of belief and/or knowledge.
Answer: _____
3. The nurse is engaged in a discussion about the different types of thinking. Which information should the nurse explain?
1. Reduction is a central aspect of critical thinking.
2. Reactive thinking and critical thinking use the same processes.
3. Reactive thinking relies on grounds of support for supposed knowledge and/or beliefs.
4. Reflective thinking looks at the underlying support for a proposed belief or knowledge.
Answer: _____
4. The nurse is learning about the different types of reasoning during a continuing education program. Which type of reasoning includes problem identification, data collection, and hypothesis testing?
1. Reactive
2. Scientific
3. Reflective
4. Evaluative
Answer: _____
5. The nurse is reviewing the types of reasoning and thinking. For which type are deduction and assumption identification central aspects?
1. Critical thinking
2. Analytic thinking
3. Reflective thinking
4. Reflective reasoning
Answer: _____
6. The nurse reviews and categorizes data collected about a patient’s health problem. Which technique that supports critical thinking should the nurse use?
1. Create a care map
2. Design a care plan
3. Create a concept map
4. Identify best practices
Answer: _____
7. The nurse is preparing to think critically about a patient’s health problem. How should the nurse understand the phase of concept formation?
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Rose K. Nunnery - Advancing Nursing Career 7e - Test Bank
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