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NR 224 - Exam 1
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1. critical thinking the ability to think
in a systematic
and logical man-
ner with openness
to question and re-
flect on the rea-
soning process

2. characteristics of critical thinking -open-minded-
ness
-continual inquiry
-perseverance
-willingness to
look at each
unique patient sit-
uation and deter-
mine which iden-
tified assumptions
are true and rele-
vant

3. clinical decision making -Requires care-
ful reasoning (i.e.,
choosing the op-
tions for the best
patient outcomes
on the basis of a
patient's condition
and the priority of
the problem).
-Skilled clinical
decision making
occurs through
knowing the pa-
tient.
-It has two com-
ponents: a nurse's
understanding of
a specific patient


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and his or her sub-
sequent selection
of interventions.

4. critical thinking model Combines a
nurse's knowl-
edge base, ex-
perience, compe-
tence in the nurs-
ing process, atti-
tudes, and stan-
dards to explain
how nurses make
clinical judgments
that are necessary
for safe, effective
nursing care.

5. Basic level -level 1
-is an early step
in developing rea-
soning.
-thinker learns to
accept the diverse
opinions and val-
ues of experts
(e.g., instructors
and staff nurse
preceptors).
-however, inexpe-
rience, weak com-
petencies, and in-
flexible attitudes
restrict a person's
ability to move to
the next level of
critical thinking.

6. Complex level



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-level 2
-each solution has
benefits and risks
that you weigh be-
fore making a final
decision. There
are options.
-Thinking be-
comes more cre-
ative and innova-
tive.
-is willing to con-
sider different op-
tions from routine
procedures when
complex situations
develop. You learn
to gather addi-
tional information
and take a vari-
ety of different ap-
proaches for the
same therapy.

7. Commitment level -level 3
-you anticipate
when to make
choices without
assistance from
others and accept
accountability for
decisions made.
-as a nurse you
do more than just
consider the com-
plex alternatives
that a problem
poses.
-at the commit-


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ment level you
choose an ac-
tion or belief that
is based on the
available alterna-
tives and support
it.

8. what is needed first before anything else?

9. interpretation Be orderly in col-
lecting data about
patients. Apply
reasoning while
looking for pat-
terns to emerge.
Categorize the
data. Gather addi-
tional data or clar-
ify any data about
which you are un-
certain.

10. analysis Be open-minded
as you look at
information about
a patient. Do not
make careless as-
sumptions. Does
the data reveal a
problem or trend
that you believe is
true, or are there
other options?

11. inference Look at the mean-
ing and signifi-
cance of findings.
Are there relation-
ships among find-

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