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NSG 3007 Final Exam 1. Critical thinking in nursing needs to include which of the following important variables? a. Consideration of ethics and responsible decision making b. Ability to act quickly, often on impulse c. Ability to determine the best nursing interventions regardless of patient's va...

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NSG 3007 Final Exam

1.Critical thinking in nursing needs to include which of the following important variables?
a. Consideration of ethics and responsible decision making
b. Ability to act quickly, often on impulse
c. Ability to determine the best nursing interventions regardless of patient's values
and beliefs
d. Flexible thinking that rarely follows a pattern or considers standards

ANS: A


Feedback
A Critical thinking in nursing is based on ethics and standards of the profession.
B Critical thinking is consciously developed, complex, and purposeful, never
impulsive.
C Critical thinking and decision making are based on patient's values and beliefs.
D Critical thinking is based on a decision-making model and nursing standards.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 154


2. A nursing student asks a faculty member how to improve critical thinking. Which response by
the faculty is best?
a. "Don't worry too much; it will come with time and experience."
b. "Pay close attention to how you solve problems; assess your own style of
thinking."
c. "Spend time shadowing an experienced nurse to see how it is done."
d. "Use ethical standards to guide how you approach patient situations."

ANS: B


Feedback
A Although time and experience are important in developing critical thinking,
people actually must actively consider how they think in order to improve
critical thinking.
B Making thinking a focus of concern and actively thinking about it is the best

, advise the faculty can give.
C While observing an experienced nurse may be helpful, the student needs to be an
active participant to improve critical thinking.
D Using ethical and professional standards is a part of critical thinking, but that is
only a portion of what makes a good critical thinker.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 154


3. Which of the following is a characteristic of an accomplished critical thinker?
a. Inquisitiveness
b. Narrow focus
c. Unaffected by other arguments
d. Quick decision making

ANS: A


Feedback
A The accomplished critical thinker needs to ask questions when things do not
seem quite right.
B The accomplished critical thinker thinks broadly, considering all possibilities.
C The accomplished critical thinker considers all information and all arguments
before deciding on a course of action.
D The accomplished critical thinker considers the facts, fits them into known
patterns, considers all aspects of the problem, and makes decisions based on
knowledge, not on instinct.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 153


4. Which of the following statements describes the purpose of the nursing process?
a. Process of documentation designed to decrease liability
b. Process designed to maximize reimbursement potential
c. A sophisticated time-management strategy
d. Process used to identify and solve patient problems

ANS: D


Feedback
A Although proper documentation is part of the nursing process, it is a problem-
solving process, not a documentation process.
B The nursing process is not used with reimbursement potential in mind.
C The nursing process is not a time-management strategy.

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