describe critical thinking in nursing Correct Answer: CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning
process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing judgement. (use knowledge,
experience, pr
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describe critical thinking in nursing Correct Answer: CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning
process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing judgement. (use knowledge,
experience, problem-solving, logic, reasoning and decision making.)
name the components of critical thinking Correct Answer: knowledge, experience, critical thinking
competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and professional standards.
Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels Correct Answer: Basic
Complex
Commitment
Reflection Correct Answer: purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning
and gain insight into the event.
Language's role in CT Correct Answer: Clear, concise language demonstrates focused thinking and
communicating unambiguous messages and expectations.
Intuition Correct Answer: Inner sensing that something is so
Intuition should spark the nurse to search the data to confirm or disprove the feeling.
Basic CT Correct Answer: Trust the experts
Results from limited knowledge and experience and inadequate CT experience.
Complex CT Correct Answer: Beginning to express autonomy by analyzing and examining data
Results from an increase in nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes.
Commitment CT Correct Answer: the nurse expects to make choices without the help from others and
fully assumes responsibility for those choices.
Results from expert level of knowledge, experience, developed intuition and reflective, flexible
attitudes.
Knowledge component of CT Correct Answer: info specific for nursing
Basic nursing education
Continuing Education
Advanced degrees and certifications
Experience component of CT Correct Answer: Decision-making ability derived from opportunities to
observe, sense, and interact with clients followed by active reflection.
Understand clinical situations
Recognizes and analyze cues for relevance
Incorporates experience into intuition
Competence component of CT Correct Answer: Cognitive processes a nurse uses to make nursing
judgements.
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