Question 1

Why is change necessary for healthcare?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of elderly patients is increasing 
B)  there is the ability to keep people alive without a quality of life 
C)  genetic research is expanding 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the number of elderly patients is increasing 
B)  there is the ability to keep people alive without a quality of life 
C)  genetic research is expanding 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

Carole Estabrooks (2003) presented a view of nurses within communities of practice and found these two things to be the most important sources of knowledge for nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  research and systems 
B)  experience and research 
C)  education and patient encounters 
D)  social interactions and experience 
A)  research and systems 
B)  experience and research 
C)  education and patient encounters 
D)  social interactions and experience D

Question 3

Our educational system is complex and must learn to undergo changes. Fullan advocates this as a solution for making the changes in healthcare delivery and education possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  expert teaching 
B)  better thinking 
C)  CT learning at all levels 
D)  complex processes 
A)  expert teaching 
B)  better thinking 
C)  CT learning at all levels 
D)  complex processes B

Question 4

Much of our thinking about organizations has come from the industrial age that favors machines and assembly lines. Why does that mentality not apply to healthcare?

Accepted Answer

A)  healthcare is an adaptive, changing system 
B)  healthcare is a complex system 
C)  healthcare deals with people, not machines 
D)  healthcare is a newer system 
A)  healthcare is an adaptive, changing system 
B)  healthcare is a complex system 
C)  healthcare deals with people, not machines 
D)  healthcare is a newer system

Question 5

Plsek focused on changes in healthcare as this type of issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  complicated 
B)  simple 
C)  complex 
D)  detailed 
A)  complicated 
B)  simple 
C)  complex 
D)  detailed

Question 6

Many students have this false perception about nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  nursing only requires independent thinking 
B)  nurses deal with one patient at a time 
C)  CT in the classroom prepares you for CT in practice 
D)  changes to meet IOM criteria are simultaneously occurring in education and practice 
A)  nursing only requires independent thinking 
B)  nurses deal with one patient at a time 
C)  CT in the classroom prepares you for CT in practice 
D)  changes to meet IOM criteria are simultaneously occurring in education and practice

Question 7

If you want to be innovative, you must do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  use all 17 CT dimensions. 
B)  risk failure. 
C)  develop a complex system or plan. 
D)  think outside the box. 
A)  use all 17 CT dimensions. 
B)  risk failure. 
C)  develop a complex system or plan. 
D)  think outside the box.

Question 8

According to the authors, moving from passivity to engagement and from answers to questions make you this type of learner?

Accepted Answer

A)  reactive 
B)  deeper 
C)  proactive 
D)  passive 
A)  reactive 
B)  deeper 
C)  proactive 
D)  passive

Question 9

CT's 17 dimensions work best in harmony. We used to teach a reductionist manner by breaking things down into pieces. Gardner says you need this type of mind to put those pieces back together?

Accepted Answer

A)  complex mind 
B)  scholarly mind 
C)  synthesizing mind 
A)  complex mind 
B)  scholarly mind 
C)  synthesizing mind

Question 10

The book addresses all 17 CT dimensions, but believes that this many are important for dealing with the dynamic and complex change that is needed and inevitable in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  7 
C)  8 
D)  12 
A)  6 
B)  7 
C)  8 
D)  12

Why is change necessary for healthcare?

Carole Estabrooks (2003) presented a view of nurses within communities of practice and found these two things to be the most important sources of knowledge for nurses?

Our educational system is complex and must learn to undergo changes. Fullan advocates this as a solution for making the changes in healthcare delivery and education possible?

Much of our thinking about organizations has come from the industrial age that favors machines and assembly lines. Why does that mentality not apply to healthcare?

Plsek focused on changes in healthcare as this type of issue?

Many students have this false perception about nursing?

If you want to be innovative, you must do this?

According to the authors, moving from passivity to engagement and from answers to questions make you this type of learner?

CT's 17 dimensions work best in harmony. We used to teach a reductionist manner by breaking things down into pieces. Gardner says you need this type of mind to put those pieces back together?

The book addresses all 17 CT dimensions, but believes that this many are important for dealing with the dynamic and complex change that is needed and inevitable in healthcare?

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Who Are the Critical Thinkers

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Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Teams

Critical Thinking and Evidence-Based Practice

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Exam 11: Thinking Realities of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Why is change necessary for healthcare?

Carole Estabrooks (2003) presented a view of nurses within communities of practice and found these two things to be the most important sources of knowledge for nurses?

Our educational system is complex and must learn to undergo changes. Fullan advocates this as a solution for making the changes in healthcare delivery and education possible?

Much of our thinking about organizations has come from the industrial age that favors machines and assembly lines. Why does that mentality not apply to healthcare?

Plsek focused on changes in healthcare as this type of issue?

Many students have this false perception about nursing?

If you want to be innovative, you must do this?

According to the authors, moving from passivity to engagement and from answers to questions make you this type of learner?

CT's 17 dimensions work best in harmony. We used to teach a reductionist manner by breaking things down into pieces. Gardner says you need this type of mind to put those pieces back together?

The book addresses all 17 CT dimensions, but believes that this many are important for dealing with the dynamic and complex change that is needed and inevitable in healthcare?

Why Critical Thinking

What Is Critical Thinking

Who Are the Critical Thinkers

Institute of Medicine Competencies As a Context for Thinking:the How, When, and Where of Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking, Quality Improvement, and Safety

Critical Thinking and Patient-Centered Care

Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Teams

Critical Thinking and Evidence-Based Practice

Critical Thinking and Informatics

Assessing Critical Thinking

Filters