Exam 5: Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey

To describe critical thinking in nursing to a peer, which characteristics would the nurse mention? (Select all that apply.)

Which remark by a nurse demonstrates the use of critical thinking?

The student reads a definition of a nursing term and is asked to state whether the sentence is true or false. The cognitive level of this exercise is

A nurse is performing routine vital signs on patients. The nurse has obtained vital signs many times before and is able to do so without much conscious thought. This is an example of

The nursing student tells a peer, "Once I begin studying, I don't dare take a break. If I stop for even 5 minutes, I know I'll never go back to studying." The peer identifies this statement as

A student nurse recalls that sleeping medications are administered at 2100. When the student is questioned about why sleeping medications are given at this time, the student states, "I memorized that sleeping pills are given at 2100. I have no idea why." The student is using what cognitive level?

A nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who is hemorrhaging. The nurse considers several possibilities for postpartum hemorrhaging, including retained placental fragments, a full bladder, and uterine atony. The nurse is using what cognitive level?

During a performance evaluation, the evaluator describes several behaviors of the nurse. Select the observations that indicate the nurse uses critical thinking. (Select all that apply.)

Clinical judgments about patients that result from critical thinking have what as their basis?

Which question should be asked by a nursing student who is developing a plan to increase his critical thinking ability so as to achieve higher grades?