Exam 8: Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey

During morning report,the nursing student receives a description of the assigned patient's current problems.When the student determines the priority nursing intervention,she is processing information at the cognitive level known as

When an instructor asks a nursing student to answer a question in her or his own words and give an example,the cognitive level utilized is

The nursing student has learned the principles of determining and recording intake and output.When the student cares for a patient who has had a liquid breakfast and has voided twice and vomited once,the student documents intake and output in the patient's chart using the cognitive level known as

To describe critical thinking in nursing to a peer,which characteristics would the nurse mention?

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 nursing student demonstrates the ability to recall and repeat memorized information but does not understand the information.This is an example of what cognitive level?

Which of the following are the cognitive levels used in the NCLEX-PN examination?

A strategy a nurse might use to improve critical thinking skills is to

A student nurse recently learned during a lecture about Maslow's hierarchy of needs.During the clinical rotation,the student is able to prioritize patient care based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs.The student is using what cognitive level?

An instructor tells a nursing student,"I have noticed that you sometimes engage in nonfocused thinking." Which behaviors are consistent with the instructor's observation?