STUDY SET QUIZ 1 FOR COR195 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Describe five main steps to developing critical thinking Answer - 1. Gain insight
and self-awareness
.2. Build trust in relationships and aim for MUTUAL communication in all
interactions
3. Use an evidence-based reference
4. Make the commitment to develop the attitudes, knowledge, and skills
needed for critical thinking.
5. Ask for feedback.
Explain the relationship between skilled communication and critical thinking
Answer - Skilled communication builds trust in relationships as you aim for
mutual communication in ALL interactions.
Clarify how your personality, learning style, upbringing, and culture affect how
you think. Answer - It determines what information you notice, the way you
make decisions, and how much structure and control you like.
Identify strategies to develop your emotional intelligence. Answer - Connect
with emotions, accept true feelings, learn mood management, don't be too
concerned with isolated events, keep in mind that emotions are 'catching,' and
pay attention to stress levels.
, Explain why building trust and following a code of conduct are key to
promoting critical thinking. Answer - People think best when they like and
trust one another. You have to think "Let me first understand what others want
so I can give it to them."
Identify the roles of logic, intuition, and trial and error in critical thinking.
Answer - Logic is the foundation for critical thinking. Intuition is knowing
something without evidence and can speed up problem-solving. T&E should
only be used when there's a lot of room for mistakes
Explain why practicing responding to things gone wrong promotes critical
thinking Answer - Making mistakes = learning. Simulated experience is even
better when followed with a debriefing.
Discuss critical thinking indicators in relation to knowledge and intellectual
skills. Answer - Identifying CTIs related to the knowledge and intellectual skills
needed for safe, effective care is an important starting point to developing
clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills
Identify three best practices for evaluating nurses' critical thinking skills.
Answer - Does the person usually achieve desired OUTCOMES? [PROCESS]
HOW does the nurse usually go about achieving outcomes? What patterns of
BEHAVIOR and communication do you and others observe in the person?
Mutual communication Answer - Mutual communications would bring us
many worth things such as mutualunderstanding, happy feelings, smile, love,
new ideas, and something better like that than one-way communication do.
empathetic listening Answer - listening to provide emotional support for a
speaker
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Describe five main steps to developing critical thinking Answer - 1. Gain insight
and self-awareness
.2. Build trust in relationships and aim for MUTUAL communication in all
interactions
3. Use an evidence-based reference
4. Make the commitment to develop the attitudes, knowledge, and skills
needed for critical thinking.
5. Ask for feedback.
Explain the relationship between skilled communication and critical thinking
Answer - Skilled communication builds trust in relationships as you aim for
mutual communication in ALL interactions.
Clarify how your personality, learning style, upbringing, and culture affect how
you think. Answer - It determines what information you notice, the way you
make decisions, and how much structure and control you like.
Identify strategies to develop your emotional intelligence. Answer - Connect
with emotions, accept true feelings, learn mood management, don't be too
concerned with isolated events, keep in mind that emotions are 'catching,' and
pay attention to stress levels.
, Explain why building trust and following a code of conduct are key to
promoting critical thinking. Answer - People think best when they like and
trust one another. You have to think "Let me first understand what others want
so I can give it to them."
Identify the roles of logic, intuition, and trial and error in critical thinking.
Answer - Logic is the foundation for critical thinking. Intuition is knowing
something without evidence and can speed up problem-solving. T&E should
only be used when there's a lot of room for mistakes
Explain why practicing responding to things gone wrong promotes critical
thinking Answer - Making mistakes = learning. Simulated experience is even
better when followed with a debriefing.
Discuss critical thinking indicators in relation to knowledge and intellectual
skills. Answer - Identifying CTIs related to the knowledge and intellectual skills
needed for safe, effective care is an important starting point to developing
clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills
Identify three best practices for evaluating nurses' critical thinking skills.
Answer - Does the person usually achieve desired OUTCOMES? [PROCESS]
HOW does the nurse usually go about achieving outcomes? What patterns of
BEHAVIOR and communication do you and others observe in the person?
Mutual communication Answer - Mutual communications would bring us
many worth things such as mutualunderstanding, happy feelings, smile, love,
new ideas, and something better like that than one-way communication do.
empathetic listening Answer - listening to provide emotional support for a
speaker
