NURS 6101 Chapter 15: Critical Thinking and Clinical
Judgement Questions With Complete Solutions
Patient needs initiate the process of clinical ____________, and
clinical decisions complete the process
judgment
Patient needs initiate the process of clinical judgment, and
clinical ___________ complete the process
,decisions
The model is relevant to patients' health care problems in a
variety of health care settings. The model includes six
components of critical thinking in nursing judgment:
,critical thinking competence (e.g., diagnostic reasoning and
clinical decision-making ability), knowledge, experience,
environment, attitudes, and standards.
-The six components combined guide nurses in making sound
clinical judgments necessary for relevant and appropriate
clinical decisions
components of critical thinking in nursing
1. critical thinking competence
2. specific knowledge base
a) patient data
b) basic and nursing science
, c) nursing and health care theory
3. experience
a) personal
b) clinical practice
c) skill competence
4. environment: time pressure, setting task, complexity, and
interruptions
5. attitudes for critical thinking: Confidence, independence,
fairness, responsibility, risk taking, discipline, perseverance,
creativity, curiosity, intellectual integrity, humility
6. standards for critical thinking
a) intellectual standards: Clear, precise, specific, accurate,
relevant, plausible, consistent, logical, deep, broad, complete,
significant, adequate, and fair
b) professional standards: i) standards of practice
ii) ethical criteria for nursing judgement
iii) criteria for evaluation
iv) professional responsibility
critical thinking competence
essential cognitive processes that guide nurses in applying the
nursing process in making accurate clinical judgments.
-ability to perform nursing skills is essential
evidence-based knowledge
Knowledge that is derived from the integration of best research,
clinical expertise, and patient values.
nurse's knowledge base
Judgement Questions With Complete Solutions
Patient needs initiate the process of clinical ____________, and
clinical decisions complete the process
judgment
Patient needs initiate the process of clinical judgment, and
clinical ___________ complete the process
,decisions
The model is relevant to patients' health care problems in a
variety of health care settings. The model includes six
components of critical thinking in nursing judgment:
,critical thinking competence (e.g., diagnostic reasoning and
clinical decision-making ability), knowledge, experience,
environment, attitudes, and standards.
-The six components combined guide nurses in making sound
clinical judgments necessary for relevant and appropriate
clinical decisions
components of critical thinking in nursing
1. critical thinking competence
2. specific knowledge base
a) patient data
b) basic and nursing science
, c) nursing and health care theory
3. experience
a) personal
b) clinical practice
c) skill competence
4. environment: time pressure, setting task, complexity, and
interruptions
5. attitudes for critical thinking: Confidence, independence,
fairness, responsibility, risk taking, discipline, perseverance,
creativity, curiosity, intellectual integrity, humility
6. standards for critical thinking
a) intellectual standards: Clear, precise, specific, accurate,
relevant, plausible, consistent, logical, deep, broad, complete,
significant, adequate, and fair
b) professional standards: i) standards of practice
ii) ethical criteria for nursing judgement
iii) criteria for evaluation
iv) professional responsibility
critical thinking competence
essential cognitive processes that guide nurses in applying the
nursing process in making accurate clinical judgments.
-ability to perform nursing skills is essential
evidence-based knowledge
Knowledge that is derived from the integration of best research,
clinical expertise, and patient values.
nurse's knowledge base
