CRITICAL THINKING CLINICAL
REASONING AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT
7TH EDITION EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ what are the two steps to improving your ability to think critically?
Answer: (1) First, you learn why health care organizations and nursing
schools stress the need for critical thinking.
(2) Second, you examine exactly what it is and how it relates to clinical
reasoning, clinical judgment, and nursing process.
◉ Rewards of learning to think critically include: Answer: -Gain
confidence
-Be safe and autonomous
-Improve patient outcomes and your own job satisfaction
◉ uses strategies that help your brain get "plugged in to learning."
Answer: Brain-based learning
◉ what's the difference between thinking and critical thinking? Answer:
purpose and control! Critical thinking is controlled and purposeful, using
well-reasoned strategies to get the results you need
◉ what is a good synonym for critical thinking? Answer: REASONING
because it implies careful, deliberate thought
REASONING AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT
7TH EDITION EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ what are the two steps to improving your ability to think critically?
Answer: (1) First, you learn why health care organizations and nursing
schools stress the need for critical thinking.
(2) Second, you examine exactly what it is and how it relates to clinical
reasoning, clinical judgment, and nursing process.
◉ Rewards of learning to think critically include: Answer: -Gain
confidence
-Be safe and autonomous
-Improve patient outcomes and your own job satisfaction
◉ uses strategies that help your brain get "plugged in to learning."
Answer: Brain-based learning
◉ what's the difference between thinking and critical thinking? Answer:
purpose and control! Critical thinking is controlled and purposeful, using
well-reasoned strategies to get the results you need
◉ what is a good synonym for critical thinking? Answer: REASONING
because it implies careful, deliberate thought
