ATI CRITICAL THINKING EXAM
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CORRECTLY ANSWERED &
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Clinical Decision Making
- Correct Answer - End point of critical thinking that leads to problem
resolution.
Selecting appropriate treatment after forming diagnostic conclusions.
Choosing the options for the best pt outcomes.
scientific method
- Correct Answer - Foundation for research.
Process that moves from observable facts from an experience to a
reasonable explanation of those facts.
Overall Critical Thinking Skills
- Correct Answer - Interpretation
Analysis
Inference
, Evaluation
Explanation
Self-Regulation
describe critical thinking in nursing
- Correct Answer - CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning
process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing
judgement. (use knowledge, experience, problem-solving, logic,
reasoning and decision making.)
name the components of critical thinking
- Correct Answer - knowledge, experience, critical thinking
competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and professional standards.
Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels
- Correct Answer - Basic
Complex
Commitment
Reflection
- Correct Answer - purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to
discover its meaning and gain insight into the event.
STUDY GUIDE | 100%
CORRECTLY ANSWERED &
RATED A+ | 2025/2026
Clinical Decision Making
- Correct Answer - End point of critical thinking that leads to problem
resolution.
Selecting appropriate treatment after forming diagnostic conclusions.
Choosing the options for the best pt outcomes.
scientific method
- Correct Answer - Foundation for research.
Process that moves from observable facts from an experience to a
reasonable explanation of those facts.
Overall Critical Thinking Skills
- Correct Answer - Interpretation
Analysis
Inference
, Evaluation
Explanation
Self-Regulation
describe critical thinking in nursing
- Correct Answer - CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning
process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing
judgement. (use knowledge, experience, problem-solving, logic,
reasoning and decision making.)
name the components of critical thinking
- Correct Answer - knowledge, experience, critical thinking
competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and professional standards.
Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels
- Correct Answer - Basic
Complex
Commitment
Reflection
- Correct Answer - purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to
discover its meaning and gain insight into the event.
