Chapter 25: Taking the Next Steps: Critical Thinking

Chapter 25: Taking the Next Steps: Critical Thinking

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. In practice, the use of evidence:

ANS:  A

Your best intuitive responses are valuable in making clinical judgments; however, they must be modified in light of evidence from research and best practices that have undergone critical review prior to publication.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)                           REF:   p. 610

OBJ:   Nursing process—evaluating            MSC:  Safe and Effective Care: Management of Care

2. After the subjective and objective data have been prioritized, the next step is to:

ANS:  B

After the data have been prioritized, the next step is to begin a management plan. The first step is to formulate a problem list. This step is similar to the step in the nursing process when nursing diagnoses are identified and prioritized. Ordering tests, making referrals, or initiating therapy comes after the problem list.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)             REF:   p. 610

OBJ:   Nursing process—evaluating            MSC:  Safe and Effective Care: Management of Care

3. New findings of unknown causes are:

ANS:  A

New findings of unknown causes are added to the problem list, but do not let them become a red herring that distracts your attention from the central issues.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)             REF:   p. 610

OBJ:   Nursing process—diagnosis             MSC:  Safe and Effective Care: Management of Care

4. Which of the following is an accepted method of making a diagnosis?

ANS:  D

Methods to make a diagnosis include recognizing patterns, sampling the universe, and using algorithms. Do not rely on intuition, extensive use of laboratory findings, or always going with your first assumptions.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 611

OBJ:   Nursing process—diagnosis             MSC:  Safe and Effective Care: Management of Care

5. The adage that “common problems occur commonly” advises the practitioner to:

ANS:  C

This adage is to guide the practitioner to pay attention to unexpected or unusual findings but not to allow the critical review lead one astray from the central issue.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)                              REF:   p. 611

OBJ:   Nursing process—diagnosis             MSC:  Safe and Effective Care: Management of Care