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Critical Thinking And Clinical Reasoning
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Making specific observations from a generalization.
Intellectual standard
Assumption
Clinical judgment
Deductive reasoning
2. Thinking that is both coherent and logical and can be inductive or deductive.
Precision
Reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Critical analysis
3. Formalized - logical - systematic approaches to solving problems.
Reasoning
Assumption
Scientific method
Logic (or logical)
4. Abstract ideas or mental images of phenomena or reality.
Precision
Clinical judgment
Concept
Intellectual standard
5. Correct reasoning using inductive or deductive thinking in order to reach a conclusion or judgment.
Creativity
Intellectual standard
Logic (or logical)
Inference
6. Seeing something clearly without bias or judgment.
Interpretation
Clinical reasoning
Significance
Clarity
7. How strongly something relates to the matter at hand.
Relevance
Clinical reasoning
Inference
Creativity
8. Thinking that results in the development of new ideas and products.
Scientific method
Logic (or logical)
Reasoning
Creativity
9. The understanding or learning of things without the conscious use of reasoning.
Intuition
Deductive reasoning
Relevance
Accuracy
10. Considering all relevant aspects of collected data about a client to reach a decision about the meaning of the data and the proper response.
Creativity
Clinical judgment
Intuition
Critical analysis
11. The process of establishing criteria by which alternative courses of action are developed and selected.
Clarity
Precision
Relevance
Decision making
12. How close data measurements are to their true value.
Decision making
Creativity
Accuracy
Assumption
13. Taking something for granted or making a logical leap to reach a conclusion without proof - resulting in a conclusion that may be true or false.
Inductive reasoning
Inference
Scientific method
Assumption
14. Interpretations or conclusions made based on cues or observed data.
Inference
Assumption
Intellectual standard
Reasoning
15. A set of questions one can apply to a particular situation or idea to determine essential information and ideas and discard superfluous information and ideas.
Critical analysis
Logic (or logical)
Relevance
Scientific method
16. Process of thinking that results in reasonable - rational thoughts - involving clarity - accuracy - relevance - logicalness - breadth - precision - significance - completeness - fairness - and depth.
Intellectual standard
Interpretation
Clinical reasoning
Critical analysis
17. Analysis of data to reach a specific conclusion; a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something.
Interpretation
Clinical reasoning
Accuracy
Concept
18. The thinking process that allows nurses to logically draw conclusions and make a clinical judgment.
Assumption
Clinical reasoning
Significance
Conclusion
19. Making generalizations from specific data.
Precision
Assumption
Clinical judgment
Inductive reasoning
20. Accuracy as reflected by the ability to reproduce the same outcome.
Precision
Concept
Clinical judgment
Clinical reasoning
21. Ending or end point; the final decision - determination - or result.
Decision making
Intellectual standard
Conclusion
Deductive reasoning
22. A cognitive process that includes creativity - problem solving - and decision making.
Precision
Clinical reasoning
Inference
Critical thinking
23. The potential to contribute to nursing science by enhancing client care - testing or generating a theory - or resolving a day-to-day clinical problem.
Scientific method
Significance
Relevance
Clarity