Critical Thinking Method Development

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What is the primary focus of the nursing role of Caregiver?

Providing emotional support only

Meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs (correct)

Teaching clients about their health conditions

Conducting research to increase nursing knowledge

Which nursing role involves establishing and maintaining helping relationships with clients?

Leader

Advocate

Counselor

Communicator (correct)

What is the main responsibility of the nursing role of Researcher?

Conducting research to increase knowledge in nursing (correct)

Facilitating client's problem-solving skills

Providing emotional support to clients

Advocating for clients' rights

Which nursing role involves using therapeutic interpersonal communication skills to provide information and facilitate client's problem-solving skills?

Counselor Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the nursing role of Advocate?

Securing care for all patients based on their right to make informed decisions Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following values encompasses the right to self-determination?

Human dignity Signup and view all the answers

According to AACN, which value epitomizes the caring, professional nurse by advocating for clients, particularly the most vulnerable?

Altruism Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of value transmission involves allowing individuals to make responsible choices?

Laissez-faire Signup and view all the answers

Which value entails acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice?

Integrity Signup and view all the answers

Which common mode of value transmission involves imparting values by rewarding desired behavior and punishing undesirable behavior?

Rewarding and punishing Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the purpose of critical thinking?

Generating and weighing hypotheses in a clinical situation Signup and view all the answers

What is the observed outcome of the underlying mental processes of critical thinking and decision making?

Clinical judgment Signup and view all the answers

According to the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, what is the first step in the process?

Recognize cues Signup and view all the answers

Which set of standards align with critical thinking as described in the text?

Clear, precise, specific; Accurate, relevant, plausible; Consistent, logical, deep; Complete, significant, adequate Signup and view all the answers

What does decision making refer to in the clinical setting?

The process used to think about patient problems Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the early signs of fatigue that a nurse must be alert to?

Healthy self-care practices Signup and view all the answers

Which technique is mentioned in the text for stress reduction training?

Relaxation techniques Signup and view all the answers

In nursing, which activity falls under the category of restoring health?

Maximizing a newly disabled client’s strength or potential Signup and view all the answers

What does an altruistic nurse demonstrate in their care for clients?

Advocacy for their clients Signup and view all the answers

The nurse's actions to alleviate the client's sharp abdominal pain is an example of which problem-solving approach?

Trial-and-error problem solving Signup and view all the answers