1.ATI: 6.Critical Strategies for Fundational Thinking

Question 1

critical thinking

Answer 1

• when analyzing client issues and problems
• thinking skills
• interpretation
• analysis
• evaluation
• inference
• explanation
• these skills facilitate crtitical analysis of the issue and assist you to determine the most appropriate action to take

Question 2

interpretation

Answer 2

• interpreting information
• recognize
• understand
• describe
• information for interpretation
• meanings of written materials
• verbal and non verbal communications
• assessments and empirical data
• graphics

Question 3

analysis

Answer 3

• analyzing information
• examine
• organize
• validate
• categorize or prioritize
• information for analyzing
• signs and symptoms of illness or injury
• evidence, facts, and research findings
• concepts and ideas
• beliefs and point of view

Question 4

evaluation

Answer 4

• assess
• credibility of sources of information
• strength of eveidence
• revelance, significance, value, or applicability of information

Question 5

inderence

Answer 5

• draw conclusions based on eveidence
• differentiate between conclusions and hypotheses
• identify knowledge gaps or needs

Question 6

explanation

Answer 6

• clarify the assumptions and reasoning processes followed
• justify one’s reasoning and conclusion
• concepts used
• evidence
• concepts
• methodologies
• contextual considerations

Question 7

clinical judgment

Answer 7

• decision made regarding a course of action based on a crtitcal analysis of data when nursing knowledge is applied to a clinical situation
• clinical judgement requires the nurse to use crtiical thinking skills when:
• analyzing client data and related evidence
• ascertaining the meaning of the data and evidence
• determining client outcomes desired and/or archieved as indirected by evidence-based best practices

Question 8

clinical decision-making process

Answer 8

1. identify that a client issue or problem exists
2. analyze and interpret revelant data
3. make inferences based on this interpretation to determine possible actions that could be taken
4. evaluate each action and possible outcome
   - outcome of the clinical decision making process is the clinical judgement

Question 9

critical thinking in the classroom

Answer 9

• content becomes harder as you advance
• knowledge for complex or multiple disorders
• hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring
• fluid and acid-base balance
• signs and symptoms of medication interactions and toxicity
• prioritizing care
• resuscitation procedures

Question 10

critical thinking in clinical practice

Answer 10

• recognize and take the correct action
• hemodynamically unstable
• experiencing increased intracranial pressure
• in metabolic or rspiratory acidosis or lakalosis
• experiencing a life-threatning drug interaction or drug toxicity
• in need of several actions to be taken at the same time
• in cardiac or respiatory failure or arrest

Question 11

experience improves clinical judgement

Answer 11

• clinical judgement improves as the steps of the clinical decision-making process are done simultaneously
• listening
• evaluating
• selecting the best nursing action
• collection of data
• interpretation of data