ATI - CRITICAL THINKING AND
CLINICAL JUDGEMENT CHAPTER 8
EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Critical Thinking - CORRECT-ANSWERSAn active, orderly, well thought out reasoning
process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing judgement
by applying knowledge and experience, problem solving, logic, reasoning, and
decision making; requires life long learning
Components of Critical Thinking - CORRECT-ANSWERSKnowledge, experience,
critical thinking competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and professional standards
1) A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hour postoperatibe following an ingunial
hernia repair. The client is tolerating clear liquids well, has active bowel sounds, and
is expressing a desire for "real food." the nurse tells the client that she will call the
surgeon and ask. the surgeon hears the nurse's report and prescribes a full liquid
diet. the nurse used which of the following levels of critical thinking?
a) basic
b) commitment
c) complex
d) integrity - CORRECT-ANSWERS1) A
2) A nurse receives a prescription for an antibiotic for a client who has cellulitis. the
nurse checks the client's medical record, discovers that she is allergic to the
antibiotic, and calls the provider to request a prescription for a different antibiotic.
which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate?
, a) fairness
b) responsibility
c) risk-taking
d) creativity - CORRECT-ANSWERS2) B
3) A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours postoperative following abdominal
surgery. The nurse suspects the client's acute pain management is inadequate.
which of the following data reinforce this suspicion?
a) the client seems easily agitated
b) the client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling
c) the client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hours but accepts it every 6 to
7 hours
d) the client reports tenderness in his R lower leg
e) the client's vital signs are heart rate 124/min, respiratory rate 22/min,
temperature 37 degrees (98.6), and blood pressure 156/80 mm Hg - CORRECT-
ANSWERS3) b, C, and E
4) A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for antihypertensive
medication. prior to administering the medication, the nurse uses an electronic
database to gather information about the medication and the effects it might have
on this client. which of the following components of critical thinking is the nurse
using when he reviews the medication information?
a) knowledge
b) experience
c) institution
d) competence - CORRECT-ANSWERS4) A
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