Focus
Written specifically for nursing students, stressing terminology and critical thinking process skills within a nursing environment. Uses a holistic approach to critical thinking.
Diagnostic Scores
30 Scores: 27 Critical Thinking and Process
3 Comprehensive Scores (student, mean and passing scores)
Examination Formats
Paper/Pencil School
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Web-based
Critical Thinking Process Sample Questions
1. On a skilled nursing unit, 16 clients received dinner trays from Cafeteria A, while 16 other clients received dinner trays from Cafeteria B. Within four hours, seven clients (44%) who received trays from Cafeteria A developed diarrhea. The charge nurse suspects that the diarrhea was caused by food from Cafeteria A. The charge nurse is considering whether the infection control nurse should be notified. Select the information that would most strengthen the charge nurse’s suspicion regarding the cause of the seven clients’ diarrhea.
A. The normal prevalence of diarrhea on the skilled nursing unit is 1%
B. Seven clients who received trays from Cafeteria B also developed diarrhea
C. Out of the seven clients who developed diarrhea after eating food from Cafeteria A, one had diarrhea in the last two weeks
D. Three of the seven clients who developed diarrhea after eating food from Cafeteria A are currently taking cimetidine (Tagamet)
2. Select a pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair of words. STETHOSCOPE: NURSE
A. Laryngoscope: dentist
B. Endoscope: anesthetist
C. Microscope: pathologist
D. Ophthalmoscope: mortician
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