Author Question: Which of the following is not a definition of critical thinking? a. making sense of our world by ... (Read 252 times)

ashley · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following is not a definition of critical thinking?

a. making sense of our world by carefully examining our thinking and the thinking of others in order to clarify and improve our understanding
b. the understanding of argument, recognizing fallacies, and distinguishing premises from conclusions
c. thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better
d. purposeful, outcome-directed thinking based upon a body of non-scientific knowledge derived from research and other courses of evidence

Question 2

Professional values of nursing include which of the following? Select all that apply.

a. caring c. self-evaluation
b. justice d. human dignity

jlaineee · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Ignatavicius's (2001) definition of critical thinking is that it is a purposeful, outcome-direct thinking based upon a body of scientific knowledge (not non-scientific) derived from research and other courses of evidence. Paul (1992) provided a rather interesting and somewhat amusing view of critical thinking as thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better. Other definitions include the making sense of our world through examination of our thinking and the thinking of others (questioning) and the understanding of argument, recognition of fallacies, and the recognition of premises from conclusions.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D
The professional values of nursing include caring, altruism, equality, freedom, justice, truth, ethics, human dignity, and nonjudgmental. Self-evaluation is one of the professional behaviors and attributes.