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DelorasTo

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A nursing student demonstrates the ability to break down complex information into its basic parts and relate those parts to the whole picture. This is an example of what cognitive level?
 
  a. Analysis
  b. Knowledge
  c. Application
  d. Comprehension

Question 2

A nursing instructor encourages student nurses to use critical thinking in the clinical setting. The instructor understands that critical thinking
 
  a. uses both logic and intuition.
  b. is driven by the nurse's needs.
  c. entails nonpurposeful thinking.
  d. is based on nonscientific methods.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Analysis means being able to break down complex information into its basic parts and relate those parts to the whole picture. Knowledge refers to the ability to recall and repeat information one has memorized. Application means being able to use learned material in new situations. Comprehension refers to the ability to very basically understand information, recall it, and identify examples of that information.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Critical thinking entails purposeful, informed, outcome-focused thinking that uses both logic and intuition; is driven by the patient's, family's, and community's needs; and is based on the principles of the nursing process and scientific methods.



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