1.The nurse is listening to a lecture on critical thought. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
a.Critical thought is a disciplined, rational, and self-directed activity that uses standards and criteria.
b.Critical thought is an intuitive process that relies only on the nurse‘s experience.
c.Critical thought is a persuasive process leading to sound decisions.
d.Critical thought is a reactive process after an intervention is completed.

2.A patient has a problem that prevents him from shaving himself, tying his shoes, or fixing his meals. He is not physically ableNto compensate for the problem, so he is in need of assistance. Data support the nursing diagnosis impaired physical mobility by what mode of reasoning?
a.Induction
b.Deduction
c.Reduction
d.Reflection

3.An RN has been working with a patient on the nursing unit for a 12-hour shift. The nurse recognizes that each time the patient is turned to the left, the blood pressure drops 15 mm Hg. The same RN has seen this phenomenon in several other patients and makes the connection that patients with right-sided heart failure (the medical diagnosis) will experience a blood pressure drop if they are turned to their left side. This type of reasoning is called
a.inductive.
b.deductive.
c.reductive.
d.reflective.