1. An RN has collected extensive data on a patient with attention deficit disorder. When weighing potential actions to help the patient and considering alternative solutions, which of the attributes of the critical thinker is the RN demonstrating?
a.Creativity
b.Rational thought
c.Reflection
d.Curiosity

2.A nurse manager is designing orientation processes for new graduate nurses by using the work of HSELECTED ANSWERten and Washburn as a model. All of the new graduates are instructed in the model during orientation. The manager knows that a graduate nurse needs more instruction if which comment is made during the evaluation interview?
a.I think I need more mentoring to continue to build my thinking skill.
b.Improving my critical thinking will assist in decreasing the risk of sentinel events for my patients.
c.Using my improving thinking skills will help improve patient care.
d.If my thinking skills are what they should be, fewer errors will happen in patient care.

3.The nurse has received a shift report. Which patient should the nurse assess first?
a.The patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus who is complaining of dizziness with a glucose level of 120.
b.The patient diagnosed with sleep apnea who is complaining of a morning headache.
c.The patient diagnosed with diverticulitis who has a hard, rigid, abdomen and a temperature of 101.3F.
d.The patient diagnosed with a stomach virus who vomited three times during the previous shift.