1. Describe the characteristics of critical thinkers, and explain why
critical thinking is important in nursing.
2. List at least four ways in which novice thinking and expert
thinking differ, and give an example that illustrates each.
3. Describe the phases in the nursing process, and explain the
activities of each phase.
4. Describe the debate related to the use of nursing diagnosis.
Which side do you agree with and why?
5. Describe what is meant by the statement, “The nursing process is
a cyclic process.”
6. Using what you learned about yourself from Self-Assessment:
Developing Sound Clinical Judgment (see Box 11.9), set short-
term goals for improvement in each of the nine areas. Make a
checklist to take to your next clinical experience, and consciously
work on improving your clinical judgment.
