My entire life I have wondered why people choose such different solutions to similar problems.  This comes alive in clinical work as we see some nurses walking by a room with a (to me) obviously critical patient.

Therefore, my 2001 dissertation was research related to critical thinking and clinical judgment and how to teach nurses these skills.  As a part of that process, I developed and refined a critical thinking 10 question multiple choice test and offered it to thousands of nurses during the 1990s. As you will note in the accompanying abstract, the test should be used only as a teaching tool, as it is very context dependent.

Critical thinking and emotional intellignce skills are featured in the test, and answer choices are weighted based on sound criteria and expert panel judgment.  Enjoy using the test!

Dissertation Critical Thinking Abstract - pdf version click to download

Dissertation Critical Thinking Test - pdf version click to download