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Nurses apply critical thinking to clinical reasoning and judgment in their
nursing practice every day. Which of the following are characteristics of
this practice? Select all that apply.
A) It is guided by standards, policies and procedures, ethics codes, and
laws.
B) It is based on principles of nursing process, problem solving, and the
scientific method.
C) It carefully identifies the key problems, issues, and risks involved.
D) It is driven by the nurse's need to document competent, efficient care.
E) It calls for strategies that make the most of human potential. - ANS ✓A) It
is guided by standards, policies and procedures, ethics codes, and laws.
B) It is based on principles of nursing process, problem solving, and the
scientific method.
C) It carefully identifies the key problems, issues, and risks involved.
E) It calls for strategies that make the most of human potential.
Critical thinking in nursing practice results in_______________. - ANS ✓-a
comprehensive plan of care with maximized potential for success
A nurse is collecting data from a home care client. In addition to
information about the client's health status, what is another observation
the nurse should make?
A) Number of rooms in the house
B) Safety of the immediate environment
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C) Frequency of home visits to be made
D) Friendliness of the client and family - ANS ✓B) Safety of the immediate
environment
A nurse is caring for a client with quadriplegia who is fully conscious and
able to communicate. What skills of the nurse would be the most important
for this client?
A) Comforting
B) Assessment
C) Counseling
D) Caring - ANS ✓D) Caring
A nurse asks a multidisciplinary team to collaborate in developing the most
appropriate plan of care to meet the needs of an adolescent with a severe
head injury. Which of the blended skills essential to nursing practice is the
nurse using?
A) Cognitive skills
B) Interpersonal skills
C) Technical skills
D) Ethical/legal skills - ANS ✓B) Interpersonal skills
Which of the following interpersonal skills is essential to the practice of
nursing?
A) Performing technical skills knowledgeably and safely
B) Maintaining emotional distance from clients and families
C) Keeping personal information among shared clients confidential
D) Promoting the dignity and respect of patients as people - ANS ✓D)
Promoting the dignity and respect of patients as people
A client age 50 years reports to a primary care unit with an open wound
due to a fall in the bathroom. Which of the following nursing actions
represents caring skills?
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A) The nurse cleans the wound and applies a dressing to it.
B) The nurse inspects and examines the wound for swelling.
C) The nurse tells the client to use caution while on slippery surfaces.
D) The nurse informs the client that the wound is small and will heal easily.
- ANS ✓A) The nurse cleans the wound and applies a dressing to it.
Which of the following is an essential feature of professional nursing?
Select all that apply.
A) Providing a caring relationship to facilitate health and healing
B) Attention to a range of human experiences and responses to health and
illness
C) Use of objective data to negate the client's subjective experience
D) Use of judgment and critical thinking to form a medical diagnosis
E) Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly
inquiry - ANS ✓A) Providing a caring relationship to facilitate health and healing
B) Attention to a range of human experiences and responses to health and
illness
E) Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly
inquiry
Which of the following group of terms best describes the nursing process?
A) nursing goals, medical terminology, linear
B) nurse-centered, single focus, blended skills
C) patient-centered, systematic, outcomes-oriented
D) family-centered, single point in time, intuitive - ANS ✓C) patient-centered,
systematic, outcomes-oriented
After completing an assessment of a client, the nurse uses critical thinking
and clinical reasoning to prioritize the client's problems. Which of the
following would the nurse determine is the highest priority?
A) Severe bleeding from a wound
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B) History of asthma
C) Diabetes
D) Lack of family support - ANS ✓A) Severe bleeding from a wound
Definition of Safety KSA - ANS ✓K—Examine human factors and other basic
safety design principles as well as commonly used unsafe practices (e.g.,
workarounds, dangerous abbreviations).
S—Demonstrate effective use of strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or
others.
A—Value the contributions of standardization and reliability to safety.
A client, unsure of the need for surgery, asks the nurse, "What should I do?"
What answer by the nurse is based on advocacy?
A) "If I were you, I sure would not have this surgical procedure."
B) "Gosh, I don't know what I would do if I were you."
C) "Tell me more about what makes you think you don't want surgery."
D) "Let me talk to your doctor and I will get back to you as soon as I can." -
ANS ✓C) "Tell me more about what makes you think you don't want surgery."
Which of the following are examples of a nurse demonstrating the
professional value of altruism? Select all that apply.
A) The nurse arranges for an interpreter for a client whose primary
language is Spanish.
B) The nurse calls the physician of a client whose pain medication is not
strong enough.
C) The nurse provides information for a client so he is capable of
participating in planning his care.
D) The nurse reviews a client chart to determine who may be informed of
the patient's condition.
E) The nurse documents client care accurately and honestly and reviews
the entry to ensure there are no errors. - ANS ✓A) The nurse arranges for an
interpreter for a client whose primary language is Spanish.
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