NUR 208 - QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Critical Thinking - Answers -Recognizing priorities
-Use knowledge from other fields to ensure provision of safe, effective, holistic care.
-Work in stressful settings with changing patient care needs.
-Make critical decisions.
-Promote development of new ideas and solutions to problems.
-Flexibility
-Independence, self-confidence and individuality.
-Must assess credibility of information
-Distinguish between fact, opinion and judgments.
1. Critical Analysis
2. Socratic Questioning
3. Inductive Reasoning
4. Deductive Reasoning - Answers Techniques for Critical Thinking
Critical Analysis - Answers Employing a set of questions (criteria for judging) to determine what
is vital information and what is extraneous information.
Looks deeper; identifies and scrutinizes assumptions; looks for inconsistencies; explores many
points of view and is able to distinguish factual data from beliefs. - Answers Socratic Method
Inductive Reasoning - Answers -Making generalizations based upon facts or observations
-Moves from the specific to the general.
Opposite of Inductive
Goes from the general to the specific. - Answers Deductive Reasoning
Nursing Process - Answers 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
, 5. Evaluation
Collecting, organizing, validating, & documenting data
-Information is gained via observation, interview, physical exam, and intuition - Answers
Assessment
Why is data gathered? - Answers -To identify actual or potential health problems
-Establishing a data base about the client's response to health/illness
List of information that is documented in a separate portion of the EHR
-Food
-I&O
-Vitals - Answers Flow sheet/chart
Why do we assess? - Answers Identify baseline and trends
Patient Reported
-Symptoms or covert data
-Apparent only to the person affected
-Can be described only by person affected
-Includes sensations, feelings, values, beliefs, attitudes, and perception of personal health status
and life situations - Answers Subjective Data
Objective Data - Answers Observable
-Signs or overt data
-Detectable by an observer
-Can be measured or tested against an accepted standard
-Can be seen, heard, felt, or smelled
-Obtained through observation or physical examination
Needing a specific answer
-Restrictive
Yes/no
Factual
Critical Thinking - Answers -Recognizing priorities
-Use knowledge from other fields to ensure provision of safe, effective, holistic care.
-Work in stressful settings with changing patient care needs.
-Make critical decisions.
-Promote development of new ideas and solutions to problems.
-Flexibility
-Independence, self-confidence and individuality.
-Must assess credibility of information
-Distinguish between fact, opinion and judgments.
1. Critical Analysis
2. Socratic Questioning
3. Inductive Reasoning
4. Deductive Reasoning - Answers Techniques for Critical Thinking
Critical Analysis - Answers Employing a set of questions (criteria for judging) to determine what
is vital information and what is extraneous information.
Looks deeper; identifies and scrutinizes assumptions; looks for inconsistencies; explores many
points of view and is able to distinguish factual data from beliefs. - Answers Socratic Method
Inductive Reasoning - Answers -Making generalizations based upon facts or observations
-Moves from the specific to the general.
Opposite of Inductive
Goes from the general to the specific. - Answers Deductive Reasoning
Nursing Process - Answers 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
, 5. Evaluation
Collecting, organizing, validating, & documenting data
-Information is gained via observation, interview, physical exam, and intuition - Answers
Assessment
Why is data gathered? - Answers -To identify actual or potential health problems
-Establishing a data base about the client's response to health/illness
List of information that is documented in a separate portion of the EHR
-Food
-I&O
-Vitals - Answers Flow sheet/chart
Why do we assess? - Answers Identify baseline and trends
Patient Reported
-Symptoms or covert data
-Apparent only to the person affected
-Can be described only by person affected
-Includes sensations, feelings, values, beliefs, attitudes, and perception of personal health status
and life situations - Answers Subjective Data
Objective Data - Answers Observable
-Signs or overt data
-Detectable by an observer
-Can be measured or tested against an accepted standard
-Can be seen, heard, felt, or smelled
-Obtained through observation or physical examination
Needing a specific answer
-Restrictive
Yes/no
Factual
