GALEN NSG 3100 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026

GALEN NSG 3100 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026 What is the least effective decision making process - Answers establishing assumptions what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack - Answers exactness The research process of problem solving is - Answers most effective when used by experienced nurses why is the nursing process method used in nursing - Answers it creates interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and goals and plans, and works well in all environments what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies - Answers recognize important cues child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse uses balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent - Answers creativity and critical thinking what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or happening - Answers intuition a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an increased risk for hypovolemic shock after observing the blood spurting out of the wound. what is this an example of - Answers inductive reasoning while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor obtains information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this show? - Answers creating an environment that supports critical thinking what is the definition of the nursing process - Answers systematic rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care how are nursing cognitive skills learned - Answers through reading and applying health related literature what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and standards of nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX - Answers outcomes identifications and diagnosis during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural implication? - Answers physical distance between the nurse and client and seating arrangement what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use in the interview process - Answers how have you been feeling lately what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment - Answers cephalocaudal what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data about dysfunctional and functional behavior - Answers Gordons functional health patterns after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies in the information. what is this process - Answers validating the nurse takes the clients vital signs, the nurse is performing which phase of the nursing process - Answers assessing the nurse reassesses a clients temperature 45 minutes after administering acetaminophen, this is an example of what type of assessment - Answers ongoing the nurse is measuring the drainage from a Jackson-Pratt drain. what is considered objective data? - Answers the drainage measurement is 25 ml what is the purpose of data collection and analysis - Answers to identify actual or potential health concerns which statement is a nursing diagnosis - Answers potential for sleep-pattern disturbances what is the purpose of a nursing diagnosis - Answers to identify a client's problem and etiology what might the nurse perform during the diagnosing component of the nursing process - Answers compare data against current nursing standards, cluster or group the data to generate a tentative hypothesis, identify gaps and inconsistencies in the data what is a nursing function during the diagnosing phase of the nursing process - Answers clarify all inconsistencies in the data before making infereces readiness for enhanced parenting is an example of which type of diagnosis - Answers wellness diagnosis which part of the following nursing diagnostic statements would be correct - Answers impaired skin integrity related to immobility how does the nurse begin a diagnostic label for a collaborative problem - Answers potential complication for pneumonia atelectasis "a client will walk to end of hallway without assistance by friday" is an example of what - Answers short-term goal client will ambulate 20 yard without assistance in 8 weeks is an example of a - Answers long term goal nurse instructs the client on turning, coughing, and deep breathing q2h. hat is the relationship of nursing interventions to problem status? - Answers prevention interventions