CLINICAL JUDGMENT (PRIORITIZING PATIENT CARE) QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is Priority Setting? - (ANSWER)It is the 10th concept of ATI's Helix of Success. When nursing
judgement is used to make decisions about the order of nursing actions. Their are 7 main Priority Setting
Frameworks
What are the seven priority setting frameworks? (7) - (ANSWER)1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2. The Nursing Process
3. ABC's
4. Safety and Risk Reduction
5. Least Restrictive/Least Invasive
6. Survival Potential
7. Acute/Urgent/Unstable vs. Chronic/NonUrgent/Stable
These frameworks are followed in a clinical setting to aid a nurse in making clinical judgments to
prioritize care
What is "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs"? What are the names of the levels? Which levels are the priority
when attending to the needs of a patient? - (ANSWER)1. Self-Actualization (top)
2. Self-esteem
3. Love and Belonging
4. Safety and Security
5. Physiological (bottom)
The needs starting at the bottom are most important. Although, Depending on the situation needs from
above can sometimes outrank needs found below.
What needs are associated with Safety and Security and where does this level fall in the pyramid? -
(ANSWER)1. Living in a Safe Environment
2. Adequate Income
3. Shelter from Environmental Elements
This level is second from the bottom
, CLINICAL JUDGMENT (PRIORITIZING PATIENT CARE) QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Upon which level of "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" do relationships fall under? - (ANSWER)The third
level: Love and Belonging
Involvement with community and spiritual group help to meet which need of "Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs"? - (ANSWER)The third level which is Love and Belonging
Upon which level of "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" does Social Recognition fall under? - (ANSWER)The
need placed second from the top: Self-Esteem
What is the Nursing Process? What are the 5 steps of an RN's Nursing Process? - (ANSWER)One of the
seven priority setting frameworks: The Nursing Process is a problem solving process used by nurses to
diagnose and treat the response of clients to actual and potential alterations in health.
The 5 Steps include (AAPIE): 1. Assessment (first) 2. Analysis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. and
Evaluation
Which step of the Nursing Process "Lays the foundation for making decisions about client's plan of
care"? - (ANSWER)The second step: Analysis
Which step of the Nursing Process "Takes priority over planning, implementation and evaluation"? -
(ANSWER)The second step: Analysis
In which step of the nursing process are desired client outcomes established? - (ANSWER)The 3rd step:
Planning
The application of nursing knowledge to the selection of appropriate nursing interventions to promote,
maintain or restore a client's level of health is which step of the nursing process? - (ANSWER)The fourth
step: Implementation
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is Priority Setting? - (ANSWER)It is the 10th concept of ATI's Helix of Success. When nursing
judgement is used to make decisions about the order of nursing actions. Their are 7 main Priority Setting
Frameworks
What are the seven priority setting frameworks? (7) - (ANSWER)1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2. The Nursing Process
3. ABC's
4. Safety and Risk Reduction
5. Least Restrictive/Least Invasive
6. Survival Potential
7. Acute/Urgent/Unstable vs. Chronic/NonUrgent/Stable
These frameworks are followed in a clinical setting to aid a nurse in making clinical judgments to
prioritize care
What is "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs"? What are the names of the levels? Which levels are the priority
when attending to the needs of a patient? - (ANSWER)1. Self-Actualization (top)
2. Self-esteem
3. Love and Belonging
4. Safety and Security
5. Physiological (bottom)
The needs starting at the bottom are most important. Although, Depending on the situation needs from
above can sometimes outrank needs found below.
What needs are associated with Safety and Security and where does this level fall in the pyramid? -
(ANSWER)1. Living in a Safe Environment
2. Adequate Income
3. Shelter from Environmental Elements
This level is second from the bottom
, CLINICAL JUDGMENT (PRIORITIZING PATIENT CARE) QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Upon which level of "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" do relationships fall under? - (ANSWER)The third
level: Love and Belonging
Involvement with community and spiritual group help to meet which need of "Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs"? - (ANSWER)The third level which is Love and Belonging
Upon which level of "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" does Social Recognition fall under? - (ANSWER)The
need placed second from the top: Self-Esteem
What is the Nursing Process? What are the 5 steps of an RN's Nursing Process? - (ANSWER)One of the
seven priority setting frameworks: The Nursing Process is a problem solving process used by nurses to
diagnose and treat the response of clients to actual and potential alterations in health.
The 5 Steps include (AAPIE): 1. Assessment (first) 2. Analysis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. and
Evaluation
Which step of the Nursing Process "Lays the foundation for making decisions about client's plan of
care"? - (ANSWER)The second step: Analysis
Which step of the Nursing Process "Takes priority over planning, implementation and evaluation"? -
(ANSWER)The second step: Analysis
In which step of the nursing process are desired client outcomes established? - (ANSWER)The 3rd step:
Planning
The application of nursing knowledge to the selection of appropriate nursing interventions to promote,
maintain or restore a client's level of health is which step of the nursing process? - (ANSWER)The fourth
step: Implementation
