NSG 3100
GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING NSG 3100 FUNDAMENTALS
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which assessment question should the nurse use to clarify
patient information that's has been obtained
a. "What are the most important things you need to know
about your diet"
b. "Am incorrect that you take two medications at home for
your blood pressure?"
c. "Have we talked about all of the tissues that you have with
wound care?"
d. "Can you talk about your discomfort?" - correct answer b. "Am
incorrect that you take two medications at home for your blood
pressure?"
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Which essential critical thinking indicator is the nurse using
when she tries out a new way to apply a dressing?
a. Curiosity
b. Discipline
c. Creativity
d. Persistence - correct answer c. creativity
The nurse on the surgical unit has a multiple patient
assignment. On beginning the shift, the nurse determines that
the first patient to see in the morning is the individual who:
a. Has a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
b. Requires instruction four wound care
c. Needs to be transferred from bed to chair
d. Received pain medication 5 minutes ago. - correct answer a. Has a
blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
For the process of reflection, the nurse ask him-or herself which
of the following?
a. "How I report the increase ball pressure reading?"
b. "Why is the patient having pain now?"
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c. "Did the patient's respiratory status just change?"
d. "How should I have taught the patient patient to do self-
injection more efficiently?" - correct answer d. "How should I have
taught the patient patient to do self-injection more efficiently?"
The nurse is using the personal critical thinking indicator of
honesty when he or she does, which of the following?
a. Feel certain about being able to perform the skill.
b. Provides factual and true information to the patient.
c. Considers all of the information before moving forward with
the plan of care.
d. Follows an orderly approach to completing the required
interventions. - correct answer b. Provides factual and true
information to the patient.
The nurse keeps working with the patient to help him ambulate,
motivating him to reach his goal Of being independent. The
nurse is demonstrating which critical thinking trait?
a. Confidence.
b. Humility.
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c. Persistance
d. Fairness. - correct answer c. Fairness
On entering the room, the experience nurse has a sense that
the patient's status has changed. The nurse is using which
attribute of clinical judgment?
a. Intuition
b. Validation
c. Inference
d. Inductive reasoning - correct answer a. Intuition
According to the NCSBN-CJMM, in order to form hypotheses,
the nurse needs to
a. Analyze cues
b. Generating solutions
c. Taking action
d. Evaluating outcomes - correct answer b. Generating solutions
GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING NSG 3100 FUNDAMENTALS
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which assessment question should the nurse use to clarify
patient information that's has been obtained
a. "What are the most important things you need to know
about your diet"
b. "Am incorrect that you take two medications at home for
your blood pressure?"
c. "Have we talked about all of the tissues that you have with
wound care?"
d. "Can you talk about your discomfort?" - correct answer b. "Am
incorrect that you take two medications at home for your blood
pressure?"
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Which essential critical thinking indicator is the nurse using
when she tries out a new way to apply a dressing?
a. Curiosity
b. Discipline
c. Creativity
d. Persistence - correct answer c. creativity
The nurse on the surgical unit has a multiple patient
assignment. On beginning the shift, the nurse determines that
the first patient to see in the morning is the individual who:
a. Has a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
b. Requires instruction four wound care
c. Needs to be transferred from bed to chair
d. Received pain medication 5 minutes ago. - correct answer a. Has a
blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
For the process of reflection, the nurse ask him-or herself which
of the following?
a. "How I report the increase ball pressure reading?"
b. "Why is the patient having pain now?"
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c. "Did the patient's respiratory status just change?"
d. "How should I have taught the patient patient to do self-
injection more efficiently?" - correct answer d. "How should I have
taught the patient patient to do self-injection more efficiently?"
The nurse is using the personal critical thinking indicator of
honesty when he or she does, which of the following?
a. Feel certain about being able to perform the skill.
b. Provides factual and true information to the patient.
c. Considers all of the information before moving forward with
the plan of care.
d. Follows an orderly approach to completing the required
interventions. - correct answer b. Provides factual and true
information to the patient.
The nurse keeps working with the patient to help him ambulate,
motivating him to reach his goal Of being independent. The
nurse is demonstrating which critical thinking trait?
a. Confidence.
b. Humility.
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c. Persistance
d. Fairness. - correct answer c. Fairness
On entering the room, the experience nurse has a sense that
the patient's status has changed. The nurse is using which
attribute of clinical judgment?
a. Intuition
b. Validation
c. Inference
d. Inductive reasoning - correct answer a. Intuition
According to the NCSBN-CJMM, in order to form hypotheses,
the nurse needs to
a. Analyze cues
b. Generating solutions
c. Taking action
d. Evaluating outcomes - correct answer b. Generating solutions
