PN CRITICAL THINKING NUR 155 FINAL 2026
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT QUESTION BANK
DETAILED RESPONSES
◉ Nursing Process.
Answer: Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step by step
approach to PROVIDE PATIENT centered care: ADPIE
Assessment
Diagnosis -RN only
Planning/Outcomes
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Why study Critical Thinking?.
Answer: Thinking with a purpose, know why you do what you do.
Discipline specific reasoning process that ensures a nurse is
generating, implementing, and evaluation approaches.
◉ Benner's Theory of Stages of Clinical Competence.
Answer: 5 Stages of developing nursing clinical competence:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
,Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 1: Novice.
Answer: Nursing Student in first year of clinical education; limited
and inflexible, rule based, limited ability to predict what might
happen in a particular situation.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 2: Advanced Beginner.
Answer: New grads in their first jobs, nurses have more experience
and are able to recognize recurrent, meaningful components of a
situation. They have the knowledge and the knowhow but not the in-
depth experience.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 5: Expert.
Answer: Nurses that are able to recognize demands and resources in
situations and attain their goals. No longer do they rely solely on
rules to guide actions under certain situations. They area able to
intuitively grasp the situation based on their deep knowledge and
experience.
, Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Noticing.
Answer: First step of Tanner's model of clinical judgement.
1. Identifying signs and symptoms
2. Gathering complete and accurate data
3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing potential complications
5. Identifying assumptions
◉ Noticing-1. Identifying signs and symptoms.
Answer: The ability to recognize that a situation is different,
changed, and not of a normal state. Indcates that something is
different than expected.
◉ Noticing-2. Gathering complete and accurate data.
Answer: Collecting pertinent data from various sources. This data is
used as the basis for identifying issues/concerns, solving problems,
and making decisions. Must verify that data is complete and
accurate.
◉ Noticing-3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively.
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT QUESTION BANK
DETAILED RESPONSES
◉ Nursing Process.
Answer: Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step by step
approach to PROVIDE PATIENT centered care: ADPIE
Assessment
Diagnosis -RN only
Planning/Outcomes
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Why study Critical Thinking?.
Answer: Thinking with a purpose, know why you do what you do.
Discipline specific reasoning process that ensures a nurse is
generating, implementing, and evaluation approaches.
◉ Benner's Theory of Stages of Clinical Competence.
Answer: 5 Stages of developing nursing clinical competence:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
,Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 1: Novice.
Answer: Nursing Student in first year of clinical education; limited
and inflexible, rule based, limited ability to predict what might
happen in a particular situation.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 2: Advanced Beginner.
Answer: New grads in their first jobs, nurses have more experience
and are able to recognize recurrent, meaningful components of a
situation. They have the knowledge and the knowhow but not the in-
depth experience.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 5: Expert.
Answer: Nurses that are able to recognize demands and resources in
situations and attain their goals. No longer do they rely solely on
rules to guide actions under certain situations. They area able to
intuitively grasp the situation based on their deep knowledge and
experience.
, Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Noticing.
Answer: First step of Tanner's model of clinical judgement.
1. Identifying signs and symptoms
2. Gathering complete and accurate data
3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing potential complications
5. Identifying assumptions
◉ Noticing-1. Identifying signs and symptoms.
Answer: The ability to recognize that a situation is different,
changed, and not of a normal state. Indcates that something is
different than expected.
◉ Noticing-2. Gathering complete and accurate data.
Answer: Collecting pertinent data from various sources. This data is
used as the basis for identifying issues/concerns, solving problems,
and making decisions. Must verify that data is complete and
accurate.
◉ Noticing-3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively.
