PN CRITICAL THINKING NUR 155 FINAL 2026
MOCK PAPER COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
NOTES ANALYTICAL SUMMARY
◉ What are the thinking skills for Noticing in Tanner's Model?
Answer: 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 thinking skill *IDENTIFYING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS*
Answer: The ability to recognize that a situation is different,
changed, and not of a normal state. Indicates that something is
different that expected.
◉ Noticing thinking skill *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 thinking skill *ASSESSING SYSTEMATICALLY AND
COMPREHENSIVELY*
Answer: An organized manner to collect data to make sure nothing
is omitted or forgotten. Examining the whole, piece-by-piece in a
thorough manner.
◉ Noticing thinking skill *PREDICTING (AND MANAGING)
POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS*
Answer: Looking at the big picture to consider possible
complications for an individual patient. Must know common
complications and consider individual differences. In Noticing, you
are predicting complications, which means you are identifying
possible problems.
◉ Noticing thinking skill *IDENTIFYING ASSUMPTIONS*
Answer: Taking something for granted or hastily arriving at a
conclusion without supporting evidence. A misconception.
◉ What are the thinking skills for Interpreting in Tanner's model?
Answer: 1. Clustering related information
2. Recognizing inconsistencies
3. Checking accuracy
4. Separating relevant and irrelevant data
5. Judging how much ambiguity is acceptable
, 6. Following legal and professional guidelines
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *CLUSTERING RELATED
INFORMATION*
Answer: Grouping together information with a common theme. A
method of organizing data so that you put related things together in
order to better understand the situation.
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *RECOGNIZING INCONSISTENCIES*
Answer: Identifying mismatched data. Seeing if subjective data and
objective data support each other.
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *CHECKING ACCURACY AND
RELIABILITY*
Answer: Realizing that something doesn't seem quite right and
taking action to determine if it is accurate or not. Sounds suspicious
and looking further into it.
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *DISTINGUISHING RELEVANT FROM
IRRELEVANT*
Answer: Deciding which information is pertinent or connects to the
matter at hand. Nurses sort out what information relates to the
current problem or situation.
MOCK PAPER COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
NOTES ANALYTICAL SUMMARY
◉ What are the thinking skills for Noticing in Tanner's Model?
Answer: 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 thinking skill *IDENTIFYING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS*
Answer: The ability to recognize that a situation is different,
changed, and not of a normal state. Indicates that something is
different that expected.
◉ Noticing thinking skill *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 thinking skill *ASSESSING SYSTEMATICALLY AND
COMPREHENSIVELY*
Answer: An organized manner to collect data to make sure nothing
is omitted or forgotten. Examining the whole, piece-by-piece in a
thorough manner.
◉ Noticing thinking skill *PREDICTING (AND MANAGING)
POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS*
Answer: Looking at the big picture to consider possible
complications for an individual patient. Must know common
complications and consider individual differences. In Noticing, you
are predicting complications, which means you are identifying
possible problems.
◉ Noticing thinking skill *IDENTIFYING ASSUMPTIONS*
Answer: Taking something for granted or hastily arriving at a
conclusion without supporting evidence. A misconception.
◉ What are the thinking skills for Interpreting in Tanner's model?
Answer: 1. Clustering related information
2. Recognizing inconsistencies
3. Checking accuracy
4. Separating relevant and irrelevant data
5. Judging how much ambiguity is acceptable
, 6. Following legal and professional guidelines
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *CLUSTERING RELATED
INFORMATION*
Answer: Grouping together information with a common theme. A
method of organizing data so that you put related things together in
order to better understand the situation.
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *RECOGNIZING INCONSISTENCIES*
Answer: Identifying mismatched data. Seeing if subjective data and
objective data support each other.
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *CHECKING ACCURACY AND
RELIABILITY*
Answer: Realizing that something doesn't seem quite right and
taking action to determine if it is accurate or not. Sounds suspicious
and looking further into it.
◉ Interpreting thinking skill *DISTINGUISHING RELEVANT FROM
IRRELEVANT*
Answer: Deciding which information is pertinent or connects to the
matter at hand. Nurses sort out what information relates to the
current problem or situation.
