NUR 155 EXAM 1 Questions with
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Question 1:
According to Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model, what are the 4 steps?
A) Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
B) Noticing, Reflecting, Responding, and Interpreting
C) Identify, Assess, Analyze, Implement
D) Observe, Think, Act, Review
Answer: B - Noticing, Reflecting, Responding, and Interpreting
Question 2:
What does "Think with a Purpose" encompass in clinical thinking?
A) Study, memorize, recall, and apply
B) Stop, think, ask, and assess
C) Read, observe, analyze, and conclude
D) Listen, understand, decide, and act
Answer: B - Stop, think, ask and assess
Question 3:
What is clinical judgment defined as?
A) The ability to diagnose diseases accurately
B) Gives safe, complete, patient-centered care
C) Making quick decisions in emergency situations
D) Following doctor's orders without question
Answer: B - Gives safe complete patient-centered care
Question 4:
What is the primary purpose of critical thinking in nursing?
A) To speed up patient care delivery
B) Uses principles of nursing process and evidence-based practice
,C) To reduce documentation time
D) To eliminate patient complaints
Answer: B - Uses principles of nursing process and evidence-based practice
Question 5:
According to Benner's Theory of Novice to Expert, what stage is a new mom
considered?
A) Beginner
B) Competent
C) Novice
D) Proficient
Answer: C - Novice
Question 6:
What are all the stages in Benner's Theory of Novice to Expert?
A) Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
B) Novice, Beginner, Competent, Proficient, Expert
C) Student, Technician, Professional, Specialist
D) Junior, Senior, Lead, Master
Answer: B - Novice (student), Beginner (LPN), Competent (RN), Proficient
(Dr.), Expert (Specialist)
Question 7:
What is the key difference between Tanner's Model and the Nursing Process?
A) Tanner's is older than the nursing process
B) Nursing process is planning care; Tanner's is the THINKING behind why we
provide care
C) They are the same model with different names
D) Tanner's is only used in hospitals
Answer: B - Planning to provide care is nursing process, Tanner's is the
THINKING behind it, "why we provide care"
Question 8:
, What is a major difference between a novice and an experienced nurse?
A) Experienced nurses work faster
B) Novice nurses have better organizational skills
C) Experienced nurses recognize patterns, have more knowledge and
experience
D) Novice nurses are always better with technology
Answer: C - Recognizing patterns, more knowledge and experience
Question 9:
What does identifying assumptions mean in critical thinking?
A) Making educated guesses based on experience
B) No supporting evidence, jumping to conclusions without evidence
C) Using evidence to draw conclusions
D) Following established protocols
Answer: B - No supporting evidence, jumping to conclusions, based on WHAT
evidence
Question 10:
If a nurse assumes that a man and wife are married without asking, what
thinking skill error is being demonstrated?
A) Poor assessment
B) Identifying assumptions
C) Lack of communication
D) Missing objective data
Answer: B - Identifying assumptions
Question 11:
What three things could affect your thinking when predicting patient
outcomes?
A) Age, gender, and weight
B) Medication, diet, and exercise
C) Environmental, experience, and recognizing patterns
D) Time, location, and resources
Answers| 100% VERIFIED
Question 1:
According to Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model, what are the 4 steps?
A) Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
B) Noticing, Reflecting, Responding, and Interpreting
C) Identify, Assess, Analyze, Implement
D) Observe, Think, Act, Review
Answer: B - Noticing, Reflecting, Responding, and Interpreting
Question 2:
What does "Think with a Purpose" encompass in clinical thinking?
A) Study, memorize, recall, and apply
B) Stop, think, ask, and assess
C) Read, observe, analyze, and conclude
D) Listen, understand, decide, and act
Answer: B - Stop, think, ask and assess
Question 3:
What is clinical judgment defined as?
A) The ability to diagnose diseases accurately
B) Gives safe, complete, patient-centered care
C) Making quick decisions in emergency situations
D) Following doctor's orders without question
Answer: B - Gives safe complete patient-centered care
Question 4:
What is the primary purpose of critical thinking in nursing?
A) To speed up patient care delivery
B) Uses principles of nursing process and evidence-based practice
,C) To reduce documentation time
D) To eliminate patient complaints
Answer: B - Uses principles of nursing process and evidence-based practice
Question 5:
According to Benner's Theory of Novice to Expert, what stage is a new mom
considered?
A) Beginner
B) Competent
C) Novice
D) Proficient
Answer: C - Novice
Question 6:
What are all the stages in Benner's Theory of Novice to Expert?
A) Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
B) Novice, Beginner, Competent, Proficient, Expert
C) Student, Technician, Professional, Specialist
D) Junior, Senior, Lead, Master
Answer: B - Novice (student), Beginner (LPN), Competent (RN), Proficient
(Dr.), Expert (Specialist)
Question 7:
What is the key difference between Tanner's Model and the Nursing Process?
A) Tanner's is older than the nursing process
B) Nursing process is planning care; Tanner's is the THINKING behind why we
provide care
C) They are the same model with different names
D) Tanner's is only used in hospitals
Answer: B - Planning to provide care is nursing process, Tanner's is the
THINKING behind it, "why we provide care"
Question 8:
, What is a major difference between a novice and an experienced nurse?
A) Experienced nurses work faster
B) Novice nurses have better organizational skills
C) Experienced nurses recognize patterns, have more knowledge and
experience
D) Novice nurses are always better with technology
Answer: C - Recognizing patterns, more knowledge and experience
Question 9:
What does identifying assumptions mean in critical thinking?
A) Making educated guesses based on experience
B) No supporting evidence, jumping to conclusions without evidence
C) Using evidence to draw conclusions
D) Following established protocols
Answer: B - No supporting evidence, jumping to conclusions, based on WHAT
evidence
Question 10:
If a nurse assumes that a man and wife are married without asking, what
thinking skill error is being demonstrated?
A) Poor assessment
B) Identifying assumptions
C) Lack of communication
D) Missing objective data
Answer: B - Identifying assumptions
Question 11:
What three things could affect your thinking when predicting patient
outcomes?
A) Age, gender, and weight
B) Medication, diet, and exercise
C) Environmental, experience, and recognizing patterns
D) Time, location, and resources
