NUR 313 EXAM 1 2026/2027 – QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE REVIEW
NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) - Correct answer ✔✔ a framework for
the valid measurement of clinical judgment and decision making within the context of a
standardized, high-stakes examination.
Nursing Definition - Correct answer ✔✔ protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, and populations
Acute Care - Correct answer ✔✔ diagnosis and treatment of illness, pt is sicker with limited in
patient days
SBAR: Situation - Correct answer ✔✔ What is the situation you are calling about?
Identify self, unit, patient, room number.
Briefly state the problem, what is it, when it happened or started, and how severe.
SBAR: Background - Correct answer ✔✔ Pertinent background information related to the
situation could include the following:
The admitting diagnosis and date of admission, List of current medications, allergies, IV fluids,
and labs, Most recent vital signs, Other clinical information, Code status
Lab results: provide the date and time test was done and results of previous tests
for comparison
,SBAR: Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ What is the nurse's assessment of the situation?
(I think the problem is....)
SBAR: Recommendation - Correct answer ✔✔ What is the nurse's recommendation or what
does he/she want?
Examples:
• Notification that patient has been admitted
• Patient needs to be seen now
• Order change
Acute Illness - Correct answer ✔✔ Diseases with rapid onset and short duration
Chronic Illness - Correct answer ✔✔ Diseases that are prolonged, do not resolve spontaneously,
and are rarely cured completely
Clinical Judgement - Correct answer ✔✔ problem-solving activity in which critical thinking is
used to make decisions that lead to the best patient outcomes
Clinical Judgement Model - Correct answer ✔✔ Recognizing cue, analyze cues, prioritize
hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes
Case management - Correct answer ✔✔ collaborative process - managing care across multiple
settings and levels of care
, Involves pt. and family
Usually RN/social worker
When discharge planning begins - Correct answer ✔✔ the moment a pt is admitted to the
hospital
Restoritive Care - Correct answer ✔✔ Pt requires additional services to return to prior level of
functioning and/or return home; promotes independence, and improves quality o life
Restorative care includes... - Correct answer ✔✔ home health care, medical equipment
provider, short term rehab, skilled nursing facility (SNF), outpatient services
Continuing care - Correct answer ✔✔ a variety of health, personal, and social services provided
over a prolonged period
Pts who are included in continuing care... - Correct answer ✔✔ disabled, unable to function
independently, long term illness
Continuing care includes... - Correct answer ✔✔ long term care facility, assisted living, adult day
care, respite care, hospice
Isotonic fluids include: - Correct answer ✔✔ 0.9% NS, LR, D5W
Isotonic - Correct answer ✔✔ same osmolarity as plasma, expands only in the ECF, no net losses
or gains from ICF
Hypotonic - Correct answer ✔✔ Less concentrated than plasma, water moves from ECF to ICF
PRACTICE REVIEW
NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) - Correct answer ✔✔ a framework for
the valid measurement of clinical judgment and decision making within the context of a
standardized, high-stakes examination.
Nursing Definition - Correct answer ✔✔ protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, and populations
Acute Care - Correct answer ✔✔ diagnosis and treatment of illness, pt is sicker with limited in
patient days
SBAR: Situation - Correct answer ✔✔ What is the situation you are calling about?
Identify self, unit, patient, room number.
Briefly state the problem, what is it, when it happened or started, and how severe.
SBAR: Background - Correct answer ✔✔ Pertinent background information related to the
situation could include the following:
The admitting diagnosis and date of admission, List of current medications, allergies, IV fluids,
and labs, Most recent vital signs, Other clinical information, Code status
Lab results: provide the date and time test was done and results of previous tests
for comparison
,SBAR: Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ What is the nurse's assessment of the situation?
(I think the problem is....)
SBAR: Recommendation - Correct answer ✔✔ What is the nurse's recommendation or what
does he/she want?
Examples:
• Notification that patient has been admitted
• Patient needs to be seen now
• Order change
Acute Illness - Correct answer ✔✔ Diseases with rapid onset and short duration
Chronic Illness - Correct answer ✔✔ Diseases that are prolonged, do not resolve spontaneously,
and are rarely cured completely
Clinical Judgement - Correct answer ✔✔ problem-solving activity in which critical thinking is
used to make decisions that lead to the best patient outcomes
Clinical Judgement Model - Correct answer ✔✔ Recognizing cue, analyze cues, prioritize
hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes
Case management - Correct answer ✔✔ collaborative process - managing care across multiple
settings and levels of care
, Involves pt. and family
Usually RN/social worker
When discharge planning begins - Correct answer ✔✔ the moment a pt is admitted to the
hospital
Restoritive Care - Correct answer ✔✔ Pt requires additional services to return to prior level of
functioning and/or return home; promotes independence, and improves quality o life
Restorative care includes... - Correct answer ✔✔ home health care, medical equipment
provider, short term rehab, skilled nursing facility (SNF), outpatient services
Continuing care - Correct answer ✔✔ a variety of health, personal, and social services provided
over a prolonged period
Pts who are included in continuing care... - Correct answer ✔✔ disabled, unable to function
independently, long term illness
Continuing care includes... - Correct answer ✔✔ long term care facility, assisted living, adult day
care, respite care, hospice
Isotonic fluids include: - Correct answer ✔✔ 0.9% NS, LR, D5W
Isotonic - Correct answer ✔✔ same osmolarity as plasma, expands only in the ECF, no net losses
or gains from ICF
Hypotonic - Correct answer ✔✔ Less concentrated than plasma, water moves from ECF to ICF
