LPN TO RN TRANSITIONS EXAM
PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● The nursing is listening to a lecture on reasoned thought. Which
statement indicates that
teaching has been effective?
a. "Reasoned thought is reflection."
b. "Reasoned thought is emotion."
c. "Reasoned thought is parity."
d. "Reasoned thought is contrast."
Answer: b. "Reasoned thought is emotion."
●● Using clinical judgment, the nurse makes decisions on whether to
proceed with or revise a
course of action. When providing this education to a nursing student,
which statement
indicates that the teaching has been effective?
a. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is reflective thinking."
,b. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is persuasive thinking."
c. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is critical thinking."
d. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is intuitive thinking."
Answer: c. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess
necessary for sound
clinical judgment is critical thinking."
●● The nurse is listening to a lecture on critical thought. Which
statement indicates that the
teaching has been effective?
a. "Critical thought is a disciplined, rational, and self-directed activity
that uses
standards and criteria."
b. "Critical thought is an intuitive process that relies only on the nurse's
experience."
c. "Critical thought is a persuasive process leading to sound decisions."
,d. "Critical thought is a reactive process after an intervention is
completed."
Answer: a. "Critical thought is a disciplined, rational, and self-directed
activity that uses
standards and criteria."
●● A patient has a problem that prevents him from shaving himself,
tying his shoes, or fixing his
meals. He is not physically able to compensate for the problem, so he is
in need of assistance.
Data support the nursing diagnosis "impaired physical mobility" by what
mode of reasoning?
a. Induction
b. Deduction
c. Reduction
d. Reflection
Answer: b. Deduction
●● An RN has been working with a patient on the nursing unit for a 12-
hour shift. The nurse
recognizes that each time the patient is turned to the left, the blood
pressure drops 15 mm Hg.
, The same RN has seen this phenomenon in several other patients and
makes the connection
that patients with right-sided heart failure (the medical diagnosis) will
experience a blood
pressure drop if they are turned to their left side. This type of reasoning
is called
a. inductive.
b. deductive.
c. reductive
d. reflective
Answer: a. inductive.
●● Each element of the nursing process involves critical thinking.
Which definition of assessment
reflects critical thinking?
a. Correctly and completely documenting the assessment data on a form
b. A process of discovery and decision-making about the nature of the
patient's needs
c. Using a systematic approach to ensure comprehensive collection of
assessment
data
PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● The nursing is listening to a lecture on reasoned thought. Which
statement indicates that
teaching has been effective?
a. "Reasoned thought is reflection."
b. "Reasoned thought is emotion."
c. "Reasoned thought is parity."
d. "Reasoned thought is contrast."
Answer: b. "Reasoned thought is emotion."
●● Using clinical judgment, the nurse makes decisions on whether to
proceed with or revise a
course of action. When providing this education to a nursing student,
which statement
indicates that the teaching has been effective?
a. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is reflective thinking."
,b. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is persuasive thinking."
c. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is critical thinking."
d. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess necessary for
sound
clinical judgment is intuitive thinking."
Answer: c. "The inquiry (investigational or exploratory) subprocess
necessary for sound
clinical judgment is critical thinking."
●● The nurse is listening to a lecture on critical thought. Which
statement indicates that the
teaching has been effective?
a. "Critical thought is a disciplined, rational, and self-directed activity
that uses
standards and criteria."
b. "Critical thought is an intuitive process that relies only on the nurse's
experience."
c. "Critical thought is a persuasive process leading to sound decisions."
,d. "Critical thought is a reactive process after an intervention is
completed."
Answer: a. "Critical thought is a disciplined, rational, and self-directed
activity that uses
standards and criteria."
●● A patient has a problem that prevents him from shaving himself,
tying his shoes, or fixing his
meals. He is not physically able to compensate for the problem, so he is
in need of assistance.
Data support the nursing diagnosis "impaired physical mobility" by what
mode of reasoning?
a. Induction
b. Deduction
c. Reduction
d. Reflection
Answer: b. Deduction
●● An RN has been working with a patient on the nursing unit for a 12-
hour shift. The nurse
recognizes that each time the patient is turned to the left, the blood
pressure drops 15 mm Hg.
, The same RN has seen this phenomenon in several other patients and
makes the connection
that patients with right-sided heart failure (the medical diagnosis) will
experience a blood
pressure drop if they are turned to their left side. This type of reasoning
is called
a. inductive.
b. deductive.
c. reductive
d. reflective
Answer: a. inductive.
●● Each element of the nursing process involves critical thinking.
Which definition of assessment
reflects critical thinking?
a. Correctly and completely documenting the assessment data on a form
b. A process of discovery and decision-making about the nature of the
patient's needs
c. Using a systematic approach to ensure comprehensive collection of
assessment
data
