Clinical Decision Making Pretest Questions and Correct Answers

A nurse working in the ICU has decided to attend a professional critical care conference. What critical thinking attitude is exemplified by this nurse's actions? Awareness of self-limits A nurse caring for clients across the life span must consider the age, development level, and functional status of clients when helping them in clinical decision making. Which action by the nurse indicates support for a preschooler's decision making ability? Asking the client if she would like to have her snack before or after going for an x-ray. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a chest x-ray at 0900 and will be off the unit. The client is also due to have medication at 0900. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? Administer the client's medication at 0845. A nurse auscultates a client's breath sounds after the client receives an albuterol nebulizer treatment secondary to wheezing. The nurse finds that the client is still wheezing despite the therapy. Which aspect of the Tanner clinical judgment model is the nurse displaying? Noticing A nurse is caring for a client with a history of a heart dysrhythmia. The nurse notifies the client's healthcare provider after noticing a decreasing trend in the client's serum potassium level, client muscle spasms, and changes in ECG pattern. Which critical thinking concept is the nurse using? Recognizing salient cues. A nurse is caring for a client with a history of diabetes mellitus. The nurse notices an upward trend to the client's daily fasting serum blood glucose and notifies the client's healthcare provider. Which level best describes this nurse according to Benner's skill acquisition model? PROFICIENT