TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR BASIC NURSING 3RD EDITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED

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Chapter 2. Clinical Judgment
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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gi 1. Which characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking have in common?
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1. Requires reasonable thought gi gi


2. Asks the questions “Why?” or “How?” gi gi gi gi gi


3. Is a hierarchical process gi gi gi


4. Demands specialized thinking skills gi gi gi




gi 2. A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager changes in the process for documentin
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g care on the unit. The nurses describe a completely new system. For which reason is itimportant f
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or the nurse manager to have a critical attitude?
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1. All the possible advantages and disadvantages and must be considered.
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2. An open mind about the proposed change needs to be maintained.
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3. The nursing process needs to be applied to the proposed change.
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4. Past experience with documentation needs to be applied to the decision.
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gi 3. The nurse is assigned to the clinical care of a newly admitted patient. To know how best to care fo
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rthe patient, the nurse develops a plan of care. Which action will the nurse initially perform?
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1. Make an assessment gi gi


2. Make a diagnosis gi gi


3. Plan outcomes gi


4. Plan interventions gi




gi 4. Nurses are constantly confronted by situations and conditions requiring the application of various
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types of knowledge. Which is an example of practical knowledge?
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1. The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and the ventricle.
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2. The pancreas does not produce enough insulin in type 1 diabetes.
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3. When assessing the abdomen, you should auscultate before palpating. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


4. Pain medication given intravenously acts faster than medication given by other routes.
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gi 5. Nursing education does not override or diminish self-
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knowledge. Which is the most importantreason for nurses to develop an awareness about indi
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vidual self-knowledge?
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1. Can be used to hide personal cultural biases
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2. Assists in directing patients to self-understanding gi gi gi gi gi


3. Helps identify errors in nurse’s thinking gi gi gi gi gi


4. Aids the nurse in protecting personal beliefs gi gi gi gi gi gi




gi 6. Which is the most important reason for nurses to be critical thinkers?
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1. Nurses need to follow policies and procedures. gi gi gi gi gi gi


2. Nurses work with other healthcare team members. gi gi gi gi gi gi


3. Nurses care for clients who have multiple health problems. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


4. Nurses have to be flexible and work variable schedules. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi




gi 7. The nurse is administering pain medication to an assigned patient every 4 hours as prescribed an
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dbased on patient-
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stated pain levels. The nurse’s actions are an example of which aspect of patientcare?
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1. Assessment data gi


2. Nursing diagnosis gi


3. Patient outcome gi


4. Nursing intervention gi




gi 8. What is clinical judgment defined as?
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1. Processes that promote safe client care decisions and outcomes gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


2. Avoids clinical thinking and decision making gi gi gi gi gi


3. Applying the same treatment regardless of a patient’s needs or health problems
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4. Is based on not addressing a patient’s response to a health problem
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gi 9. Which commonality is shared by both critical thinking and the nursing process?
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1. They are both linear processes used to guide one’s thinking.
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2. They are both thinking methods used to solve a problem.
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3. They both use specific steps to solve a problem. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


4. They both use similar steps to solve a problem. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi




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10. A nurse admits a patient to the unit after completing a comprehensive interview and p
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hysicalexamination. Which action does the nurse take to develop a nursing diagnosis?
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1. Analyze the assessment data. gi gi gi




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2. Refer to the standards of patient care. gi gi gi gi gi gi


3. Select appropriate patient care interventions. gi gi gi gi


4. Ask the client’s perceptions of the health problem.
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gi 11. The nurse develops a plan of care for a patient who is at risk for impaired skin integrity.
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Interventions include changing the patient’s position every 2 hours and keeping the skin clean an
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ddry. During the evaluation phase of the nursing process, which finding validates the effectivenes
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s of the plan of care?
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1. Documentation reflects the performance of care interventions. gi gi gi gi gi gi


2. Reassessment indicates maintenance or improvement of the condition. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


3. Intervention performance is verbally validated by the assigned personnel. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


4. Patient states that care was provided in an effective and timely manner. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi




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12. The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes mellitus and impaired skin integrity. When pr
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eparing a plan of care, the nurse uses knowledge of the patient’s medical condition and the latestg
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uidelines for providing skin care. Appropriate interventions are initiated, and the nurse begins reg
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ular monitoring for intervention effectiveness. Which nursing concept is being used?
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1. Full-spectrum nursing gi


2. Critical thinking gi


3. Nursing process gi


4. Nursing knowledge gi




gi 13. Why is it important for nurses to be critical thinkers?
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1. All clients are unique and have individual needs and differences.
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2. All nursing actions are based on theoretical knowledge. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


3. Nurses choose their actions primarily from professional guidelines. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


4. Nurses provide care based on individual client preferences. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi




gi 14. The nurse uses full-spectrum nursing and a critical-
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thinking model to organize patient care. If the nurse lacks facts about the patient’s pathophysiolog
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y, a credible source is used for the information.The nurse considers alternative actions for implem
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enting care, factoring in the unique qualities of the patient. Which critical-
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thinking concept is the nurse demonstrating? gi gi gi gi gi


1. Following model guidelines for specific interventions gi gi gi gi gi


2. Using linear processes to promote critical thinking gi gi gi gi gi gi


3. Moving appropriately back and forth between steps gi gi gi gi gi gi


4. Using self-knowledge in the decision-making process gi gi gi gi gi




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