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TIONAL NURSING,
9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1 - 19
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Chapter 05: Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
Knecht: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. A first-postoperative-day patient received pain medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not
experiencing pain but refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered. The nursing student
caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it might be advisable to administer
pain medication. The student is using
a.
the right brain hemisphere.
b.
the intrapersonal learning style.
c.
linguistic memory.
d.
critical thinking.
ANS: D
The student has questioned the reason for the patient’s refusal to deep breathe and ambulate
and has suggested that a possible cause may be the presence of discomfort that could be
relieved by medication. This qualifies as critical thinking. The action described is not a good
example of right brain hemisphere use or use of the intrapersonal learning style, and it is not
related to linguistics.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 67 | p. 68 OBJ: 2 | 3
, Chapter 09: Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
Knecht: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The instructor tells a nursing student to hurry with the assignment in order to help a
classmate who is behind with work. The student has promised a patient she’d return in 15
minutes to polish the patient’s nails. Which response would be considered assertive?
a.
“Why me? I’m still busy with my own patients. Ask one of the others who
are standing around at the nurses’ station.”
b.
“I suppose I can, if you insist.”
c.
“I’ve promised one of my patients that I’ll come back to polish her nails. I’d like
to be able to keep that promise. Can you possibly ask someone else?”
d.
“I’ll be glad to help.” Then go and apologize to the patient, saying the
instructor won’t let you polish her nails.
ANS: C
Telling the instructor of the promise and asking him or her to find someone else is an honest,
positive response that protects one’s own rights but does not infringe on the rights of others.
Asking “Why me?” and stating, “I’m still busy with my own patients. Ask one of the others
who are standing around at the nurses’ station” is aggressive. The statement “I suppose I
can, if you insist” is passive. Stating “I’ll be glad to help” and then apologizing to the patient
saying the instructor won’t let you polish her nails is dishonest.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 123-125 OBJ: 2
SUCCESS IN
PRACTICAL/VOCA
TIONAL NURSING,
9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1 - 19
, PREVIEW PAGES FROM THE WHOLE DOCUMENT
Chapter 05: Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
Knecht: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. A first-postoperative-day patient received pain medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not
experiencing pain but refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered. The nursing student
caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it might be advisable to administer
pain medication. The student is using
a.
the right brain hemisphere.
b.
the intrapersonal learning style.
c.
linguistic memory.
d.
critical thinking.
ANS: D
The student has questioned the reason for the patient’s refusal to deep breathe and ambulate
and has suggested that a possible cause may be the presence of discomfort that could be
relieved by medication. This qualifies as critical thinking. The action described is not a good
example of right brain hemisphere use or use of the intrapersonal learning style, and it is not
related to linguistics.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 67 | p. 68 OBJ: 2 | 3
, Chapter 09: Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
Knecht: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The instructor tells a nursing student to hurry with the assignment in order to help a
classmate who is behind with work. The student has promised a patient she’d return in 15
minutes to polish the patient’s nails. Which response would be considered assertive?
a.
“Why me? I’m still busy with my own patients. Ask one of the others who
are standing around at the nurses’ station.”
b.
“I suppose I can, if you insist.”
c.
“I’ve promised one of my patients that I’ll come back to polish her nails. I’d like
to be able to keep that promise. Can you possibly ask someone else?”
d.
“I’ll be glad to help.” Then go and apologize to the patient, saying the
instructor won’t let you polish her nails.
ANS: C
Telling the instructor of the promise and asking him or her to find someone else is an honest,
positive response that protects one’s own rights but does not infringe on the rights of others.
Asking “Why me?” and stating, “I’m still busy with my own patients. Ask one of the others
who are standing around at the nurses’ station” is aggressive. The statement “I suppose I
can, if you insist” is passive. Stating “I’ll be glad to help” and then apologizing to the patient
saying the instructor won’t let you polish her nails is dishonest.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 123-125 OBJ: 2
