MIDTERM 1 AND 2 EXAM: NURS
160, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
MCCSN Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWERS- Nursing practice, the
practice of the associate degree graduate, and nursing education
What are the 6 "Rights" of medication administration? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- The right: dose, time, person, route, medication, and
situation
What gets in the way of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Fear/lack of confidence, time, bias, fatigue, lack of knowledge
What are the skills a nurse must have associated with critical
thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Interpreting, analyzing, inferring,
evaluating, explaining, and self-regulating
What are clinical reasoning and clinical decision making? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Interchangeable terms used to label the
process of thinking and decision making by nurses. They use
strong knowledge base in nursing, knowledge of current patient
situation, clinical experience and reasoning.
,What are the stages of the clinical reasoning cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Consider patient situation -> collect cues/information
-> process information -> identify problem/issues -> establish
goals -> take action -> evaluate outcomes -> reflect on process
and new learning
** very similar to ADPIE**
What is the goal of the Nursing Skill Development and Judgement
Model? - CORRECT ANSWERS- To provide excellent care and have
excellent judgement
What are the principles of adult learning? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Student must take an active role, motivate yourself, tech others,
learning occurs when diverse views are shared
What are the domains of learning? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Cognitive: knowledge based
Psychomotor: skill based
Affective: attitudes and beliefs
What are the types of Law? - CORRECT ANSWERS- -
Constitutional: national individual rights
-Statutory: state bills in response to needs of specific groups
-Administrative: laws from administrative agencies under
executive branch of govt (BRN)
, -Common: derived form judicial decisions in similar cases
- Civil: applies to rights of individuals ****
-Criminal: offenses against society
-Contract
What is a tort? - CORRECT ANSWERS- An area of civil law that
encompasses negligence, personal injury, and medical
malpractice claims. It is a wrongful act committed by someone
and causes harm. Also includes negligence.
What are the 2 types of torts and what are examples of each? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Intentional: the person meant to do it (ex.
assault, false imprisonment, fraud)
Unintentional: the person did not mean to do it (ex. failure to
assess and monitor, failure to communicate and report, failure to
evaluate risks, medication errors)
What is a "Standard of Care"? - CORRECT ANSWERS- A legal
concept that states how a nurse is expected to act according to
that standards of competent care. It asks "What would a
reasonably prudent nurse do?"
What is expected of nursing students (ethically and legally) when
doing clinical rotations? - CORRECT ANSWERS- -Work within
clinical objectives set by MCCSN
-Perform to the level of knowledge
-Accept responsibility for own actions/omissions
160, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
MCCSN Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWERS- Nursing practice, the
practice of the associate degree graduate, and nursing education
What are the 6 "Rights" of medication administration? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- The right: dose, time, person, route, medication, and
situation
What gets in the way of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Fear/lack of confidence, time, bias, fatigue, lack of knowledge
What are the skills a nurse must have associated with critical
thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Interpreting, analyzing, inferring,
evaluating, explaining, and self-regulating
What are clinical reasoning and clinical decision making? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Interchangeable terms used to label the
process of thinking and decision making by nurses. They use
strong knowledge base in nursing, knowledge of current patient
situation, clinical experience and reasoning.
,What are the stages of the clinical reasoning cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Consider patient situation -> collect cues/information
-> process information -> identify problem/issues -> establish
goals -> take action -> evaluate outcomes -> reflect on process
and new learning
** very similar to ADPIE**
What is the goal of the Nursing Skill Development and Judgement
Model? - CORRECT ANSWERS- To provide excellent care and have
excellent judgement
What are the principles of adult learning? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Student must take an active role, motivate yourself, tech others,
learning occurs when diverse views are shared
What are the domains of learning? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Cognitive: knowledge based
Psychomotor: skill based
Affective: attitudes and beliefs
What are the types of Law? - CORRECT ANSWERS- -
Constitutional: national individual rights
-Statutory: state bills in response to needs of specific groups
-Administrative: laws from administrative agencies under
executive branch of govt (BRN)
, -Common: derived form judicial decisions in similar cases
- Civil: applies to rights of individuals ****
-Criminal: offenses against society
-Contract
What is a tort? - CORRECT ANSWERS- An area of civil law that
encompasses negligence, personal injury, and medical
malpractice claims. It is a wrongful act committed by someone
and causes harm. Also includes negligence.
What are the 2 types of torts and what are examples of each? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Intentional: the person meant to do it (ex.
assault, false imprisonment, fraud)
Unintentional: the person did not mean to do it (ex. failure to
assess and monitor, failure to communicate and report, failure to
evaluate risks, medication errors)
What is a "Standard of Care"? - CORRECT ANSWERS- A legal
concept that states how a nurse is expected to act according to
that standards of competent care. It asks "What would a
reasonably prudent nurse do?"
What is expected of nursing students (ethically and legally) when
doing clinical rotations? - CORRECT ANSWERS- -Work within
clinical objectives set by MCCSN
-Perform to the level of knowledge
-Accept responsibility for own actions/omissions
