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A patient in the ER c/o body aches and pains, chills, and has a temp of 39.5. Upon auscultation
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of the chest, the nurse hears wheezing and crackles. The nurse determines that the patient ha
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s a respiratory compromise. What type of reasoning is the nurse using?
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A. Inductive
B
B. Deductive
B
C. Intuitive
B
D. Iterative - ANSWER-
B B B B. Deductive
B
A nurse is exploring different approaches to redirect a patient with severe dementia who is wa
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ndering in other patients rooms, disoriented x3. The nurses recognizes patterns of behaviour i
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n this patient that are somewhat like others patients behaviours with comparable disorders. C
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onsidering the evidence for the least restrictive interventions and gentle persuasion techniqu
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es, the nurse decides to try one approach during her shift and seek feedback from her nursing
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colleague upon evaluation of the outcome after 12 hours. What types of reasoning and thinki
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ng is this nurse using?
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A. Deductive and intuitive
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B. Deductive and analytical
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C. Inductive and analytical
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D. Inductive and intuitive - ANSWER-
B B B B B D. Inductive and intuitive
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A nurse charts a detailed narrative note in the patients clinical record. The nurse rereads his d
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ocumentation and makes edits to clarify the notion for greater accuracy. The nurse reads it a t
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hird time and edits once for grammar structure that improves the accuracy of written commu
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nication. What process is the nurse utilizing?
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A. Deductive
B
B. Iterative
B
C. Inductive
B
,D. Analytical - ANSWER-
B B B D. Analytical
B
A nurse is working on the obstetrical unit. Her patient is in labour. Her contractions are 2 minu
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tes apart, respirations 18, BP 128/84, AR 98. In what steps in the clinical judgement model is t
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he nurse engaging?
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A. Prioritizing hypothesis
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B. Taking action
B B
C. Evaluating outcomes
B B B
D. Recognizing cues - ANSWER-
B B B B D. Recognizing cues
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Benner's intuative humanistic model includes which set of phases?
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A. Levels of proficiency: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
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B. Intuitive thought to analytical thought based on the features of the action from complexity,
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ambiguity, and presentation B B B
C. Five iterative processes: recognize cues, generate hypotheses, judge hypotheses, take actio
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n, and evaluate outcomes
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D. Inductive to deductive intuitive reasoning - ANSWER-
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A. Levels of proficiency: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
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What steps does the CJM include?
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A. Assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation
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B. Hypothesis generation, prioritizing, taking action, evaluating outcomes
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C. Esthetic and empirical stages
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D. Traditional and authoritative practices - ANSWER-
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B. Hypothesis generation, prioritizing, taking action, evaluating outcomes
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A nurse caring for a 14 year old client with T1DM. The patient is receiving oral hypoglycemics a
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nd his blood sugars are unstable. He says he does not have time to eat properly when at schoo
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l because he is busy with sport and activities. The nurse is seeking the best evidence to inform
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diabetic teaching for this patient that addresses his developmental stage and activities. What i
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s the most important evidence that the nurse should consider?
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, A. Expert opinion from colleagues, the theoretical and research literature, the nurses' clinical
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expertise, and the patient's and family's wishes
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B. The evidence from the research literature on patient education for oral hypoglycemics
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C. The parents decision making directives
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D. The nurses' clinical expertise and the unit protocol for oral hypoglycaemic monitoring -
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ANSWER-
B
A. Expert opinion from colleagues, the theoretical and research literature, the nurses cl
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inical expertise, and the patients and family's wishes
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The nurse has delivered an intervention and determined that the outcome is unsatisfactory ba
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sed upon the evaluation. What are the nurses next steps?
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A. Collect more cues and reassess hypothesis and actions
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B. Contact doctor to determine next steps
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C. Inform patient that intervention was unsuccessful
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D. Change the evaluation methods - ANSWER-
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A. Collect more cues and reassess hypothesis and actions
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Which statement best describes the relationship between practice theory and another level o
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f abstraction?
B
A. Testing of practice theory can inform a middle range theory
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B. Testing of practice theory can inform a meta theory
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C. Testing of practice theory can inform a grand theory
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D. Practice theories cannot be tested - ANSWER-
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A. Testing a practice theory can inform a middle range theory
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What does a meta theory do in relation to other levels of philosophical abstraction?
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A. It clarifies practice theories
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B. It refines middle range theories
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C. It clarifies grand theories
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D. It is fixed and absolute - ANSWER-
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A patient in the ER c/o body aches and pains, chills, and has a temp of 39.5. Upon auscultation
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of the chest, the nurse hears wheezing and crackles. The nurse determines that the patient ha
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s a respiratory compromise. What type of reasoning is the nurse using?
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A. Inductive
B
B. Deductive
B
C. Intuitive
B
D. Iterative - ANSWER-
B B B B. Deductive
B
A nurse is exploring different approaches to redirect a patient with severe dementia who is wa
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ndering in other patients rooms, disoriented x3. The nurses recognizes patterns of behaviour i
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n this patient that are somewhat like others patients behaviours with comparable disorders. C
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onsidering the evidence for the least restrictive interventions and gentle persuasion techniqu
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es, the nurse decides to try one approach during her shift and seek feedback from her nursing
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colleague upon evaluation of the outcome after 12 hours. What types of reasoning and thinki
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ng is this nurse using?
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A. Deductive and intuitive
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B. Deductive and analytical
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C. Inductive and analytical
B B B B
D. Inductive and intuitive - ANSWER-
B B B B B D. Inductive and intuitive
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A nurse charts a detailed narrative note in the patients clinical record. The nurse rereads his d
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ocumentation and makes edits to clarify the notion for greater accuracy. The nurse reads it a t
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hird time and edits once for grammar structure that improves the accuracy of written commu
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nication. What process is the nurse utilizing?
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A. Deductive
B
B. Iterative
B
C. Inductive
B
,D. Analytical - ANSWER-
B B B D. Analytical
B
A nurse is working on the obstetrical unit. Her patient is in labour. Her contractions are 2 minu
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tes apart, respirations 18, BP 128/84, AR 98. In what steps in the clinical judgement model is t
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he nurse engaging?
B B B
A. Prioritizing hypothesis
B B B
B. Taking action
B B
C. Evaluating outcomes
B B B
D. Recognizing cues - ANSWER-
B B B B D. Recognizing cues
B B
Benner's intuative humanistic model includes which set of phases?
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A. Levels of proficiency: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
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B. Intuitive thought to analytical thought based on the features of the action from complexity,
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ambiguity, and presentation B B B
C. Five iterative processes: recognize cues, generate hypotheses, judge hypotheses, take actio
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n, and evaluate outcomes
B B B B
D. Inductive to deductive intuitive reasoning - ANSWER-
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A. Levels of proficiency: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
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What steps does the CJM include?
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A. Assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation
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B. Hypothesis generation, prioritizing, taking action, evaluating outcomes
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C. Esthetic and empirical stages
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D. Traditional and authoritative practices - ANSWER-
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B. Hypothesis generation, prioritizing, taking action, evaluating outcomes
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A nurse caring for a 14 year old client with T1DM. The patient is receiving oral hypoglycemics a
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nd his blood sugars are unstable. He says he does not have time to eat properly when at schoo
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l because he is busy with sport and activities. The nurse is seeking the best evidence to inform
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diabetic teaching for this patient that addresses his developmental stage and activities. What i
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s the most important evidence that the nurse should consider?
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, A. Expert opinion from colleagues, the theoretical and research literature, the nurses' clinical
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expertise, and the patient's and family's wishes
B B B B B B
B. The evidence from the research literature on patient education for oral hypoglycemics
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C. The parents decision making directives
B B B B B B
D. The nurses' clinical expertise and the unit protocol for oral hypoglycaemic monitoring -
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ANSWER-
B
A. Expert opinion from colleagues, the theoretical and research literature, the nurses cl
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inical expertise, and the patients and family's wishes
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The nurse has delivered an intervention and determined that the outcome is unsatisfactory ba
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sed upon the evaluation. What are the nurses next steps?
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A. Collect more cues and reassess hypothesis and actions
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B. Contact doctor to determine next steps
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C. Inform patient that intervention was unsuccessful
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D. Change the evaluation methods - ANSWER-
B B B B B B
A. Collect more cues and reassess hypothesis and actions
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Which statement best describes the relationship between practice theory and another level o
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f abstraction?
B
A. Testing of practice theory can inform a middle range theory
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B. Testing of practice theory can inform a meta theory
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C. Testing of practice theory can inform a grand theory
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D. Practice theories cannot be tested - ANSWER-
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A. Testing a practice theory can inform a middle range theory
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What does a meta theory do in relation to other levels of philosophical abstraction?
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A. It clarifies practice theories
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B. It refines middle range theories
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C. It clarifies grand theories
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D. It is fixed and absolute - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B C. It clarifies grand theories
B B B B
