NUR 200 Exam Critical thinking Newest
Version 2026/2027
1. Complete assessment - Answer>>-A review and physical examination of all body
systems, for stable patients only
2. Clinical judgment - Answer>>-"Thinking Like A Nurse". Integral to the Safety of pt.
Interpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or
the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new
ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's response.
3. Database - Answer>>-Completed health history and physical examination, large store or
bank of info
4. Clinical reasoning - Answer>>-is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical
judgement. An iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding- reasoning in
transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient responds to the nurses
action
5. Psychosocial history - Answer>>-Psychological and social factors
6. Evidence-based practice - Answer>>-clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
7. 1st method of data collection - Answer>>-Interview patient, health history. Patient is
your primary source
8. Tanner's Model - Answer>>-Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
9. 2nd method of data collection - Answer>>-Physical examination ( guided by subjective
and objective)
10. Noticing (tanners model) - Answer>>-identify s/s, gather complete and accurate data,
assessing systematically and comprehensively, *predicting (and managing) potential
complications, identifying assumptions
11. Concepts of clinical judgment - Answer>>-1. Safety
2. Healthcare quality
3. Leadership
4. Patient education
5. Evidence
, 6. Professionalism
7. Care coordination
12. Objective data (noticing) - Answer>>-information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by
an observer; signs
13. Analytic reasoning - Answer>>-Situation is unfamiliar
14. Subjective data (noticing) - Answer>>-things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses; symptoms
15. Intuitive reasoning - Answer>>-Able to recognize the situation immediately. Pattern
based
16. Factors that influence "Noticing" - Answer>>--intrapersonal characteristics of the nurse
-Theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care
17. Narrative reasoning - Answer>>-Situation to patient experience with illness.
18. Interpreting (tanners) - Answer>>-comparing and contrast data, clustering related
information, recognizing inconsistencies, checking accuracy, distinguishing relevant from
irrelevant, determine importance of info, judge how much ambiguity is acceptable (ie b/p
dt condition), determine legal ethical professional guidelines, (predicting and) *managing
potential complications
19. Noticing - Answer>>-1. Identify signs and symptoms
2. Complete and accurate date
3. Assessing systemically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing patient complications
5. Identifying assumptions
20. Analytic reasoning (interpreting) - Answer>>-based on theoretical knowledge. Nurse
makes a hypothesis or best guess about the pt care situation and then tests. Typically
students and novice nurses
21. Interpreting - Answer>>-Understanding of the situation
22. Intuitive reasoning (interpreting) - Answer>>-based on unstated but understood
knowledge about the pt, the care giving context, and their previous experiences.
Typically expert nurse.
23. Responding - Answer>>-Based on what you interpreted the nurse will determine
appropriate actions
Version 2026/2027
1. Complete assessment - Answer>>-A review and physical examination of all body
systems, for stable patients only
2. Clinical judgment - Answer>>-"Thinking Like A Nurse". Integral to the Safety of pt.
Interpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or
the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new
ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's response.
3. Database - Answer>>-Completed health history and physical examination, large store or
bank of info
4. Clinical reasoning - Answer>>-is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical
judgement. An iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding- reasoning in
transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient responds to the nurses
action
5. Psychosocial history - Answer>>-Psychological and social factors
6. Evidence-based practice - Answer>>-clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
7. 1st method of data collection - Answer>>-Interview patient, health history. Patient is
your primary source
8. Tanner's Model - Answer>>-Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
9. 2nd method of data collection - Answer>>-Physical examination ( guided by subjective
and objective)
10. Noticing (tanners model) - Answer>>-identify s/s, gather complete and accurate data,
assessing systematically and comprehensively, *predicting (and managing) potential
complications, identifying assumptions
11. Concepts of clinical judgment - Answer>>-1. Safety
2. Healthcare quality
3. Leadership
4. Patient education
5. Evidence
, 6. Professionalism
7. Care coordination
12. Objective data (noticing) - Answer>>-information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by
an observer; signs
13. Analytic reasoning - Answer>>-Situation is unfamiliar
14. Subjective data (noticing) - Answer>>-things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses; symptoms
15. Intuitive reasoning - Answer>>-Able to recognize the situation immediately. Pattern
based
16. Factors that influence "Noticing" - Answer>>--intrapersonal characteristics of the nurse
-Theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care
17. Narrative reasoning - Answer>>-Situation to patient experience with illness.
18. Interpreting (tanners) - Answer>>-comparing and contrast data, clustering related
information, recognizing inconsistencies, checking accuracy, distinguishing relevant from
irrelevant, determine importance of info, judge how much ambiguity is acceptable (ie b/p
dt condition), determine legal ethical professional guidelines, (predicting and) *managing
potential complications
19. Noticing - Answer>>-1. Identify signs and symptoms
2. Complete and accurate date
3. Assessing systemically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing patient complications
5. Identifying assumptions
20. Analytic reasoning (interpreting) - Answer>>-based on theoretical knowledge. Nurse
makes a hypothesis or best guess about the pt care situation and then tests. Typically
students and novice nurses
21. Interpreting - Answer>>-Understanding of the situation
22. Intuitive reasoning (interpreting) - Answer>>-based on unstated but understood
knowledge about the pt, the care giving context, and their previous experiences.
Typically expert nurse.
23. Responding - Answer>>-Based on what you interpreted the nurse will determine
appropriate actions
