501 Exam 1 Question and answers
100% correct 2025/2026
critical thinking - correct answer ✔analytical process where you make clinical decisions. A continuous
process characterized by open-mindedness to look at each patient situation
clinical reasoning - correct answer ✔a way of thinking about patients to prevent or manage situations
clinical judgement - correct answer ✔critical thinking + clinical reasoning
critical thinking: assessment - correct answer ✔data collection
critical thinking: nursing diagnosis - correct answer ✔analyzing and interpreting data from assessment=
judgement
critical thinking: planning - correct answer ✔choosing an intervention most appropriate for nursing
diagnosis
critical thinking: implementation - correct answer ✔apply knowledge of condition with previous
interventions to select the best one
critical thinking: evaluation - correct answer ✔ongoing process, collection of all data, review, and
applying attitudes and standards to determine outcome.
subjective data - correct answer ✔what the patient tells you
objective data - correct answer ✔information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
, nursing diagnosis - correct answer ✔Diagnostic (NANDA) + related to + as evidence by
goal statement - correct answer ✔describes the desired outcome in patient condition or behavior
- SMART ( specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time)
- implement care, negotiate, prioritize
independent interventions - correct answer ✔- nurse accountability
- client teaching
- no physician
interdependent interventions - correct answer ✔- collaborative
- physical therapy
- dietary needs
dependent interventions - correct answer ✔- physician initiated
- orders on meds, tests, etc
delegation - correct answer ✔5 rights:
1. task
2. circumstance
3. communication
4. person
5. supervision
- can never delegate teaching
100% correct 2025/2026
critical thinking - correct answer ✔analytical process where you make clinical decisions. A continuous
process characterized by open-mindedness to look at each patient situation
clinical reasoning - correct answer ✔a way of thinking about patients to prevent or manage situations
clinical judgement - correct answer ✔critical thinking + clinical reasoning
critical thinking: assessment - correct answer ✔data collection
critical thinking: nursing diagnosis - correct answer ✔analyzing and interpreting data from assessment=
judgement
critical thinking: planning - correct answer ✔choosing an intervention most appropriate for nursing
diagnosis
critical thinking: implementation - correct answer ✔apply knowledge of condition with previous
interventions to select the best one
critical thinking: evaluation - correct answer ✔ongoing process, collection of all data, review, and
applying attitudes and standards to determine outcome.
subjective data - correct answer ✔what the patient tells you
objective data - correct answer ✔information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
, nursing diagnosis - correct answer ✔Diagnostic (NANDA) + related to + as evidence by
goal statement - correct answer ✔describes the desired outcome in patient condition or behavior
- SMART ( specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time)
- implement care, negotiate, prioritize
independent interventions - correct answer ✔- nurse accountability
- client teaching
- no physician
interdependent interventions - correct answer ✔- collaborative
- physical therapy
- dietary needs
dependent interventions - correct answer ✔- physician initiated
- orders on meds, tests, etc
delegation - correct answer ✔5 rights:
1. task
2. circumstance
3. communication
4. person
5. supervision
- can never delegate teaching
