NURS 1100 Test 1 Review Questions With
Complete Solutions 2026
A nurse enters a patient's room at the beginning of a shift to assess his condition
following a blood transfusion. The nurse cared for the patient on the previous day
as well. The patient has several issues he wishes to share with the nurse, who
takes time to explore each issue. The nurse also assesses the patient and finds no
signs or symptoms of a reaction to the blood product. The nurse observed the
patient the prior day and sees a change in his behavior—a reluctance to get out of
bed and ambulate. Which of the following actions improve the nurse's ability to
make clinical decisions about this patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Working the same shift each day
2. Spending time during the patient assessment
3. Knowing the early mobility protocol guidelines
4. Caring for the patient on consecutive days
5. Knowing the pattern of patient behavior about ambulation - Answer-2, 4, 5
2. Match the concepts for a critical thinker on the left with the application of the
term on the right,
Concepts for Critical Thinkers
___ 1. Truth seeking
___ 2. Open-mindedness
___ 3. Analyticity
___ 4. Systematicity
Term Application
,a. Anticipate how a patient might respond to a treatment.
b. Organize assessment on the basis of patient priorities.
c. Be objective in asking patient questions.
d. Be tolerant of the patient's views and beliefs. - Answer-1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
6. A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks the name of
the medication on the label with the name of the medication on the health care
provider's order. At the bedside, the nurse checks the patient's name against the
medication order as well. The nurse is following which critical thinking attitude?
1. Responsibility
2. Humility
3. Accuracy
4. Fairness - Answer-1
7. A nurse has been caring for a patient with a chronic wound that has not been
healing. The nurse talks with a nurse specialist in wound care to find alternative
approaches from what the health care provider ordered for dressing the wound.
The two decide that because of the patient's allergy to tape, a nonallergenic
dressing will be used. The nurse obtains an order from the health care provider
for the new dressing. After 2 days there is improvement in the wound. This is an
example of which critical thinking standards? (Select all that apply.)
1. Clarity
, 2. Broadness
3. Relevance
4. Risk taking
5. Creativity - Answer-3, 4, 5
8. A nurse is assigned to care for a woman who is expecting her first child. The
nurse organizes herself and plans to gather data about the patient by applying
Pender's health promotion model, including the patient's characteristics and
experiences and situational influences. She plans to observe patient behavior and
consider the patient's psychosocial issues. Such data will offer a clear
understanding to help the nurse identify the patient's needs. This is an example of
which of the following concepts? (Select all that apply.)
1. Diagnostic reasoning
2. Deductive reasoning
3. Inductive reasoning
4. Assessment
5. Problem solving - Answer-2, 4
9. A nurse is caring for a patient who has poor pain control. The patient has a
history of opioid abuse. During the day, the patient made frequent requests for a
pain medication. To make an effective clinical decision about this patient, the
nurse needs to ask questions about the data available on the patient to make a
thorough and thoughtful decision. The nurse asks herself, "How does my view
about the patient's pain tolerance compare with the patient's, and does that pose
a problem?" This is an example of:
1. A question about assumptions
2. A question about evidence
3. A question about procedure
Complete Solutions 2026
A nurse enters a patient's room at the beginning of a shift to assess his condition
following a blood transfusion. The nurse cared for the patient on the previous day
as well. The patient has several issues he wishes to share with the nurse, who
takes time to explore each issue. The nurse also assesses the patient and finds no
signs or symptoms of a reaction to the blood product. The nurse observed the
patient the prior day and sees a change in his behavior—a reluctance to get out of
bed and ambulate. Which of the following actions improve the nurse's ability to
make clinical decisions about this patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Working the same shift each day
2. Spending time during the patient assessment
3. Knowing the early mobility protocol guidelines
4. Caring for the patient on consecutive days
5. Knowing the pattern of patient behavior about ambulation - Answer-2, 4, 5
2. Match the concepts for a critical thinker on the left with the application of the
term on the right,
Concepts for Critical Thinkers
___ 1. Truth seeking
___ 2. Open-mindedness
___ 3. Analyticity
___ 4. Systematicity
Term Application
,a. Anticipate how a patient might respond to a treatment.
b. Organize assessment on the basis of patient priorities.
c. Be objective in asking patient questions.
d. Be tolerant of the patient's views and beliefs. - Answer-1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
6. A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks the name of
the medication on the label with the name of the medication on the health care
provider's order. At the bedside, the nurse checks the patient's name against the
medication order as well. The nurse is following which critical thinking attitude?
1. Responsibility
2. Humility
3. Accuracy
4. Fairness - Answer-1
7. A nurse has been caring for a patient with a chronic wound that has not been
healing. The nurse talks with a nurse specialist in wound care to find alternative
approaches from what the health care provider ordered for dressing the wound.
The two decide that because of the patient's allergy to tape, a nonallergenic
dressing will be used. The nurse obtains an order from the health care provider
for the new dressing. After 2 days there is improvement in the wound. This is an
example of which critical thinking standards? (Select all that apply.)
1. Clarity
, 2. Broadness
3. Relevance
4. Risk taking
5. Creativity - Answer-3, 4, 5
8. A nurse is assigned to care for a woman who is expecting her first child. The
nurse organizes herself and plans to gather data about the patient by applying
Pender's health promotion model, including the patient's characteristics and
experiences and situational influences. She plans to observe patient behavior and
consider the patient's psychosocial issues. Such data will offer a clear
understanding to help the nurse identify the patient's needs. This is an example of
which of the following concepts? (Select all that apply.)
1. Diagnostic reasoning
2. Deductive reasoning
3. Inductive reasoning
4. Assessment
5. Problem solving - Answer-2, 4
9. A nurse is caring for a patient who has poor pain control. The patient has a
history of opioid abuse. During the day, the patient made frequent requests for a
pain medication. To make an effective clinical decision about this patient, the
nurse needs to ask questions about the data available on the patient to make a
thorough and thoughtful decision. The nurse asks herself, "How does my view
about the patient's pain tolerance compare with the patient's, and does that pose
a problem?" This is an example of:
1. A question about assumptions
2. A question about evidence
3. A question about procedure
