NURSING INFORMATICS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS
⩥ A nursing student asks a faculty member how to improve
critical thinking. Which response by the faculty is best?
.Answer: Pay close attention to how you solve problems; assess
your own style of thinking.
⩥ Which of the following is a characteristic of an accomplished
critical thinker? .Answer: Inquisitiveness
⩥ Which of the following statements describes the purpose of
the nursing process? .Answer: Process used to identify and solve
patient problems
⩥ Which of the following is considered subjective data in
information gathering from the patient? .Answer: Pain
⩥ A nursing student is complaining about writing care plans.
Which response by the faculty is best to help the student see the
importance of this activity? .Answer: The nursing process is a
way to systematically think about and use patient data.
, ⩥ Which of the following is considered objective data obtained
from the patient? .Answer: Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 PM.
⩥ The nurse observes a patient lying rigidly in bed and taking
shallow breaths. The patient reports a pain score of 4 out of 5
and says, My leg hurts. The nurse determines that the objective
and subjective data are .Answer: congruent and support that the
patient is in pain.
⩥ A nurse is admitting a non-English speaking patient to the
hospital unit. Which is the best method of obtaining data from
the patient? .Answer: Interviewing the patient using a
professional interpreter
⩥ What is the primary method of obtaining patient data?
.Answer: Interview with patient
⩥ What does the process of analysis of patient data directly
result in? .Answer: Identifying actual or potential problems
amenable to nursing intervention
EVALUATION SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS
⩥ A nursing student asks a faculty member how to improve
critical thinking. Which response by the faculty is best?
.Answer: Pay close attention to how you solve problems; assess
your own style of thinking.
⩥ Which of the following is a characteristic of an accomplished
critical thinker? .Answer: Inquisitiveness
⩥ Which of the following statements describes the purpose of
the nursing process? .Answer: Process used to identify and solve
patient problems
⩥ Which of the following is considered subjective data in
information gathering from the patient? .Answer: Pain
⩥ A nursing student is complaining about writing care plans.
Which response by the faculty is best to help the student see the
importance of this activity? .Answer: The nursing process is a
way to systematically think about and use patient data.
, ⩥ Which of the following is considered objective data obtained
from the patient? .Answer: Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 PM.
⩥ The nurse observes a patient lying rigidly in bed and taking
shallow breaths. The patient reports a pain score of 4 out of 5
and says, My leg hurts. The nurse determines that the objective
and subjective data are .Answer: congruent and support that the
patient is in pain.
⩥ A nurse is admitting a non-English speaking patient to the
hospital unit. Which is the best method of obtaining data from
the patient? .Answer: Interviewing the patient using a
professional interpreter
⩥ What is the primary method of obtaining patient data?
.Answer: Interview with patient
⩥ What does the process of analysis of patient data directly
result in? .Answer: Identifying actual or potential problems
amenable to nursing intervention
