NURS 226 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS)
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What is the role of assessment in clinical reasoning models?
Assessment is the starting point of all models of clinical reasoning.
What are the stages of the nursing process in clinical judgment?
The nursing process includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
How do novice, proficient, and expert nurses differ?
NOVICE:
- task oriented, newbie
PROFICIENT:
- understands long term goals for pt
EXPERT:
- recognizes patterns & instantly identifies problems/solutions
What is critical thinking's role in diagnostic reasoning?
Critical thinking is essential for sound diagnostic reasoning and clinical judgment.
What are the three levels of priority in patient care?
First-level: emergent and life-threatening; Second-level: urgent but not life-threatening; Third-
level: important but can wait.
What types of patient data are collected in health assessments?
,Complete (Total Health) Database
- head to toe assessment
- new pt. visit
- wellness visit
Focused or Problem-Centered Database
- assessing issue at hand
Follow-up Database
- routine follow-ups
Emergent Database
- life or limb situation
- combination of all to care quickly & effectively
What is the definition of social determinants of health (SDOH)?
Conditions in environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that
affect health outcomes.
Holistic Health
Physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.
What are some examples of health-related beliefs about illness?
Biomedical, naturalistic (Yin/Yang, hot/cold), and magicoreligious theories (voodoo, faith
healing).
Health Interview
, - First part of data collection
- Establish rapport/trust
- Collect subjective data
- Record a complete HH
- Bridge to physical examination
- Opportunity for teaching
What are the phases of an interview?
Introduction, Working Phase (data gathering), and Closing.
What are some factors that affect communication in interviews?
Internal factors (empathy, self-awareness), external factors (privacy, interruptions, dress, note-
taking).
How to introduce the interview
- Short and formal
- Address using surname unless child
- Introduce self and state role
- Give reason for interview
What are the ten traps of interviewing?
Providing false reassurance, giving unwanted advice, using authority, avoidance language ("died,
tumor", distancing ("your" vs "the"), professional jargon, leading questions, talking too much,
interrupting, and using 'Why' questions.
What techniques can be used during the working phase of an interview?
VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ | 2026 UPDATE
What is the role of assessment in clinical reasoning models?
Assessment is the starting point of all models of clinical reasoning.
What are the stages of the nursing process in clinical judgment?
The nursing process includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
How do novice, proficient, and expert nurses differ?
NOVICE:
- task oriented, newbie
PROFICIENT:
- understands long term goals for pt
EXPERT:
- recognizes patterns & instantly identifies problems/solutions
What is critical thinking's role in diagnostic reasoning?
Critical thinking is essential for sound diagnostic reasoning and clinical judgment.
What are the three levels of priority in patient care?
First-level: emergent and life-threatening; Second-level: urgent but not life-threatening; Third-
level: important but can wait.
What types of patient data are collected in health assessments?
,Complete (Total Health) Database
- head to toe assessment
- new pt. visit
- wellness visit
Focused or Problem-Centered Database
- assessing issue at hand
Follow-up Database
- routine follow-ups
Emergent Database
- life or limb situation
- combination of all to care quickly & effectively
What is the definition of social determinants of health (SDOH)?
Conditions in environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that
affect health outcomes.
Holistic Health
Physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.
What are some examples of health-related beliefs about illness?
Biomedical, naturalistic (Yin/Yang, hot/cold), and magicoreligious theories (voodoo, faith
healing).
Health Interview
, - First part of data collection
- Establish rapport/trust
- Collect subjective data
- Record a complete HH
- Bridge to physical examination
- Opportunity for teaching
What are the phases of an interview?
Introduction, Working Phase (data gathering), and Closing.
What are some factors that affect communication in interviews?
Internal factors (empathy, self-awareness), external factors (privacy, interruptions, dress, note-
taking).
How to introduce the interview
- Short and formal
- Address using surname unless child
- Introduce self and state role
- Give reason for interview
What are the ten traps of interviewing?
Providing false reassurance, giving unwanted advice, using authority, avoidance language ("died,
tumor", distancing ("your" vs "the"), professional jargon, leading questions, talking too much,
interrupting, and using 'Why' questions.
What techniques can be used during the working phase of an interview?
