Med Surg I Midterm Exam Questions and
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Clinical Judgement Model (CJMM) -Recognize Cues
-Analyze Cues
-Prioritize Hypotheses
-Generate Solutions
-Take Actions
-Evaluate Outcomes
Recognize cues -Cues are elements of assessment and
data that
provide important information.
-What data are relevant (directly related to
patient
outcomes or the priority of care) versus
irrelevant
(unrelated to patient outcomes or priority of
care)?
-What assessment information is the most
important and immediate concern to the
nurse?
,Analyze cues -Consider the cues in the context of the
patient
history and presentation.
-How do the cues (assessment data)
connect to the
patient's condition or history?
-Think about priority collaborative
problems that
support and contradict the information
presented
in this situation.
Prioritize Hypotheses -Consider all possibilities and determine
their
urgency and risk for the patient.
-What will happen?
-Which possible outcomes present the
greatest
concern?
Generate solutions -Use the hypothesis to develop expected
outcomes.
-What interventions will lead to the
expected
outcomes? -What interventions should be
avoided
or are potentially harmful?
-Determine the desired outcomes first to
help
decide which interventions are appropriate.
, Take Action -Use nursing interventions to address the
highest
priorities of care and indicate how these
will be
performed.
-Consider additional assessment, health
teaching,
documentation, requested health care
provider
orders or prescriptions, nursing skills,
interprofessional collaboration, and so on
Evaluate Outcomes -Consider patient outcomes in relation to
expected
outcomes.
-What signs indicate an improvement,
decline, or
unchanged patient condition?
Identify relevant cues from a -Collecting medical history, patient
patient information,
scenario subjective data such as verbal
reports/statements,
objective data, and environmental factors
An example of collecting relevant -Shortness of breath
cues -vital signs
-patient statements
-wincing/groaning
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Clinical Judgement Model (CJMM) -Recognize Cues
-Analyze Cues
-Prioritize Hypotheses
-Generate Solutions
-Take Actions
-Evaluate Outcomes
Recognize cues -Cues are elements of assessment and
data that
provide important information.
-What data are relevant (directly related to
patient
outcomes or the priority of care) versus
irrelevant
(unrelated to patient outcomes or priority of
care)?
-What assessment information is the most
important and immediate concern to the
nurse?
,Analyze cues -Consider the cues in the context of the
patient
history and presentation.
-How do the cues (assessment data)
connect to the
patient's condition or history?
-Think about priority collaborative
problems that
support and contradict the information
presented
in this situation.
Prioritize Hypotheses -Consider all possibilities and determine
their
urgency and risk for the patient.
-What will happen?
-Which possible outcomes present the
greatest
concern?
Generate solutions -Use the hypothesis to develop expected
outcomes.
-What interventions will lead to the
expected
outcomes? -What interventions should be
avoided
or are potentially harmful?
-Determine the desired outcomes first to
help
decide which interventions are appropriate.
, Take Action -Use nursing interventions to address the
highest
priorities of care and indicate how these
will be
performed.
-Consider additional assessment, health
teaching,
documentation, requested health care
provider
orders or prescriptions, nursing skills,
interprofessional collaboration, and so on
Evaluate Outcomes -Consider patient outcomes in relation to
expected
outcomes.
-What signs indicate an improvement,
decline, or
unchanged patient condition?
Identify relevant cues from a -Collecting medical history, patient
patient information,
scenario subjective data such as verbal
reports/statements,
objective data, and environmental factors
An example of collecting relevant -Shortness of breath
cues -vital signs
-patient statements
-wincing/groaning
