Galen NSG 3100 exam 1 &
exam 2.
Exam Study Guide – Practice
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What is the least effective decision making process - Answer✔✔-establishing
assumptions
what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack - Answer✔✔-
exactness
The research process of problem solving is - Answer✔✔-most effective when
used by experienced nurses
why is the nursing process method used in nursing - Answer✔✔-it creates
interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and goals
and plans, and works well in all environments
,what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies -
Answer✔✔-recognize important cues
child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse uses
balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent - Answer✔✔-
creativity and critical thinking
what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or
happening - Answer✔✔-intuition
a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an increased risk for
hypovolemic shock after observing the blood spurting out of the wound. what
is this an example of - Answer✔✔-inductive reasoning
while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor obtains
information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the instructor
returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this show? -
Answer✔✔-creating an environment that supports critical thinking
what is the definition of the nursing process - Answer✔✔-systematic rational
method of planning and providing individualized nursing care
how are nursing cognitive skills learned - Answer✔✔-through reading and
applying health related literature
, what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and standards of
nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX - Answer✔✔-outcomes
identifications and diagnosis
during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural
implication? - Answer✔✔-physical distance between the nurse and client and
seating arrangement
what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use in the
interview process - Answer✔✔-how have you been feeling lately
what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment -
Answer✔✔-cephalocaudal
what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data
about dysfunctional and functional behavior - Answer✔✔-Gordons functional
health patterns
after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies
in the information. what is this process - Answer✔✔-validating
the nurse takes the clients vital signs, the nurse is performing which phase of
the nursing process - Answer✔✔-assessing
the nurse reassesses a clients temperature 45 minutes after administering
acetaminophen, this is an example of what type of assessment - Answer✔✔-
ongoing
exam 2.
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
What is the least effective decision making process - Answer✔✔-establishing
assumptions
what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack - Answer✔✔-
exactness
The research process of problem solving is - Answer✔✔-most effective when
used by experienced nurses
why is the nursing process method used in nursing - Answer✔✔-it creates
interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and goals
and plans, and works well in all environments
,what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies -
Answer✔✔-recognize important cues
child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse uses
balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent - Answer✔✔-
creativity and critical thinking
what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or
happening - Answer✔✔-intuition
a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an increased risk for
hypovolemic shock after observing the blood spurting out of the wound. what
is this an example of - Answer✔✔-inductive reasoning
while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor obtains
information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the instructor
returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this show? -
Answer✔✔-creating an environment that supports critical thinking
what is the definition of the nursing process - Answer✔✔-systematic rational
method of planning and providing individualized nursing care
how are nursing cognitive skills learned - Answer✔✔-through reading and
applying health related literature
, what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and standards of
nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX - Answer✔✔-outcomes
identifications and diagnosis
during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural
implication? - Answer✔✔-physical distance between the nurse and client and
seating arrangement
what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use in the
interview process - Answer✔✔-how have you been feeling lately
what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment -
Answer✔✔-cephalocaudal
what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data
about dysfunctional and functional behavior - Answer✔✔-Gordons functional
health patterns
after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies
in the information. what is this process - Answer✔✔-validating
the nurse takes the clients vital signs, the nurse is performing which phase of
the nursing process - Answer✔✔-assessing
the nurse reassesses a clients temperature 45 minutes after administering
acetaminophen, this is an example of what type of assessment - Answer✔✔-
ongoing
