PN CRITICAL THINKING NUR 155 FINAL 2026
STUDY GUIDE REVISION SHEET CORE
CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ subjective data (noticing).
Answer: things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
◉ Intuitive reasoning.
Answer: Able to recognize the situation immedialy. Pattern based
◉ factors that influence "Noticing".
Answer: -intrapersonal characteristics of the nurse
-theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care
◉ Narrative reasoning.
Answer: Situation to patient experience with illness.
◉ Interpreting (tanners).
,Answer: comparing and contrast data, clustering related
information, recognizing inconsistencies, checking accuracy,
distinguishing relevant from irrelevant, determine importance of
info, judge how much ambiguity is acceptable (ie b/p dt condition),
determine legal ethical professional guidelines, (predicting and)
*managing potential complications
◉ Noticing.
Answer: 1. Identify signs and symptoms
2. Complete and accurate date
3. Assessing systemically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing patient complications
5. Identifying assumptions
◉ analytic reasoning (interpreting).
Answer: based on theoretical knowledge. nurse makes a hypothesis
or best guess about the pt care situation and then tests. typically
students and novice nurses
◉ Interpreting.
Answer: Understanding of the situation
◉ intuitive reasoning (interpreting).
, Answer: based on unstated but understood knowledge about the pt,
the care giving context, and their previous experiences. typically
expert nurse.
◉ Responding.
Answer: Based on what you interpreted the nurse will determine
appropriate actions
◉ narrative reasoning (interpreting).
Answer: way of making sense of a situation through telling and
interpreting stories. nurse hears pt stories of past medical
experiences, helps nurse understand specific pt experiences, setting
the stage for individualized care
◉ Reflection in action.
Answer: Observing patient reaction to the action the nurse chose
and deciding if the situation was fixed
◉ responding (tanners).
Answer: taking action, ability to carry out nursing skills and effective
communication, delegating, setting priorities
◉ Reflection on action.
STUDY GUIDE REVISION SHEET CORE
CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ subjective data (noticing).
Answer: things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
◉ Intuitive reasoning.
Answer: Able to recognize the situation immedialy. Pattern based
◉ factors that influence "Noticing".
Answer: -intrapersonal characteristics of the nurse
-theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care
◉ Narrative reasoning.
Answer: Situation to patient experience with illness.
◉ Interpreting (tanners).
,Answer: comparing and contrast data, clustering related
information, recognizing inconsistencies, checking accuracy,
distinguishing relevant from irrelevant, determine importance of
info, judge how much ambiguity is acceptable (ie b/p dt condition),
determine legal ethical professional guidelines, (predicting and)
*managing potential complications
◉ Noticing.
Answer: 1. Identify signs and symptoms
2. Complete and accurate date
3. Assessing systemically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing patient complications
5. Identifying assumptions
◉ analytic reasoning (interpreting).
Answer: based on theoretical knowledge. nurse makes a hypothesis
or best guess about the pt care situation and then tests. typically
students and novice nurses
◉ Interpreting.
Answer: Understanding of the situation
◉ intuitive reasoning (interpreting).
, Answer: based on unstated but understood knowledge about the pt,
the care giving context, and their previous experiences. typically
expert nurse.
◉ Responding.
Answer: Based on what you interpreted the nurse will determine
appropriate actions
◉ narrative reasoning (interpreting).
Answer: way of making sense of a situation through telling and
interpreting stories. nurse hears pt stories of past medical
experiences, helps nurse understand specific pt experiences, setting
the stage for individualized care
◉ Reflection in action.
Answer: Observing patient reaction to the action the nurse chose
and deciding if the situation was fixed
◉ responding (tanners).
Answer: taking action, ability to carry out nursing skills and effective
communication, delegating, setting priorities
◉ Reflection on action.
