QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What assessment indicates that the patient has not fully recovered
from an infection? Answer: Rectal temp of 99.9 degrees ( not a
normal temp )
◉ Nurse is unsure of an IV push medication, What does she refer to?
Select all that apply Answer: -Hospital policy and procedures
-Nurse practice act
◉ Nurse observes patient with O2 saturation at 86% on room air. The
nurse supplies 2L of oxygen which improves O2 to 89%. What step of
the Tanner's process is this? Answer: Compare and Contrast
◉ Novice to expert. New student nurse is described as a novice
Answer: Students are taught objective skills containing weights,
temps and pulses
◉ Post-op patient reports pain 8 out of 10 but the nurse observed
patient laughing on the phone. What step of Tanner's is this? Answer:
Recognize inconsistencies
◉ Graduate nurse states " all old people wet the bed " which step of
tanner's is this? Answer: Identifying assumptions
, ◉ Patient complains of pain in the foot, the nurse noticed the foot is
red and swollen. What step of Tanner's is this? Answer: Checking
accuracy and reliability
◉ Patient is scheduled for MRI, she tells the tech she might be
pregnant. What step of Tanner's is this? Answer: Determine the
importance of data
◉ Nurse obtains a report, looks over medication and checks orders
before seeing patients . What step of Tanner's is this? Answer:
Gathering complete and accurate data
◉ What communication technique you use to show that you are
listening ( she said something about red Yoder ) SATA? Answer: Lean
forward and nod occasionally
◉ What phase of the nursing process of Tanner's interpreting?
Answer: Planning
◉ The nurses believes that the patient is lonely and depressed over his
wife's death. The nurse is exhibiting which stop of the Tanner's model
of clinical judgement? Answer: Identifying assumptions
◉ The nurse believes that the patients CHF has gotten better so she
checks his most recent labs and sees that his BNP has decreased