NSG 3100 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
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• what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack -✓✓ exactness
• The research process of problem solving is -✓✓ most effective when used by
experienced nurses
• why is the nursing process method used in nursing -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ creativity and critical
thinking
• what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or
happening -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ 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? -✓✓ creating an
environment that supports critical thinking
• what is the definition of the nursing process -✓✓ systematic rational method of
planning and providing individualized nursing care
• how are nursing cognitive skills learned -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ outcomes identifications
and diagnosis
• during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural
implication? -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ how have you been feeling lately
• what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment -✓✓
cephalocaudal
• what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data about
dysfunctional and functional behavior -✓✓ Gordons functional health patterns
• after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies in
the information. what is this process -✓✓ validating
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack -✓✓ exactness
• The research process of problem solving is -✓✓ most effective when used by
experienced nurses
• why is the nursing process method used in nursing -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ creativity and critical
thinking
• what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or
happening -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ 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? -✓✓ creating an
environment that supports critical thinking
• what is the definition of the nursing process -✓✓ systematic rational method of
planning and providing individualized nursing care
• how are nursing cognitive skills learned -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ outcomes identifications
and diagnosis
• during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural
implication? -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ how have you been feeling lately
• what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment -✓✓
cephalocaudal
• what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data about
dysfunctional and functional behavior -✓✓ Gordons functional health patterns
• after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies in
the information. what is this process -✓✓ validating
