INTRO TO NURSING PRACTICE TEST 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
________- observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making
ANSWER
clinical judgement
Question 2.
_______- separates professional nurses from technicians or other assistive personel (AP)
ANSWER
clinical decision making
Question 3.
5 steps of nursing process:
ANSWER
assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate
Question 4.
_____- gather info about the patients condition; recognize clues
ANSWER
assess
Question 5.
______- identify the patients problems; analyze clues/ prioritize hypothesis
ANSWER
diagnose
,Question 6.
_______- set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions; generate
solutions
ANSWER
plan
Question 7.
______- perform the nursing actions identified in planning; take action
ANSWER
implement
Question 8.
_______- determine if goals and expected outcomes are achieved; evaluate outcomes
ANSWER
evaluate
Question 9.
____- the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openess to question and reflect on the
reasoning process; the aim of this is to focus on important issues in any clinical situation and make
decisions that produced desired patient outcomes.
ANSWER
critical thinking
Question 10.
_______- Following rules, procedures, or instructions exactly as taught; limited analysis.
ANSWER
basic critical thinking
, Question 11.
__________- Analyzing information, recognizing patterns, prioritizing, and adapting actions based on the
situation.
ANSWER
complex critical thinking
Question 12.
________-Making decisions confidently, taking responsibility, and advocating for the best patient
outcome—even in uncertainty
ANSWER
commitment
Question 13.
components of critical thinking in the clinical judgement model:
ANSWER
competence, knowledge base, experience, environment
Question 14.
intellectual standards for critical thinking:
ANSWER
preciseness, accuracy, consistency
Question 15.
professional standards for critical thinking:
ANSWER
ethical criteria for nursing judgment, criteria for evaluation, professional responsibility
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
________- observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making
ANSWER
clinical judgement
Question 2.
_______- separates professional nurses from technicians or other assistive personel (AP)
ANSWER
clinical decision making
Question 3.
5 steps of nursing process:
ANSWER
assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate
Question 4.
_____- gather info about the patients condition; recognize clues
ANSWER
assess
Question 5.
______- identify the patients problems; analyze clues/ prioritize hypothesis
ANSWER
diagnose
,Question 6.
_______- set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions; generate
solutions
ANSWER
plan
Question 7.
______- perform the nursing actions identified in planning; take action
ANSWER
implement
Question 8.
_______- determine if goals and expected outcomes are achieved; evaluate outcomes
ANSWER
evaluate
Question 9.
____- the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openess to question and reflect on the
reasoning process; the aim of this is to focus on important issues in any clinical situation and make
decisions that produced desired patient outcomes.
ANSWER
critical thinking
Question 10.
_______- Following rules, procedures, or instructions exactly as taught; limited analysis.
ANSWER
basic critical thinking
, Question 11.
__________- Analyzing information, recognizing patterns, prioritizing, and adapting actions based on the
situation.
ANSWER
complex critical thinking
Question 12.
________-Making decisions confidently, taking responsibility, and advocating for the best patient
outcome—even in uncertainty
ANSWER
commitment
Question 13.
components of critical thinking in the clinical judgement model:
ANSWER
competence, knowledge base, experience, environment
Question 14.
intellectual standards for critical thinking:
ANSWER
preciseness, accuracy, consistency
Question 15.
professional standards for critical thinking:
ANSWER
ethical criteria for nursing judgment, criteria for evaluation, professional responsibility
