Coordinator/Manager of Care / NUR 112
Exam Questions With All Correct & Verified
Answers
*Critical Thinking* Correct answer-- "All or part of the process of questioning, analysis, synthesis,
interpretation, inference, inductive & deductive reasoning, intuition, application, and creativity."
- Nurses must be able to make meaningful observations, solve problems, & decide on a course of
action.
- Is NOT memorizing a list of information.
- Reflective, purposeful, and self-regulating process.
- Involves recognizing that an issue (patient problem) exits, analyzing information related to the issue
(clinical data), evaluating information, and drawing conclusions.
- Objectively gathering information on a problem or issue.
- Recognizing the need for more information.
- Evaluating the credibility and usefulness of sources of information.
- Recognizing gaps in one's own knowledge
- Listening carefully; reading thoughtfully
- Separating relevant from irrelevant data and important from unimportant data.
- Organizing or grouping information in meaningful ways
- Making inferences (tentative conclusions) about the meaning of the information.
- Visualizing potential solutions to a problem
- Exploring the advantages, disadvantages, and consequences of each potential action.
- Evaluating the credibility and usefulness of sources of information.
- Recognizing differences and similarities among things or situations.
- Prioritizing or ranking data as needed. Correct answer-Critical Thinking Skills:
- Independent thinking
- Intellectual curiosity
- Intellectual humility
- Intellectual empathy
- Intellectual courage
- Fairmindedness Correct answer-Critical Thinking Attitudes:
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Independent Thinking* Correct answer-- Do not believe everything
told or go with the crowd.
- Listen & learn from new ideas
- Do not accept or reject info before understanding it
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual Curiosity* Correct answer-- Inquisitive
- Exhibit an attitude of inquiry
- Frequently think or ask, "What if ...?" "How could we do this differently?" "How does this work?" or
"Why did that happen?"
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual humility* Correct answer-- You do not know everything
, - When unsure, ASK
- Admit when wrong
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual empathy* Correct answer-Try to see a situation as another
person sees it.
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual courage* Correct answer-- Willing to rethink and reject
previous beliefs
- Willing to change
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Fairmindedness* Correct answer-Treat all viewpoints fairly.
*Clinical decision-making skills* Correct answer-*Separate professional nurses from technical and
supportive staff.*
- *Clinical decision-making skills separate professional nurses from technical and supportive staff.*
- No two patients have the identical health problems, which challenges nurses.
- *Nurses need to utilize knowledge, act quickly, and make sound clinical decisions.*
- Examples of decisions nurses make daily: "Which client should I see first?" Correct answer-Clinical
Decision-Making:
Benner's Skill Acquisition Model- *Novice* Correct answer-- Rigid adherence to taught rules or
plans
- Little situational perception
- No discretionary judgment
- *Generally a student *
- Not much clinical experience
- Follows steps exactly how taught
Benner's Skill Acquisition Model- *Advanced Beginner* Correct answer-- Guidelines for action
based on attributes or aspects
- Situational perception is still limited
- All attributes and aspects are treated separately and given equal importance.
- Everything treated separately
- May can tell in a certain situation that something is not right with your pt, but you may not be able
to quite put your finger on what is going on.
- May know what to check but not exactly how to fit all the pieces together in every situation.
Benner's Skill Acquisition Model- *Competent* Correct answer-- Coping with "crowdedness"
- Now sees actions at least partly in terms of long-term goals
- Conscious deliberate planning
- Standardized & routinized procedures
- Nurses for about *2-3 years on the same unit*
- Starting to see bigger picture & what's going on with the pts
- Starting to do more deliberate planning of day & is more clear of what patients to see first.
- Good idea of how work flow goes
- Know easily who takes priority & what needs to be done first
- Able to look at pt a little more holistically
Exam Questions With All Correct & Verified
Answers
*Critical Thinking* Correct answer-- "All or part of the process of questioning, analysis, synthesis,
interpretation, inference, inductive & deductive reasoning, intuition, application, and creativity."
- Nurses must be able to make meaningful observations, solve problems, & decide on a course of
action.
- Is NOT memorizing a list of information.
- Reflective, purposeful, and self-regulating process.
- Involves recognizing that an issue (patient problem) exits, analyzing information related to the issue
(clinical data), evaluating information, and drawing conclusions.
- Objectively gathering information on a problem or issue.
- Recognizing the need for more information.
- Evaluating the credibility and usefulness of sources of information.
- Recognizing gaps in one's own knowledge
- Listening carefully; reading thoughtfully
- Separating relevant from irrelevant data and important from unimportant data.
- Organizing or grouping information in meaningful ways
- Making inferences (tentative conclusions) about the meaning of the information.
- Visualizing potential solutions to a problem
- Exploring the advantages, disadvantages, and consequences of each potential action.
- Evaluating the credibility and usefulness of sources of information.
- Recognizing differences and similarities among things or situations.
- Prioritizing or ranking data as needed. Correct answer-Critical Thinking Skills:
- Independent thinking
- Intellectual curiosity
- Intellectual humility
- Intellectual empathy
- Intellectual courage
- Fairmindedness Correct answer-Critical Thinking Attitudes:
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Independent Thinking* Correct answer-- Do not believe everything
told or go with the crowd.
- Listen & learn from new ideas
- Do not accept or reject info before understanding it
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual Curiosity* Correct answer-- Inquisitive
- Exhibit an attitude of inquiry
- Frequently think or ask, "What if ...?" "How could we do this differently?" "How does this work?" or
"Why did that happen?"
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual humility* Correct answer-- You do not know everything
, - When unsure, ASK
- Admit when wrong
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual empathy* Correct answer-Try to see a situation as another
person sees it.
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Intellectual courage* Correct answer-- Willing to rethink and reject
previous beliefs
- Willing to change
Critical Thinking Attitudes- *Fairmindedness* Correct answer-Treat all viewpoints fairly.
*Clinical decision-making skills* Correct answer-*Separate professional nurses from technical and
supportive staff.*
- *Clinical decision-making skills separate professional nurses from technical and supportive staff.*
- No two patients have the identical health problems, which challenges nurses.
- *Nurses need to utilize knowledge, act quickly, and make sound clinical decisions.*
- Examples of decisions nurses make daily: "Which client should I see first?" Correct answer-Clinical
Decision-Making:
Benner's Skill Acquisition Model- *Novice* Correct answer-- Rigid adherence to taught rules or
plans
- Little situational perception
- No discretionary judgment
- *Generally a student *
- Not much clinical experience
- Follows steps exactly how taught
Benner's Skill Acquisition Model- *Advanced Beginner* Correct answer-- Guidelines for action
based on attributes or aspects
- Situational perception is still limited
- All attributes and aspects are treated separately and given equal importance.
- Everything treated separately
- May can tell in a certain situation that something is not right with your pt, but you may not be able
to quite put your finger on what is going on.
- May know what to check but not exactly how to fit all the pieces together in every situation.
Benner's Skill Acquisition Model- *Competent* Correct answer-- Coping with "crowdedness"
- Now sees actions at least partly in terms of long-term goals
- Conscious deliberate planning
- Standardized & routinized procedures
- Nurses for about *2-3 years on the same unit*
- Starting to see bigger picture & what's going on with the pts
- Starting to do more deliberate planning of day & is more clear of what patients to see first.
- Good idea of how work flow goes
- Know easily who takes priority & what needs to be done first
- Able to look at pt a little more holistically
