ATI CRITICAL THINKING /CRITICAL THINKING ATI PROCTORED GUIDE LATEST
VERSION REAL EXAM QUESTIONS |AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What is the nursing process: Is key to helping nurses make clini cal judgments
that are appropriate to clients @#$%^&*()
2. Steps of the Nursing Process: 1. Assessment
2. Analysis (Diagnosis)
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
ADPIE
3. Assessment: Assess the objective and subjective data that pertains to the client.
-Recognize Cues: Recognizing Relevance- what clinical data is releva nt, including
assessment, clinical records lab and testing results
-Vital Signs and .g., ., patient's feelings or symptoms).
4. Analysis/Diagnosis: Determine the client's problems.
- Look at the meaning of the data---what does each data mean
Prioritize Hypotheses
5. Planning: Creating a plan to address client's problem
Generate Solutions= Create a plan of care= Prioritize outcomes and interventions
6. Implementation:: TAKE ACTION to provide care as outlined in planning
7. Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions provided and docu-
ment the client response.
8. inductive reasoning: specific to general
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Observation: Every time I see a swan, it is white.
Conclusion: All swans are white
9. Inference: The conclusion drawn from facts, going beyond facts to make a state-
ment about something that is not currently known.
EX) Patient with severe backache will have high BP and pulse
Observation: A patient has an elevated heart rate, rapid breathing, a nd is sweating.
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VERSION REAL EXAM QUESTIONS |AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What is the nursing process: Is key to helping nurses make clini cal judgments
that are appropriate to clients @#$%^&*()
2. Steps of the Nursing Process: 1. Assessment
2. Analysis (Diagnosis)
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
ADPIE
3. Assessment: Assess the objective and subjective data that pertains to the client.
-Recognize Cues: Recognizing Relevance- what clinical data is releva nt, including
assessment, clinical records lab and testing results
-Vital Signs and .g., ., patient's feelings or symptoms).
4. Analysis/Diagnosis: Determine the client's problems.
- Look at the meaning of the data---what does each data mean
Prioritize Hypotheses
5. Planning: Creating a plan to address client's problem
Generate Solutions= Create a plan of care= Prioritize outcomes and interventions
6. Implementation:: TAKE ACTION to provide care as outlined in planning
7. Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions provided and docu-
ment the client response.
8. inductive reasoning: specific to general
-
Observation: Every time I see a swan, it is white.
Conclusion: All swans are white
9. Inference: The conclusion drawn from facts, going beyond facts to make a state-
ment about something that is not currently known.
EX) Patient with severe backache will have high BP and pulse
Observation: A patient has an elevated heart rate, rapid breathing, a nd is sweating.
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