FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING NCLEX PRACTICE QUIZ 4 (20 ITEMS)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Critical thinking and the nursing process have which of the following in common? Both:
A. Are important to use in nursing practice
B. Use an ordered series of steps
C. Are patient-specific processes
D. Were developed specifically for nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Are important to use in nursing
practice
In which step of the nursing process does the nurse analyze data and identify client problems?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning outcomes
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Diagnosis
In which phase of the nursing process does the nurse decide whether her actions have successfully
treated the client's health problem?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning outcomes
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation
What is the most basic reason that self-knowledge is important for nurses? Because it helps the nurse
to:
A. Identify personal biases that may affect his thinking and actions
, B. Identify the most effective interventions for a patient
C. Communicate more efficiently with colleagues, patients, and families
D. Learn and remember new procedures and techniques - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Identify personal
biases that may affect his thinking and actions
Arrange the steps of the nursing process in the sequence in which they generally occur.
A. Assessment
B. Evaluation
C. Planning outcomes
D. Planning interventions
E. Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning Outcomes, Planning
Interventions, Evaluation
How are critical thinking skills and critical thinking attitudes similar? Both are:
A. Influences on the nurse's problem solving and decision making
B. Like feelings rather than cognitive activities
C. Cognitive activities rather than feelings
D. Applicable in all aspects of a person's life - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Influences on the nurse's
problem solving and decision making
The nurse is preparing to admit a patient from the emergency department. The transferring nurse
reports that the patient with chronic lung disease has a 30+ year history of tobacco use. The nurse used
to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day at one time and worked very hard to quit smoking. She immediately
thinks to herself, "I know I tend to feel negatively about people who use tobacco, especially when they
have a serious lung condition; I figure if I can stop smoking, they should be able to. I must remember
how physically and psychologically difficult that is, and be very careful not to let be judgmental of this
patient." This best illustrates:
A. Theoretical knowledge
B. Self-knowledge
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Critical thinking and the nursing process have which of the following in common? Both:
A. Are important to use in nursing practice
B. Use an ordered series of steps
C. Are patient-specific processes
D. Were developed specifically for nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Are important to use in nursing
practice
In which step of the nursing process does the nurse analyze data and identify client problems?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning outcomes
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Diagnosis
In which phase of the nursing process does the nurse decide whether her actions have successfully
treated the client's health problem?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning outcomes
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation
What is the most basic reason that self-knowledge is important for nurses? Because it helps the nurse
to:
A. Identify personal biases that may affect his thinking and actions
, B. Identify the most effective interventions for a patient
C. Communicate more efficiently with colleagues, patients, and families
D. Learn and remember new procedures and techniques - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Identify personal
biases that may affect his thinking and actions
Arrange the steps of the nursing process in the sequence in which they generally occur.
A. Assessment
B. Evaluation
C. Planning outcomes
D. Planning interventions
E. Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning Outcomes, Planning
Interventions, Evaluation
How are critical thinking skills and critical thinking attitudes similar? Both are:
A. Influences on the nurse's problem solving and decision making
B. Like feelings rather than cognitive activities
C. Cognitive activities rather than feelings
D. Applicable in all aspects of a person's life - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Influences on the nurse's
problem solving and decision making
The nurse is preparing to admit a patient from the emergency department. The transferring nurse
reports that the patient with chronic lung disease has a 30+ year history of tobacco use. The nurse used
to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day at one time and worked very hard to quit smoking. She immediately
thinks to herself, "I know I tend to feel negatively about people who use tobacco, especially when they
have a serious lung condition; I figure if I can stop smoking, they should be able to. I must remember
how physically and psychologically difficult that is, and be very careful not to let be judgmental of this
patient." This best illustrates:
A. Theoretical knowledge
B. Self-knowledge
