QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement
Correct Answer
A model based on how a nurse THINKS, it explains the 4 steps in the critical thinking process that nurses use to solve any
problem:
Noticing
Interpereting
Responding
Reflecting
Question 2
Nursing Process
Correct Answer
Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step by step approach to PROVIDE PATIENT centered care: ADPIE
Assessment
Diagnosis -RN only
Planning/Outcomes
Implementation
Evaluation
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,Question 3
Why study Critical Thinking?
Correct Answer
Thinking with a purpose, know why you do what you do.
Discipline specific reasoning process that ensures a nurse is generating, implementing, and evaluation approaches.
Question 4
Benner's Theory of Stages of Clinical Competence
Correct Answer
5 Stages of developing nursing clinical competence:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
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Question 5
Stage 1: Novice
Correct Answer
Nursing Student in first year of clinical education; limited and inflexible, rule based, limited ability to predict what might
happen in a particular situation.
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, Question 6
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Correct Answer
New grads in their first jobs, nurses have more experience and are able to recognize recurrent, meaningful components
of a situation. They have the knowledge and the knowhow but not the in-depth experience.
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Question 7
Stage 5: Expert
Correct Answer
Nurses that are able to recognize demands and resources in situations and attain their goals. No longer do they rely
solely on rules to guide actions under certain situations. They area able to intuitively grasp the situation based on their
deep knowledge and experience.
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Question 8
Noticing
Correct Answer
First step of Tanner's model of clinical judgement.
1. Identifying signs and symptoms
2. Gathering complete and accurate data
3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing potential complications
5. Identifying assumptions
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