NURS 210 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
Understand the nurse's responsibility in making clinical decisions.—ANSWER-Defining client
problems and selecting appropriate treatment. Know your client. Keep them in center focus
select therapies most likely to relieve problem.
What is critical thinking, and the components required for clinical decision-making?—
ANSWER-The ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question
and reflect on the reasoning process. This systematic approach allows her to make
appropriate clinical decisions in the patient's care. The aim of critical thinking is the ability to
focus on the important issues in any clinical situation and make decisions that produce
desired patient outcomes.
Know the difference between medical diagnosis, nursing diagnosis, and collaborative
problems.—ANSWER-A medical diagnosis is the identification of a disease condition based
on a specific assessment of physical signs and symptoms, a patient's medical history, and the
results of diagnostic tests and procedures. Medical diagnosis is the language that health care
providers (e.g., physicians, advanced practice nurses) use to communicate a patient's health
problems and associated treatments and responses. Physicians and advanced practice
nurses, such as nurse practitioners and midwives, are licensed to treat diseases and
conditions described in medical diagnostic terms.
, A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment made by a registered nurse to describe a patient's
response or vulnerability to health conditions or life events that the nurse is licensed and
competent to treat.
A collaborative problem requires both medical and nursing interventions to treat. Nurses
practice with other health care professionals to manage certain types of collaborative
problems. This involves using physician-prescribed, therapist-recommended, and nursing-
prescribed interventions to minimize complications of the events
What is the difference between a goal and an expected outcome?—ANSWER-Goal - a broad
statement that describes a desired change in a patient's condition or behavior
Expected outcome - a measurable criterion to evaluate goal achievement.
Understand the SMART approach to writing goals and outcome statements.—ANSWER-
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timed.
Know the difference between protocols and a standing order.—ANSWER-Systematically
developed set of statements for specific clinical situations ---Helps health care providers
make decisions in clinical situations
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
Answers 100% PASS
Understand the nurse's responsibility in making clinical decisions.—ANSWER-Defining client
problems and selecting appropriate treatment. Know your client. Keep them in center focus
select therapies most likely to relieve problem.
What is critical thinking, and the components required for clinical decision-making?—
ANSWER-The ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question
and reflect on the reasoning process. This systematic approach allows her to make
appropriate clinical decisions in the patient's care. The aim of critical thinking is the ability to
focus on the important issues in any clinical situation and make decisions that produce
desired patient outcomes.
Know the difference between medical diagnosis, nursing diagnosis, and collaborative
problems.—ANSWER-A medical diagnosis is the identification of a disease condition based
on a specific assessment of physical signs and symptoms, a patient's medical history, and the
results of diagnostic tests and procedures. Medical diagnosis is the language that health care
providers (e.g., physicians, advanced practice nurses) use to communicate a patient's health
problems and associated treatments and responses. Physicians and advanced practice
nurses, such as nurse practitioners and midwives, are licensed to treat diseases and
conditions described in medical diagnostic terms.
, A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment made by a registered nurse to describe a patient's
response or vulnerability to health conditions or life events that the nurse is licensed and
competent to treat.
A collaborative problem requires both medical and nursing interventions to treat. Nurses
practice with other health care professionals to manage certain types of collaborative
problems. This involves using physician-prescribed, therapist-recommended, and nursing-
prescribed interventions to minimize complications of the events
What is the difference between a goal and an expected outcome?—ANSWER-Goal - a broad
statement that describes a desired change in a patient's condition or behavior
Expected outcome - a measurable criterion to evaluate goal achievement.
Understand the SMART approach to writing goals and outcome statements.—ANSWER-
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timed.
Know the difference between protocols and a standing order.—ANSWER-Systematically
developed set of statements for specific clinical situations ---Helps health care providers
make decisions in clinical situations
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
