Self-Evaluation Examination
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SOLUTION GRADED A+
● A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.. Answer: C
● The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
,c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.. Answer: A
● When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present..
Answer: C
● The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses,
without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
, b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.. Answer: B
● Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
b. The nursing process.
c. Clinical knowledge.
d. Diagnostic reasoning.. Answer: A
● The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice
(EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.. Answer: C
● The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
,c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.. Answer: A
● When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present..
Answer: C
● The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses,
without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
, b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.. Answer: B
● Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
b. The nursing process.
c. Clinical knowledge.
d. Diagnostic reasoning.. Answer: A
● The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice
(EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
