HONDROS, 200 EXAM 1 CRITICAL
THINKING WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
UPDATE
Complete assessment - answer-A review and physical examination of all body systems,
for stable patients only
clinical judgment - answer-"Thinking Like A Nurse". integral to the Safety of pt.
Interpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems,
and/or the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or
improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's response.
Database - answer-Completed health history and physical examination, large store or
bank of info
clinical reasoning - answer-is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical
judgement. an iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding- reasoning in
transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient responds to the
nurses action
Psychosocial history - answer-Psychological and social factors
evidence-based practice - answer-clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
, 1st method of data collection - answer-Interiew patient, health history. Patient is your
primary source
Tanner's Model - answer-Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
2nd method of data collection - answer-Physical examination ( guided by subjective and
objective)
noticing (tanners model) - answer-identify s/s, gather complete and accurate data,
assessing systematically and comprehensively, *predicting (and managing) potential
complications, identifying assumptions
Concepts of clinical judgment - answer-1. Safety
2. Healthcare quality
3. Leadership
4. Patient education
5. Evidence
6. Professionalism
7. Care coordination
objective data (noticing) - answer-information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
Analytic reasoning - answer-Situation is unfamiliar
subjective data (noticing) - answer-things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses; symptoms