Kozier and Erbs Fundamentals of Nursing – 10th Edition Test Bank for Exam 1_Complete solutions_Latest Fall 2020

Chapter 10 Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 10/E Chapter 10 Question 1 The nurse is providing care to a group of clients. For which situation would the nurse’s use of critical thinking be a priority? 1. Administering IV push meds to critically ill clients 2. Educating a home health client about treatment options 3. Teaching new parents car seat safety 4. Assisting an orthopedic client with the proper use of crutches Rationale 2: Nurses who utilize good critical thinking skills are able to think and act in areas where there are neither clear answers nor standard procedures. Treatment options, especially for the home health client, can be extensive. There are many points to consider (good and bad), and choosing between treatment options can cause conflict among family members. The nurse in this case must use creativity, analysis based on science, and problem-solving skills—all of which contribute to critical thinking skills. Question 2 A client recovering from a stroke does not want to perform prescribed shoulder exercises. What should the nurse say to the client that demonstrates critical thinking with creativity? 1. “You’ll only get worse if you don’t do these exercises.” 2. “As soon as you get these into your routine, you’ll feel better.” 3. “Your physician wouldn’t have ordered these if they weren’t important.” 4. “Here’s a marker. See how many circles you can make on this board in 10 minutes.” Rationale 4: Making the exercise routine into something more fun—such as a game, drawing a picture, or even “decorating the walls,” for example—would raise a challenge to the client, take the focus off the “why,” and still achieve the end result. Question 3 A student nurse resists when encouraged to be creative when providing client care. What should the nurse educator say to encourage this student to be creative? 1. “Creativity allows unique solutions to unique problems.” 2. “Not all your answers are going to be from your textbook.” 3. “Creativity makes nursing more fun.” 4. “You’ll get bored if you don’t learn to be creative.” Rationale 1: Creativity is thinking that results in the development of new ideas and products and is the ability to develop and implement new and better solutions. When nurses incorporate creativity into their thinking, they are able to find unique solutions to unique problems. Creativity does make the nurse look beyond the answers found in the text, but it also brings originality and individuality to nursing.