NURS 3320 Exam 2 Practice Test Questions with Answers

Self report What is the most reliable indicator of a patient's experience of pain? Location? Onset? Timing? Type? Associated Symptoms? Alleviating factors? Radiation? Precipitating event? LOTTAARP Besides the client's rating of the intensity of the pain, what other things should the nurse ask? using diagnostic reasoning skills to interpret data accurately. What is data analysis? It involves critical thinking Why is data analysis difficult? thinking in a rational, self-directed, intelligent, and purposeful manner to come to the necessary conclusion What is critical thinking? many books (some with practice exercises) are available on how to think critically as a nurse. Such books can help the nurse to learn and continue to develop critical thinking skills. How can you improve your critical thinking skills? 1. Identify abnormal data and strengths. 2. Cluster data. 3. Draw inferences. 4. Propose possible nursing diagnoses. 5. Check for presence of defining characteristics. 6. Confirm or rule out nursing diagnoses. 7. Document conclusions. What are the seven steps of the diagnostic reasoning process? -Compare collected assessment data with findings in reliable charts and references that provide standards and values for physical and psychological norms (i.e., height, nutritional requirements, growth and development). -Have a basic knowledge of risk factors for the client. Risk factors are based on client data such as gender, age, ethnic background, genetic predisposition, family history, lifestyle, health practices, and occupation.