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GCU NSG 310/ NSG310 | Exam 3 | Introduction to
Professional Nursing | Qs & As| Grade A | 100%
Correct | NEW (2025/2026)
A nurse values autonomy and self-determination as well as the preservation of life. This
is an example of
a. conceptions of the ideal.
b. cognitive dissonance.
c. operative values.
d. commitment. - ANS ✓B. cognitive dissonance
"_______ __ _______ is a problem in which there are two or more moral issues are in
conflict." - ANS ✓"Ethical or moral dilemmas"
What is a problem in which there are two or more conflicting but equally right answers?
A. ethical dilemma
B. moral dilemma
C. moral distress
D. personal values - ANS ✓A. ethical dilemma
Rationale: Organ harvesting of a severely brain-damaged infant is an example of an
ethical dilemma. Save other infants by taking a brain from an infant that's about to die?
It is important for the nurse to understand that, in many ethical dilemmas, there is often
no single "right" solution. Some decisions may be "more right" than others.
Which of the following statements is true about the critical thinking process?
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a. It is a linear process.
b. The skills are inborn.
c. It is goal directed.
d. It assists nurses to criticize the health care system. - ANS ✓C. it is goal directed
Rationale: "The process of critical thinking is systematic, organized, and goal directed."
(Boggs pg. 53, 2023)
Which of the following best describes the critical thinking skills of a novice nurse and an
expert nurse?
a. The expert nurse is able to diagnose faster than the novice nurse.
b. The expert nurse does not need to question and reassess like the novice nurse.
c. The novice nurse uses past knowledge, whereas the expert nurse stays in the here and
now.
d. The expert nurse organizes data more efficiently than the novice nurse. - ANS ✓D. the
expert nurse organized data more efficiently than the novice nurse
A client with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an
antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks. The physician
switches the medication to Seroquel, a new antipsychotic oral medication that is
administered twice a day. The client complains that he cannot afford the new
medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician replies, "I can't
help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The client's nurse may experie -
ANS ✓D. moral distress
Rationale: the nurse knows what is "right" but is bound to do otherwise because of legal
or institutional constraints. When such situations arise (e.g., a terminally ill patient who
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does not have a "do not resuscitate" medical order and therefore resuscitation attempts
must be made), nurses may experience inner turmoil
Characteristics of a critical thinker include all but which of the following?
a. Haphazardly seeking solutions
b. Anticipating consequences
c. Considering alternative solutions
d. Revising actions based on new input - ANS ✓A. Haphazardly seeking solutions
Review the 10 steps of critical thinking in Boggs pg. 54
The best method for nurse educators to teach professional values is
a. reading the ANA code.
b. laissez-faire.
c. role modeling.
d. values clarification. - ANS ✓C. role modeling
Which of the following describes the first step in acquisition of a value?
a. There must be pride in and happiness with the choice.
b. The value must be acted upon in a pattern of behavior consistent with the choice.
c. The value should be the result of conscious choice.
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NSG 310
GCU NSG 310/ NSG310 | Exam 3 | Introduction to
Professional Nursing | Qs & As| Grade A | 100%
Correct | NEW (2025/2026)
A nurse values autonomy and self-determination as well as the preservation of life. This
is an example of
a. conceptions of the ideal.
b. cognitive dissonance.
c. operative values.
d. commitment. - ANS ✓B. cognitive dissonance
"_______ __ _______ is a problem in which there are two or more moral issues are in
conflict." - ANS ✓"Ethical or moral dilemmas"
What is a problem in which there are two or more conflicting but equally right answers?
A. ethical dilemma
B. moral dilemma
C. moral distress
D. personal values - ANS ✓A. ethical dilemma
Rationale: Organ harvesting of a severely brain-damaged infant is an example of an
ethical dilemma. Save other infants by taking a brain from an infant that's about to die?
It is important for the nurse to understand that, in many ethical dilemmas, there is often
no single "right" solution. Some decisions may be "more right" than others.
Which of the following statements is true about the critical thinking process?
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a. It is a linear process.
b. The skills are inborn.
c. It is goal directed.
d. It assists nurses to criticize the health care system. - ANS ✓C. it is goal directed
Rationale: "The process of critical thinking is systematic, organized, and goal directed."
(Boggs pg. 53, 2023)
Which of the following best describes the critical thinking skills of a novice nurse and an
expert nurse?
a. The expert nurse is able to diagnose faster than the novice nurse.
b. The expert nurse does not need to question and reassess like the novice nurse.
c. The novice nurse uses past knowledge, whereas the expert nurse stays in the here and
now.
d. The expert nurse organizes data more efficiently than the novice nurse. - ANS ✓D. the
expert nurse organized data more efficiently than the novice nurse
A client with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an
antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks. The physician
switches the medication to Seroquel, a new antipsychotic oral medication that is
administered twice a day. The client complains that he cannot afford the new
medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician replies, "I can't
help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The client's nurse may experie -
ANS ✓D. moral distress
Rationale: the nurse knows what is "right" but is bound to do otherwise because of legal
or institutional constraints. When such situations arise (e.g., a terminally ill patient who
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does not have a "do not resuscitate" medical order and therefore resuscitation attempts
must be made), nurses may experience inner turmoil
Characteristics of a critical thinker include all but which of the following?
a. Haphazardly seeking solutions
b. Anticipating consequences
c. Considering alternative solutions
d. Revising actions based on new input - ANS ✓A. Haphazardly seeking solutions
Review the 10 steps of critical thinking in Boggs pg. 54
The best method for nurse educators to teach professional values is
a. reading the ANA code.
b. laissez-faire.
c. role modeling.
d. values clarification. - ANS ✓C. role modeling
Which of the following describes the first step in acquisition of a value?
a. There must be pride in and happiness with the choice.
b. The value must be acted upon in a pattern of behavior consistent with the choice.
c. The value should be the result of conscious choice.
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