Galen NSG 3100 – Exam 1: Advanced Nursing Concepts and
Patient Care (Latest2025/2026 Update)Comprehensive 100
Most-Tested Questions with Answers and Rationales |
Nursing Fundamentals to Advanced Practice
Overview:
This Galen NSG 3100 Exam 1 practice guide is designed to prepare nursing students for high-
stakes advanced nursing concepts, patient care, and clinical judgment questions. It
emphasizes critical thinking, evidence-based nursing interventions, and safety in diverse clinical
scenarios.
Topics Covered:
🏥 Nursing Process & Critical Thinking (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation)
⚕️ Pharmacology & Medication Administration
🧠 Pathophysiology & Disease Management
💉 Patient Safety & Infection Control
🧠 Vital Signs, Clinical Assessment, and Diagnostic Interpretation
🚨 Emergency Nursing and Prioritization
✅ Legal, Ethical, and Professional Nursing Responsibilities
The student nurse is preparing for the first clinical day of patient care.
Which strategy of critical thinking would be an example of thinking
ahead?
Researching evidence-based care strategies
Which educational activities will promote the development of clinical
judgement skills in nurses and student nurses?
Unfolding case studies, clinical assignments, simulations of clinical
scenarios, Concept mapping
,The nurse obtains a lower-than-normal (88% on room air) pulse
oximetry reading on a patient. Which actions by the nurse result from
accurately employing the clinical judgement attribute of early
problem recognition?
Assessing the patient for symptoms of hypoxia, providing oxygen
according to standing orders, elevating the head of the bed if not
contraindicated
The nurse categorizes which nursing action as an example of
professional autonomy?
The experienced nurse who works in the intensive care unit draws
ABGs for an assigned ICU patient.
The nurse identifies that confidence in one of the attributes of
successful clinical judgment. Which statements by the nurse are
accurate regarding this attribute?
"Nurse who are confident are more assertive" "Legitimate confidence
results from knowledge and willingness to seek guidance from expert
practitioners" "Overconfidence may lead to negative patient
ouatcomes"
The nurse recognizes which environmental factors that influence
clinical judgement skills?
Cultural values, complexity of tasks, interruptions
What is the purpose of the nursing process?
Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of nausea
and vomiting. What should the nurse ask the patient first?
Severity and duration of the nausea and vomiting
,An alert, oriented patient is admitted to the hospital with chest pain.
Who is the best source of primary data on this patient?
Patient
What is the primary purpose of the nursing diagnosis?
Communicating patient needs
On what premises is a nursing diagnosis identified for a patient?
recognized cues, Clustered data
What is the least effective decision making process
establishing assumptions
what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack
exactness
The research process of problem solving is
most effective when used by experienced nurses
why is the nursing process method used in nursing
it creates interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare
needs and goals and plans, and works well in all environments
what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies
recognize important cues
child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse
uses balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent
creativity and critical thinking
, what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going
wrong or happening
intuition
a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an
increased risk for hypovolemic shock after observing the blood
spurting out of the wound. what is this an example of
inductive reasoning
while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor
obtains information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the
instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this
show?
creating an environment that supports critical thinking
what is the definition of the nursing process
systematic rational method of planning and providing individualized
nursing care
how are nursing cognitive skills learned
through reading and applying health related literature
what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and
standards of nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX
outcomes identifications and diagnosis
during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a
cultural implication?
physical distance between the nurse and client and seating
arrangement
Patient Care (Latest2025/2026 Update)Comprehensive 100
Most-Tested Questions with Answers and Rationales |
Nursing Fundamentals to Advanced Practice
Overview:
This Galen NSG 3100 Exam 1 practice guide is designed to prepare nursing students for high-
stakes advanced nursing concepts, patient care, and clinical judgment questions. It
emphasizes critical thinking, evidence-based nursing interventions, and safety in diverse clinical
scenarios.
Topics Covered:
🏥 Nursing Process & Critical Thinking (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation)
⚕️ Pharmacology & Medication Administration
🧠 Pathophysiology & Disease Management
💉 Patient Safety & Infection Control
🧠 Vital Signs, Clinical Assessment, and Diagnostic Interpretation
🚨 Emergency Nursing and Prioritization
✅ Legal, Ethical, and Professional Nursing Responsibilities
The student nurse is preparing for the first clinical day of patient care.
Which strategy of critical thinking would be an example of thinking
ahead?
Researching evidence-based care strategies
Which educational activities will promote the development of clinical
judgement skills in nurses and student nurses?
Unfolding case studies, clinical assignments, simulations of clinical
scenarios, Concept mapping
,The nurse obtains a lower-than-normal (88% on room air) pulse
oximetry reading on a patient. Which actions by the nurse result from
accurately employing the clinical judgement attribute of early
problem recognition?
Assessing the patient for symptoms of hypoxia, providing oxygen
according to standing orders, elevating the head of the bed if not
contraindicated
The nurse categorizes which nursing action as an example of
professional autonomy?
The experienced nurse who works in the intensive care unit draws
ABGs for an assigned ICU patient.
The nurse identifies that confidence in one of the attributes of
successful clinical judgment. Which statements by the nurse are
accurate regarding this attribute?
"Nurse who are confident are more assertive" "Legitimate confidence
results from knowledge and willingness to seek guidance from expert
practitioners" "Overconfidence may lead to negative patient
ouatcomes"
The nurse recognizes which environmental factors that influence
clinical judgement skills?
Cultural values, complexity of tasks, interruptions
What is the purpose of the nursing process?
Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of nausea
and vomiting. What should the nurse ask the patient first?
Severity and duration of the nausea and vomiting
,An alert, oriented patient is admitted to the hospital with chest pain.
Who is the best source of primary data on this patient?
Patient
What is the primary purpose of the nursing diagnosis?
Communicating patient needs
On what premises is a nursing diagnosis identified for a patient?
recognized cues, Clustered data
What is the least effective decision making process
establishing assumptions
what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack
exactness
The research process of problem solving is
most effective when used by experienced nurses
why is the nursing process method used in nursing
it creates interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare
needs and goals and plans, and works well in all environments
what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies
recognize important cues
child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse
uses balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent
creativity and critical thinking
, what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going
wrong or happening
intuition
a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an
increased risk for hypovolemic shock after observing the blood
spurting out of the wound. what is this an example of
inductive reasoning
while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor
obtains information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the
instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this
show?
creating an environment that supports critical thinking
what is the definition of the nursing process
systematic rational method of planning and providing individualized
nursing care
how are nursing cognitive skills learned
through reading and applying health related literature
what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and
standards of nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX
outcomes identifications and diagnosis
during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a
cultural implication?
physical distance between the nurse and client and seating
arrangement
