NURS 1160 midterm #1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What |is |critical |thinking? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |thinkings |skills |you |use |when |analyzing |
client |issues |and |problems |—> |allows |you |to |look |at |all |options |of |a |situation |and |make |a |well
|reasoned |solution |rather |than |carelessley |implementing |a |solution
What |are |the |critical |thinking |skills? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Interpretation |(recognize |that |an |
issue |exists)
Analysis |(examine |information |about |the |issue)
Evaluation |(assess |what |information |is |best |for |the |situation)
Inference |(draw |conclusions |from |the |information |and |decide |how |to |proceed)
Explanation |(clarify |your |assumptions |and |the |reasoning |processes |you |followed)
What |is |evidence |informed |knowledge? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Knowledge |based |on |
research |or |clinical |expertise
What |are |critical |thinking |competencies? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cognitive |processes |that |
nurses |use |to |make |judgements |about |the |clinical |care |of |patients
What |is |diagnostic |reasoning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |determining |a |patient's |
health |status |after |you |make |physical |and |behavioral |observations |and |assign |meaning |to |the |
behaviors, |physical |signs |and |symptoms |exhibited |by |the |patient
What |is |clinical |reasoning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Term |used |to |describe |the |cognitive |
processes |of |thinking |about |patient |issues, |making |inferences, |and |deciding |on |the |actions |to |
be |implemented |in |a |particular |situation.
, What |is |clinical |decision |making? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focuses |on |defining |patient |
problems |and |selecting |appropriate |interventions.
What |is |the |scientific |method |and |what |is |it's |steps? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |systematic, |
ordered |approach |to |gathering |data |and |solving |problems.
1. |Identify |problem
2. |Collect |data
3. |Formulate |research |questions/hypothesis
4. |Test |questions/hypothesis
5. |Evaluate |results |of |test/study
What |is |the |nursing |process? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |clinical |decision |making |approach; |
consists |of |5 |steps:
1. |Assessment |(collect |data |about |patient)
2. |Diagnosis |(we |don't |do |this |in |BC)
3. |Planning |(formal |plan |consisting |of |strategies |and |alternatives |to |attain |the |expected |
outcomes)
4. |Implementation |(putting |the |plan |into |effect)
5. |Evaluation |(look |at |the |client's |response |to |the |interventions |and |determine |whether |the |
interventions |were |effective) |
**nursing |process |is |a |model |that |lays |out |how |nursing |care |unfolds**
What |is |the |main |goal |of |the |Langara |decision |making |framework |(DMF)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Client |centered |caring
With Correct Answers
What |is |critical |thinking? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |thinkings |skills |you |use |when |analyzing |
client |issues |and |problems |—> |allows |you |to |look |at |all |options |of |a |situation |and |make |a |well
|reasoned |solution |rather |than |carelessley |implementing |a |solution
What |are |the |critical |thinking |skills? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Interpretation |(recognize |that |an |
issue |exists)
Analysis |(examine |information |about |the |issue)
Evaluation |(assess |what |information |is |best |for |the |situation)
Inference |(draw |conclusions |from |the |information |and |decide |how |to |proceed)
Explanation |(clarify |your |assumptions |and |the |reasoning |processes |you |followed)
What |is |evidence |informed |knowledge? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Knowledge |based |on |
research |or |clinical |expertise
What |are |critical |thinking |competencies? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cognitive |processes |that |
nurses |use |to |make |judgements |about |the |clinical |care |of |patients
What |is |diagnostic |reasoning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |determining |a |patient's |
health |status |after |you |make |physical |and |behavioral |observations |and |assign |meaning |to |the |
behaviors, |physical |signs |and |symptoms |exhibited |by |the |patient
What |is |clinical |reasoning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Term |used |to |describe |the |cognitive |
processes |of |thinking |about |patient |issues, |making |inferences, |and |deciding |on |the |actions |to |
be |implemented |in |a |particular |situation.
, What |is |clinical |decision |making? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focuses |on |defining |patient |
problems |and |selecting |appropriate |interventions.
What |is |the |scientific |method |and |what |is |it's |steps? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |systematic, |
ordered |approach |to |gathering |data |and |solving |problems.
1. |Identify |problem
2. |Collect |data
3. |Formulate |research |questions/hypothesis
4. |Test |questions/hypothesis
5. |Evaluate |results |of |test/study
What |is |the |nursing |process? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |clinical |decision |making |approach; |
consists |of |5 |steps:
1. |Assessment |(collect |data |about |patient)
2. |Diagnosis |(we |don't |do |this |in |BC)
3. |Planning |(formal |plan |consisting |of |strategies |and |alternatives |to |attain |the |expected |
outcomes)
4. |Implementation |(putting |the |plan |into |effect)
5. |Evaluation |(look |at |the |client's |response |to |the |interventions |and |determine |whether |the |
interventions |were |effective) |
**nursing |process |is |a |model |that |lays |out |how |nursing |care |unfolds**
What |is |the |main |goal |of |the |Langara |decision |making |framework |(DMF)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Client |centered |caring
