NSC 114 Exam #2 Questions with Correct Answers
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is the application of a set of questions to a particular
situation or idea to determine essential information
Critical analysis
and ideas and discard unimportant information and
ideas.
a technique one can use to look beneath the surface,
recognize and examine assumptions, search for
inconsistencies, examine multiple points of view, and
differentiate what one knows from what one merely
believes
Nurses should employ Socratic questioning when
Socratic questioning
reporting about a client's condition and current status,
reviewing a client's history and progress notes, and
planning care.
How do you know?
What effect would that have?
What are the alternatives?
What would change your mind?
generalizations are formed from a set of facts or
inductive reasoning
observations
, reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating
a general principle and then applying that principle to
deductive reasoning
a specific case (The sun rises every morning;
therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)
FACTS:
Can be verified through investigation
(blood pressure is affected by blood volume)
INFERENCES:
Conclusions drawn from the facts; going beyond facts
to make a statement about something not currently
known.
(If blood volume is decreased the blood pressure will
drop)
Different types of
JUDGEMENTS:
statements
Evaluation of facts or information that reflects values
or other criteria; a type of opinion
(it is harmful to the client's health if the blood pressure
drops too low)
OPINIONS:
beliefs formed over time; include judgements that
may fit facts or be erroneous
(nursing interventions can assist in maintaining the
client's blood pressure within normal limits)
is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing
care
Nursing Process is a systematic, rational method of planning and
providing individualized nursing care. it begins with
assessment of the client and sue of clinical reasoning
to identify client problems.
, * mental activity in which a problem is identified that
represents an unsteady state.
* it requires the nurse to obtain information that
clarifies the nature of the problem and suggest
possible solutions
problem solving
* the nurse carefully evaluates the possible solutions
and chooses the best one to implement.
* the situation is carefully monitored over time to
ensure that its initial and continued effectiveness
returns the client to a steady state.
* a number of approaches are tried until a solution is
found
* this method used in nursing can be dangerous
because the client might suffer harm if an approach is
inappropriate.
* more common in a home setting due to equipment
trial and error
and lifestyle.
* ex. when teaching a client to perform a colostomy
irrigation, a bent coat hanger hung on the shower
curtain rod provides an appropriate height to perform
the irrigation. in the hospital setting a lowered IV pole
is more likely utilized.
* problem solving approach that relies on a nurse's
inner sense.
* legitimate aspect of a nursing judgement in the
implementation of care.
intuition
* understanding or learning of things without the
conscious use of reasoning.
* it is also known as a 6th sense, feeling, instinct, or
suspicion.
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Terms in this set (129)
is the application of a set of questions to a particular
situation or idea to determine essential information
Critical analysis
and ideas and discard unimportant information and
ideas.
a technique one can use to look beneath the surface,
recognize and examine assumptions, search for
inconsistencies, examine multiple points of view, and
differentiate what one knows from what one merely
believes
Nurses should employ Socratic questioning when
Socratic questioning
reporting about a client's condition and current status,
reviewing a client's history and progress notes, and
planning care.
How do you know?
What effect would that have?
What are the alternatives?
What would change your mind?
generalizations are formed from a set of facts or
inductive reasoning
observations
, reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating
a general principle and then applying that principle to
deductive reasoning
a specific case (The sun rises every morning;
therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)
FACTS:
Can be verified through investigation
(blood pressure is affected by blood volume)
INFERENCES:
Conclusions drawn from the facts; going beyond facts
to make a statement about something not currently
known.
(If blood volume is decreased the blood pressure will
drop)
Different types of
JUDGEMENTS:
statements
Evaluation of facts or information that reflects values
or other criteria; a type of opinion
(it is harmful to the client's health if the blood pressure
drops too low)
OPINIONS:
beliefs formed over time; include judgements that
may fit facts or be erroneous
(nursing interventions can assist in maintaining the
client's blood pressure within normal limits)
is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing
care
Nursing Process is a systematic, rational method of planning and
providing individualized nursing care. it begins with
assessment of the client and sue of clinical reasoning
to identify client problems.
, * mental activity in which a problem is identified that
represents an unsteady state.
* it requires the nurse to obtain information that
clarifies the nature of the problem and suggest
possible solutions
problem solving
* the nurse carefully evaluates the possible solutions
and chooses the best one to implement.
* the situation is carefully monitored over time to
ensure that its initial and continued effectiveness
returns the client to a steady state.
* a number of approaches are tried until a solution is
found
* this method used in nursing can be dangerous
because the client might suffer harm if an approach is
inappropriate.
* more common in a home setting due to equipment
trial and error
and lifestyle.
* ex. when teaching a client to perform a colostomy
irrigation, a bent coat hanger hung on the shower
curtain rod provides an appropriate height to perform
the irrigation. in the hospital setting a lowered IV pole
is more likely utilized.
* problem solving approach that relies on a nurse's
inner sense.
* legitimate aspect of a nursing judgement in the
implementation of care.
intuition
* understanding or learning of things without the
conscious use of reasoning.
* it is also known as a 6th sense, feeling, instinct, or
suspicion.
