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NURS 171 UNIT 1 EXAM (FA DAVIS QUESTIONS: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23, 12, 13, 24, 18, 19, 21) Questions and Answers

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NURS 171 UNIT 1 EXAM (FA DAVIS QUESTIONS: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23, 12, 13, 24, 18, 19, 21) Questions and Answers

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NURS 171 UNIT 1 EXAM (FA DAVIS QUESTIONS: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23, 12, 13, 24, 18, 19,
21) Questions and Answers| New Update with 100% Correct Answers
Which statements are correct about critical thinking and the nursing process? Select all that
apply.


When using the nursing process, critical thinking is not required.
Nurses use critical thinking for decisions unrelated to the nursing process.
Nursing process is a form of critical thinking.
Some nursing decisions do not require critical thinking.

Nursing process is the only form of critical thinking used in nursing. Some nursing decisions
do not require critical thinking.


Nurses use critical thinking for decisions unrelated to the nursing process.


Nursing process is a form of critical thinking.


The nurse is performing an assessment on a client. What should be included in this process?
Select all that apply.


Ability to function
Cultural needs
Collection of vital signs
Auscultation of the lungs

Readiness to learn Collection of vital signs


Readiness to learn


Ability to function

,Auscultation of the lungs


Cultural needs


What is the purpose of the diagnosis step of the nursing process?


To determine a medical diagnosis of the patient's problems
To provide analysis of the nursing assessment
To migrate medical diagnosis to nursing terminology

To link assessment findings to planning goals To provide analysis of the nursing assessment


While creating a plan for client care, the nurse should include which considerations? Select all
that apply.


Individual client needs
Realistic expectations
Colleagues' input
Length of stay

Client needs upon discharge Client needs upon discharge


Colleagues' input


Individual client needs


Realistic expectations

,A nurse is using critical thinking and clinical reasoning to evaluate the plan of care for a
hospitalized client. What should the nurse do after recognizing that the goals of the care plan
have not been met in a timely fashion?


Delete the plan of care, documenting the reason it was deleted.
Revise the plan of care with more realistic goals and time line for the client.
Contact the healthcare provider and determine why the client's condition is not improving.

Discard the plan of care and create a new one. Revise the plan of care with more realistic
goals and time line for the client.


Which of the following about the nursing process is correct?


Includes only the care that the nurse will deliver
Works alongside an individualized plan of care
Results in outcomes designed by the client

Composed of a linear process with unique, distinct steps Works alongside an individualized
plan of care


The diagnosis step of the nursing process includes which activity?


Performing and documenting nursing actions
Evaluating goal achievement
Analyzing data

Assessing and diagnosing Analyzing data


Which statement or command made by the nurse is an example of the evaluation phase of the
nursing process?


"Mr. Sullivan may be able to ambulate with the use of a walker and stand-by assistance."

, "Mr. Sullivan will be able to walk the length of the hallway before discharge."
"Ambulate Mr. Sullivan in the hallway three times today, please."
"I wish Mr. Sullivan were able to walk the length of the hallway by now, but he is not meeting
this goal." "I wish Mr. Sullivan were able to walk the length of the hallway by now, but he is
not meeting this goal."


The nurse is performing an assessment on a client. What should be included in this process?


Religious and spiritual needs
Ability to pay for hospital stay
Who brought patient to the hospital

Level of education Religious and spiritual needs


Which statement is correct about critical thinking and the nursing process?


Everything a nurse does requires critical thinking.
The nursing process is a critical-thinking, problem-solving model.
Nursing process is the only form of critical thinking used in nursing.

When using the nursing process, critical thinking is not needed. The nursing process is a
critical-thinking, problem-solving model.


What is the best way for student nurses to improve critical-thinking skills?


Ask fellow students' opinions about clinical situations
Use the five points of the critical-thinking model
Communicate more often with clients when in clinical situations

Utilize the experienced nurse's judgment in making decisions Utilize the experienced nurse's
judgment in making decisions

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