NUR 243 EXAM 1 ATI QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
A charge nurse is discussing critical thinking attitudes with
a newly licensed nurse. Match the following attitudes with
the critical thinking attitudes:
A. Caring for a client in a nonjudgemental manner
B. Checking a clients med record before admin a med
C. Taking a calculated change to find a solution to a clients
problem
D. Using imagination to find a unique solution to solve a
clients problem
E. Continuing to woRk to solve a problem for a client until
there is a solution
1. Creativity
2. Risk taking
3. Fairness
4. Perseverance
5. Responsibility - correct answer- A: 3
,B: 5
C: 2
D: 1
E: 4
A charge nurse is discussing critical thinking attitudes with
newly licensed nurses. Match the following nursing actions
with the critical thinking attitude:
A. Showing honesty when caring for clients
B. Using a head to toe approach to conduct a physical
examination on a client
C. Speaking with certainty to a client when instructing them
on a new diet
D. Asking questions to obtain more info about a client prob
E. Identifying limitations of oneself when dealing with
clinical situation
1. Confidence
2. Integrity
3. Humility
4. Discipline
,5. Curiosity - correct answer- A: 2
B: 4
C: 1
D: 5
E: 3
A charge nurse is discussing the components of critical
thinking with a newly licensed nurse. Match the following
situations to the appropriate component of critical thinking.
A. A nurse uses an electronic database to gather info about
a medication before admin to client
B. A nurse has been working with clients who have
diabetes mellitus over 5 years
C. A nurse uses a nursing process when caring for a client
who has hypoglycemia
1. Knowledge
2. Experience
3. Competence - correct answer- A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
, A charge nurse is discussing the levels of critical thinking
with a newly licensed nurse. Match the following
interventions with the the appropriate critical thinking level:
A. A nurse follows a faculty procedure manual to change an
IV dressing
B. A nurse repositions a clients arm to improve the infusion
of an IV
C. A nurse increases an IV rate on a client who has
hypotension
1. Basic
2. Complex
3. Commitment - correct answer- A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
A charge nurse is reviewing documentation with a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following legal
guidelines should be followed when documenting in a
clients record? (Select all that apply)
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
A charge nurse is discussing critical thinking attitudes with
a newly licensed nurse. Match the following attitudes with
the critical thinking attitudes:
A. Caring for a client in a nonjudgemental manner
B. Checking a clients med record before admin a med
C. Taking a calculated change to find a solution to a clients
problem
D. Using imagination to find a unique solution to solve a
clients problem
E. Continuing to woRk to solve a problem for a client until
there is a solution
1. Creativity
2. Risk taking
3. Fairness
4. Perseverance
5. Responsibility - correct answer- A: 3
,B: 5
C: 2
D: 1
E: 4
A charge nurse is discussing critical thinking attitudes with
newly licensed nurses. Match the following nursing actions
with the critical thinking attitude:
A. Showing honesty when caring for clients
B. Using a head to toe approach to conduct a physical
examination on a client
C. Speaking with certainty to a client when instructing them
on a new diet
D. Asking questions to obtain more info about a client prob
E. Identifying limitations of oneself when dealing with
clinical situation
1. Confidence
2. Integrity
3. Humility
4. Discipline
,5. Curiosity - correct answer- A: 2
B: 4
C: 1
D: 5
E: 3
A charge nurse is discussing the components of critical
thinking with a newly licensed nurse. Match the following
situations to the appropriate component of critical thinking.
A. A nurse uses an electronic database to gather info about
a medication before admin to client
B. A nurse has been working with clients who have
diabetes mellitus over 5 years
C. A nurse uses a nursing process when caring for a client
who has hypoglycemia
1. Knowledge
2. Experience
3. Competence - correct answer- A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
, A charge nurse is discussing the levels of critical thinking
with a newly licensed nurse. Match the following
interventions with the the appropriate critical thinking level:
A. A nurse follows a faculty procedure manual to change an
IV dressing
B. A nurse repositions a clients arm to improve the infusion
of an IV
C. A nurse increases an IV rate on a client who has
hypotension
1. Basic
2. Complex
3. Commitment - correct answer- A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
A charge nurse is reviewing documentation with a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following legal
guidelines should be followed when documenting in a
clients record? (Select all that apply)
