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NURSING 1010 2026/2027 EXAM 2 EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)/GRADE A+ ASSURED.
Critical thinking characteristics include a. Considering what is important in a given situation.
a. Considering what is important in a given situation.
b. Acceptingone, established way to
provide patient care.
c. Making decisions based on intuition.
d. Being able to read and follow physician's orders.
Which of these patient scenarios is most indicative of b.
critical thinking? Asking a patient what pain relief methods,
pharmacological and
a. nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
Administering pain relief medication
according to what was given last shift
b.
Asking a patient what pain relief methods,
pharmacological and
nonpharmacological, have worked in
the past
c.
Offering pain relief medication based on
physician orders
d.
Explaining to the patient that his
reports of severe pain are not
consistent with the minor procedure
that was performed
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Professional nurses are responsible for making clinical b.
decisions to Take immediate action when a patient's
condition worsens. a.
Prove traditional methods of providing
nursing care to patients.
b.
Take immediate action when a patient's
condition worsens.
c.
Apply clear textbook solutions to
patients' problems. d.
Formulate standardized care plans for
groups of patients.
The nurse needs a reminder of professional d.
responsibility when performing which of these actions? Making a clinical decision
based on previous shift assessments a.
Making an informed
clinical decision b.
Making an ethical
clinical decision c.
Making a clinical decision in the
patient's best interest d.
Making a clinical decision based on
previous shift assessments
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse utilizing c.
self-reflection to improve clinical decision making?Improves a plan of care while thinking
back on interventions performed a.
Uses an objective approach in
all situations b.
Obtains data in an
orderly fashion c.
Improves a plan of care while thinking
back on interventions performed
d.
Provides evidence-based explanations
for all nursing interventions
A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities A.
to synthesize data and identify relationships between Concept maps challenge the
student to synthesize data and identify nursing diagnoses. Which learning assignment
is best relationships between nursing diagnoses.
suited for this
instructor's needs? a.
Concept
mapping b.
Reflective
journaling c.
Reading assignment with a
written summary d.
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Lecture and discussion
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What is the first component of the critical thinking d.
model for clinical decision making? A scientific
knowledge base a.
Experien
ce b.
Nursing
process c.
Attitud
e d.
A scientific knowledge base
A new graduate nurse will make the best clinical D
decisions by applying the components of the nursing Using the nursing process along
with applying components of the nursing critical thinking model and which of the following?
critical thinking model will help the new graduate
nurse make the most
a. appropriate clinical decisions.
Drawing on past clinical experiences to
formulate standardized care plans
b.
Relying on recall of information from
past lectures and textbooks
c.
Depending on the charge nurse to
determine priorities of care
d.
Using the nursing process
The critical thinking skill of evaluation in nursing b.
practice can be best described as Reviewing the effectiveness of
nursing actions. a.
Examining the
meaning of data. b.
Reviewing the effectiveness of
nursing actions. c.
Supporting findings and
conclusions. d.
Searching for links between data and
the nurse's assumptions.
The patient appears to be in no apparent distress, but a.
vital signs taken by assistive personnel reveal an Interpretation
extremely low pulse. The nurse then auscultates an Interpretation involves being orderly
in data collection, looking for patterns to apical pulse and asks the patient whether he has any
categorize data, and clarifying uncertain data.
complaints or a history of heart
problems. The nurse is utilizing which
critical thinking skill?
a.
Interpreta
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NURSING 1010 2026/2027 EXAM 2 EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)/GRADE A+ ASSURED.
Critical thinking characteristics include a. Considering what is important in a given situation.
a. Considering what is important in a given situation.
b. Acceptingone, established way to
provide patient care.
c. Making decisions based on intuition.
d. Being able to read and follow physician's orders.
Which of these patient scenarios is most indicative of b.
critical thinking? Asking a patient what pain relief methods,
pharmacological and
a. nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
Administering pain relief medication
according to what was given last shift
b.
Asking a patient what pain relief methods,
pharmacological and
nonpharmacological, have worked in
the past
c.
Offering pain relief medication based on
physician orders
d.
Explaining to the patient that his
reports of severe pain are not
consistent with the minor procedure
that was performed
https://quizlet.com/231719085/nursing-1010-exam-2- 1/52
flash-cards/
,3/10/26, 12:32
PM
Professional nurses are responsible for making clinical b.
decisions to Take immediate action when a patient's
condition worsens. a.
Prove traditional methods of providing
nursing care to patients.
b.
Take immediate action when a patient's
condition worsens.
c.
Apply clear textbook solutions to
patients' problems. d.
Formulate standardized care plans for
groups of patients.
The nurse needs a reminder of professional d.
responsibility when performing which of these actions? Making a clinical decision
based on previous shift assessments a.
Making an informed
clinical decision b.
Making an ethical
clinical decision c.
Making a clinical decision in the
patient's best interest d.
Making a clinical decision based on
previous shift assessments
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse utilizing c.
self-reflection to improve clinical decision making?Improves a plan of care while thinking
back on interventions performed a.
Uses an objective approach in
all situations b.
Obtains data in an
orderly fashion c.
Improves a plan of care while thinking
back on interventions performed
d.
Provides evidence-based explanations
for all nursing interventions
A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities A.
to synthesize data and identify relationships between Concept maps challenge the
student to synthesize data and identify nursing diagnoses. Which learning assignment
is best relationships between nursing diagnoses.
suited for this
instructor's needs? a.
Concept
mapping b.
Reflective
journaling c.
Reading assignment with a
written summary d.
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,3/10/26, 12:32
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Lecture and discussion
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What is the first component of the critical thinking d.
model for clinical decision making? A scientific
knowledge base a.
Experien
ce b.
Nursing
process c.
Attitud
e d.
A scientific knowledge base
A new graduate nurse will make the best clinical D
decisions by applying the components of the nursing Using the nursing process along
with applying components of the nursing critical thinking model and which of the following?
critical thinking model will help the new graduate
nurse make the most
a. appropriate clinical decisions.
Drawing on past clinical experiences to
formulate standardized care plans
b.
Relying on recall of information from
past lectures and textbooks
c.
Depending on the charge nurse to
determine priorities of care
d.
Using the nursing process
The critical thinking skill of evaluation in nursing b.
practice can be best described as Reviewing the effectiveness of
nursing actions. a.
Examining the
meaning of data. b.
Reviewing the effectiveness of
nursing actions. c.
Supporting findings and
conclusions. d.
Searching for links between data and
the nurse's assumptions.
The patient appears to be in no apparent distress, but a.
vital signs taken by assistive personnel reveal an Interpretation
extremely low pulse. The nurse then auscultates an Interpretation involves being orderly
in data collection, looking for patterns to apical pulse and asks the patient whether he has any
categorize data, and clarifying uncertain data.
complaints or a history of heart
problems. The nurse is utilizing which
critical thinking skill?
a.
Interpreta
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