GALEN NU131 NURSING AND HEALTHCARE FINAL EXAM VERSION 1
AND 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
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A student completes an assessment of a patient and makes a
decision about what to implement to care for the patient. Although
the student is committed to particular activities, the patient is
unhappy with the care. The student discuss the patient's response
with the clinical instructor, who suggests other way of looking at
the patient's situation. The student refuses to consider there new
perspectives and continues to insist that their decision is right.
Which type of thinking describes this situation? - ANSWER-All or
none.
Critical Thinking involves which of the following? - ANSWER-
Engagemmnet of the brain
As a nursing student, you observe that staff are rarely replaced
when a staff member is ill on your unit. The unit manager explains
that there is limited money to replace staff and costs of care must
be kept at a reasonable level. Which statement describes this
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practice? - ANSWER-The overall purpose of nursing is cost-
effectiveness in patient care.
Which action identifies what a nurse who practices critical thinking
will implement? - ANSWER-Accesses information
Which is a true statement? - ANSWER-Motivation influences
critical thinking.
Which factors influence critical thinking? - ANSWER-Maturity
Which situation will interfere with and stop critical thinking? -
ANSWER-High level of fatigue
On an examination, a student encounters a question that asks the
student to prioritize nursing actions for a patient who is
experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain. Which level of
cognitive thinking does is addressed in this question? - ANSWER-
Analysis
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Which example of thinking is not included in critical thinking?
(Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Negative thinking
Random thought
Which reason is primary for the development of the nursing
process? - ANSWER-Establishment of a unique and
complementary role to physicians in patient care
What does evaluation accomplish in the nursing process? -
ANSWER-Compares what was intended as outcomes in care
against what was actually accomplished
Which information provided by a patient is considered subjective?
- ANSWER-Pain
Which information from a patient is considered objective? -
ANSWER-weight
What patient data is considered an emergency and requires
immediate reporting? - ANSWER-. Chest pain in midchest