Hondros Nur 155 exam 1 questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement
- correct answer A "MODEL" based on how a nurse thinks. Explains 4 steps in the "CRITICAL THINKING
PROCESS" that nurses use to solve any problem:
*Noticing
*Interpreting
*Responding
*Reflecting
Nursing Process
- correct answer Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step-by-step approach to plan patient-
centered care:
"ADPIE"
*Assessment
*Diagnosis
*Planning/Outcomes
*Implementation
*Evaluation
Why do we study Critical Thinking?
- correct answer To think with a purpose, and know why you do what you do.
, A strict reasoning process that ensures a nurse is generating, implementing, and evaluating approaches.
Benner's Theory of Stages and Clinical Competence
- correct answer What theory of stages have 5 Stages?
The 5 stages:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 1: Novice
- correct answer Nursing Students first year of clinical education; inexperienced, text book knowledge,
limited ability to predict what might happen in any situation.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
- correct answer Newly graduated in their first jobs; Nurses have more experience and are able to
recognize recurrent, meaningful components of a situation. They have the knowledge and the knowhow
but not the in-depth experience.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 3: Competent
- correct answer These nurses lack the speed and flexibility of proficient nurses, but they have some
mastery and can rely on advanced planning and organizational skills. Can recognize patterns and nature
of clinical situations more quickly and accurately than advanced beginners.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 4: Proficient
- correct answer At this level nurses are capable to see situations as wholes rather than parts.
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement
- correct answer A "MODEL" based on how a nurse thinks. Explains 4 steps in the "CRITICAL THINKING
PROCESS" that nurses use to solve any problem:
*Noticing
*Interpreting
*Responding
*Reflecting
Nursing Process
- correct answer Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step-by-step approach to plan patient-
centered care:
"ADPIE"
*Assessment
*Diagnosis
*Planning/Outcomes
*Implementation
*Evaluation
Why do we study Critical Thinking?
- correct answer To think with a purpose, and know why you do what you do.
, A strict reasoning process that ensures a nurse is generating, implementing, and evaluating approaches.
Benner's Theory of Stages and Clinical Competence
- correct answer What theory of stages have 5 Stages?
The 5 stages:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 1: Novice
- correct answer Nursing Students first year of clinical education; inexperienced, text book knowledge,
limited ability to predict what might happen in any situation.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
- correct answer Newly graduated in their first jobs; Nurses have more experience and are able to
recognize recurrent, meaningful components of a situation. They have the knowledge and the knowhow
but not the in-depth experience.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 3: Competent
- correct answer These nurses lack the speed and flexibility of proficient nurses, but they have some
mastery and can rely on advanced planning and organizational skills. Can recognize patterns and nature
of clinical situations more quickly and accurately than advanced beginners.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
Stage 4: Proficient
- correct answer At this level nurses are capable to see situations as wholes rather than parts.
