NFDN 2008 UNIT 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Paradigm in terms of nursing - ANS -nursing paradigms based on learning through theoretical
or clinical experiences
-cultural and personal paradigms that nurses bring with them to work environment
-personal bias can influence paradigm of care
Paradigm Shift - ANS :a break from tradition, old ways of thinking and old paradigms
:sources of attitude and behavior and basis for relationships with others
:information can shift one's paradigm of thinking
Example of Paradigm Shift in Nursing - ANS placing LPNs into more and varied management
positions
To be a successful manager, it is crucial to - ANS identify the prevailing paradigm of a nursing
unit, anew employee, or a RN supervisor
Critical thinking is what allows you, the nurse, to identify - ANS existing paradigms and devise
the education or other strategies that are needed to shift paradigms of others or yourself
allows for broader decision making
Critical thinking is - ANS a method of thinking that allows you to be skeptical of quick-fix
solutions, single answers to problems, or claims of universal truth
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, Advantages of Being a Critical Thinker - ANS :Is one of most significant activities of adult life
:Allows skepticism of "quick fix" solutions
:Opens alternative ways of behaving in society, both personally and professionally
:Allows for broader decision-making regarding critical issues
:Encourages people to question the personal assumptions that underlie their habitual ways of
thinking
:Is a productive and positive activity
:Requires both emotional and rational thinking
Clinical judgement - ANS -is a nurse's ability to assess a patient's problems and needs and use
the information gathered to address those needs as they pertain specifically to that patient
-influenced by prior experiences of the nurse and what he or she may know about the current
situation
-also based on what the nurse knows about howthe patient has responded to prior treatments
andhow well the nurse is engaged with the patient'sconcerns
Clinical reasoning - ANS addresses the processes used by nurses to make clinical judgments
about patient care
Eg) Nursing process
Maslow's theory hierarchy of needs, from top to bottom - ANS Self-actualization
Esteem
Love and belongingness
Safety
Physiologic
Two "Anderson rules" for successfullyworking with people are - ANS 1.It is better to
understand people than to judge them
2.There is a reason for every behavior. (It is the nurse manager's responsibility to identify the
reason and work with it.)
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AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Paradigm in terms of nursing - ANS -nursing paradigms based on learning through theoretical
or clinical experiences
-cultural and personal paradigms that nurses bring with them to work environment
-personal bias can influence paradigm of care
Paradigm Shift - ANS :a break from tradition, old ways of thinking and old paradigms
:sources of attitude and behavior and basis for relationships with others
:information can shift one's paradigm of thinking
Example of Paradigm Shift in Nursing - ANS placing LPNs into more and varied management
positions
To be a successful manager, it is crucial to - ANS identify the prevailing paradigm of a nursing
unit, anew employee, or a RN supervisor
Critical thinking is what allows you, the nurse, to identify - ANS existing paradigms and devise
the education or other strategies that are needed to shift paradigms of others or yourself
allows for broader decision making
Critical thinking is - ANS a method of thinking that allows you to be skeptical of quick-fix
solutions, single answers to problems, or claims of universal truth
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, Advantages of Being a Critical Thinker - ANS :Is one of most significant activities of adult life
:Allows skepticism of "quick fix" solutions
:Opens alternative ways of behaving in society, both personally and professionally
:Allows for broader decision-making regarding critical issues
:Encourages people to question the personal assumptions that underlie their habitual ways of
thinking
:Is a productive and positive activity
:Requires both emotional and rational thinking
Clinical judgement - ANS -is a nurse's ability to assess a patient's problems and needs and use
the information gathered to address those needs as they pertain specifically to that patient
-influenced by prior experiences of the nurse and what he or she may know about the current
situation
-also based on what the nurse knows about howthe patient has responded to prior treatments
andhow well the nurse is engaged with the patient'sconcerns
Clinical reasoning - ANS addresses the processes used by nurses to make clinical judgments
about patient care
Eg) Nursing process
Maslow's theory hierarchy of needs, from top to bottom - ANS Self-actualization
Esteem
Love and belongingness
Safety
Physiologic
Two "Anderson rules" for successfullyworking with people are - ANS 1.It is better to
understand people than to judge them
2.There is a reason for every behavior. (It is the nurse manager's responsibility to identify the
reason and work with it.)
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