NSG 100 EXAM 1 REVIEW 58 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
ANS: D
According to NANDA, the nursing process is a five-part systematic decision-making
method focusing on identifying and treating responses of individuals or groups to
actual or potential alterations in health. ACEN defines critical thinking as, the
deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing
conclusions about, presenting, and evaluating information that is both factual and
belief-based. Clinical reasoning-thinking process by which a nurse reaches a
clinical judgement. A clinical judgment is the nurse's determination and provision
of appropriate care to the patient, refers to the result (outcome) of critical
thinking or clinical reasoning-the conclusion, decision, or opinion made. -
CORRECT ANSWER Systematic decision-making method focusing on identifying
and treating responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential alterations in
health best describes:
Acritical Thinking
Clinical Reasoning
Clinical Judgement
Nursing Process
ANS: D
The nurse is using critical thinking when analyzing a client's critical issues and then
planning to intervene with an appropriate action. - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is
caring for a group of clients. Which of the following actions by the nurse
demonstrates the use of critical thinking skills?
,A.Administer an influenza vaccine after asking a client about allergies.
B.Check a client's armband before dispensing daily thyroid medication to a client
who has hypothyroidism.
C.Give a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus her morning dose of insulin after
checking her blood glucose level.
D.Intervene after reviewing arterial blood gas results for a client who is on
mechanical ventilation.
ANS: C
According to Tanner's clinical judgment model, thinking like a nurse begins with
nursing education, which teaches fundamental nursing skills and knowledge.
Intuition develops from experience and nursing knowledge over time. Initiation of
practice does improve critical thinking skills but is not the initiating factor. -
CORRECT ANSWER The registered nurse (RN) is explaining Tanner's clinical
judgment model to a student nurse. Which element should the RN explain is
needed first to make a clinical judgment?
A.Intuition
B.Initiation of practice
C.Nursing school education
D.Multiple years of experience
ANS: A
Reflection is the action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences,
experiences, situations, or decisions and learning from them. What did or did not
work? What could have been done differently to achieve better outcomes? -
,CORRECT ANSWER During the process of reflection, what is the most appropriate
question for a nurse to ask himself or herself?
A."What could I have done differently?"
B."What's going on right now?"
C."How can the patient's status change?"
D."What should I do to communicate this information?"
ANS: B
Critical thinking involves collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing conclusions
first prior to acting. A, C and D are interventions. - CORRECT ANSWER Entering a
room at 2:00 am, a nurse notes that the patient is not in bed; the patient is sitting
in the chair and states that she is having difficulty sleeping. Employing critical
thinking, the nurse responds by:
A.Assisting the patient back into bed
B.Asking more about the patient's sleep problem
C.Positioning the patient and providing a warm blanket
D.Obtaining an order for a hypnotic medication
ANS: D
Critical thinking is a broad/umbrella term that includes reasoning outside and
inside of the clinical setting. Definition is from The Accreditation Commission for
Education in Nursing (ACEN). Critical thinking skills are necessary for sound clinical
decision making. Clinical Reasoning is the thinking process by which a nurse
reaches a clinical judgement. Clinical Judgement refers to the result (outcome) of
critical thinking or clinical reasoning-the conclusion, decision, or opinion made.
Nursing Process: Five-part systematic decision-making method focusing on
, identifying and treating responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential
alterations in health. (NANDA: North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following definitions best describes Critical
Thinking?
A. The thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical judgement.
B.The result (outcome) of critical thinking or clinical reasoning-the conclusion,
decision, or opinion made
C.Systematic decision-making method focusing on identifying and treating
responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential alterations in health.
D.The deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing
conclusions about, presenting, and evaluating information.
ANS: B
The step of interpreting in Tanner's clinal judgment model includes: Comparing
and contrasting data, clustering related information, recognizing inconsistencies,
checking accuracy and reliability, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant
information and determining the importance of information - CORRECT ANSWER
A nurse completes an initial assessment of a client. The nurse clusters related
data, recognizes a pattern, signs and symptoms and determines a diagnosis. The
nurse is engaged in which step of Tanner's clinical judgment model?
A.Noticing
B.Interpreting
C.Responding
D.Reflecting
VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
ANS: D
According to NANDA, the nursing process is a five-part systematic decision-making
method focusing on identifying and treating responses of individuals or groups to
actual or potential alterations in health. ACEN defines critical thinking as, the
deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing
conclusions about, presenting, and evaluating information that is both factual and
belief-based. Clinical reasoning-thinking process by which a nurse reaches a
clinical judgement. A clinical judgment is the nurse's determination and provision
of appropriate care to the patient, refers to the result (outcome) of critical
thinking or clinical reasoning-the conclusion, decision, or opinion made. -
CORRECT ANSWER Systematic decision-making method focusing on identifying
and treating responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential alterations in
health best describes:
Acritical Thinking
Clinical Reasoning
Clinical Judgement
Nursing Process
ANS: D
The nurse is using critical thinking when analyzing a client's critical issues and then
planning to intervene with an appropriate action. - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is
caring for a group of clients. Which of the following actions by the nurse
demonstrates the use of critical thinking skills?
,A.Administer an influenza vaccine after asking a client about allergies.
B.Check a client's armband before dispensing daily thyroid medication to a client
who has hypothyroidism.
C.Give a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus her morning dose of insulin after
checking her blood glucose level.
D.Intervene after reviewing arterial blood gas results for a client who is on
mechanical ventilation.
ANS: C
According to Tanner's clinical judgment model, thinking like a nurse begins with
nursing education, which teaches fundamental nursing skills and knowledge.
Intuition develops from experience and nursing knowledge over time. Initiation of
practice does improve critical thinking skills but is not the initiating factor. -
CORRECT ANSWER The registered nurse (RN) is explaining Tanner's clinical
judgment model to a student nurse. Which element should the RN explain is
needed first to make a clinical judgment?
A.Intuition
B.Initiation of practice
C.Nursing school education
D.Multiple years of experience
ANS: A
Reflection is the action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences,
experiences, situations, or decisions and learning from them. What did or did not
work? What could have been done differently to achieve better outcomes? -
,CORRECT ANSWER During the process of reflection, what is the most appropriate
question for a nurse to ask himself or herself?
A."What could I have done differently?"
B."What's going on right now?"
C."How can the patient's status change?"
D."What should I do to communicate this information?"
ANS: B
Critical thinking involves collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing conclusions
first prior to acting. A, C and D are interventions. - CORRECT ANSWER Entering a
room at 2:00 am, a nurse notes that the patient is not in bed; the patient is sitting
in the chair and states that she is having difficulty sleeping. Employing critical
thinking, the nurse responds by:
A.Assisting the patient back into bed
B.Asking more about the patient's sleep problem
C.Positioning the patient and providing a warm blanket
D.Obtaining an order for a hypnotic medication
ANS: D
Critical thinking is a broad/umbrella term that includes reasoning outside and
inside of the clinical setting. Definition is from The Accreditation Commission for
Education in Nursing (ACEN). Critical thinking skills are necessary for sound clinical
decision making. Clinical Reasoning is the thinking process by which a nurse
reaches a clinical judgement. Clinical Judgement refers to the result (outcome) of
critical thinking or clinical reasoning-the conclusion, decision, or opinion made.
Nursing Process: Five-part systematic decision-making method focusing on
, identifying and treating responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential
alterations in health. (NANDA: North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following definitions best describes Critical
Thinking?
A. The thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical judgement.
B.The result (outcome) of critical thinking or clinical reasoning-the conclusion,
decision, or opinion made
C.Systematic decision-making method focusing on identifying and treating
responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential alterations in health.
D.The deliberate nonlinear process of collecting, interpreting, analyzing, drawing
conclusions about, presenting, and evaluating information.
ANS: B
The step of interpreting in Tanner's clinal judgment model includes: Comparing
and contrasting data, clustering related information, recognizing inconsistencies,
checking accuracy and reliability, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant
information and determining the importance of information - CORRECT ANSWER
A nurse completes an initial assessment of a client. The nurse clusters related
data, recognizes a pattern, signs and symptoms and determines a diagnosis. The
nurse is engaged in which step of Tanner's clinical judgment model?
A.Noticing
B.Interpreting
C.Responding
D.Reflecting
