NUR 200 Hondros Exam 1 Critical Thinking |
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) Graded A+ | Latest
Update 2026/27
Complete assessment - ANSWERS A review and physical examination of all
body systems, for stable patients only
clinical judgment - ANSWERS "Thinking Like A Nurse". integral to the Safety of
pt. Interpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health
problems, and/or the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard
approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's
response.
Database - ANSWERS Completed health history and physical examination,
large store or bank of info
clinical reasoning - ANSWERS is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches
a clinical judgement. an iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding-
reasoning in transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient
responds to the nurses action
Psychosocial history - ANSWERS Psychological and social factors
,evidence-based practice - ANSWERS clinical decision making that integrates
the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and
preferences
1st method of data collection - ANSWERS Interiew patient, health history.
Patient is your primary source
Tanner's Model - ANSWERS Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
2nd method of data collection - ANSWERS Physical examination ( guided by
subjective and objective)
noticing (tanners model) - ANSWERS identify s/s, gather complete and
accurate data, assessing systematically and comprehensively, *predicting (and
managing) potential complications, identifying assumptions
Concepts of clinical judgment - ANSWERS 1. Safety
2. Healthcare quality
3. Leadership
4. Patient education
5. Evidence
6. Professionalism
7. Care coordination
, objective data (noticing) - ANSWERS information that is seen, heard, felt, or
smelled by an observer; signs
Analytic reasoning - ANSWERS Situation is unfamiliar
subjective data (noticing) - ANSWERS things a person tells you about that you
cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
Intuitive reasoning - ANSWERS Able to recognize the situation immedialy.
Pattern based
factors that influence "Noticing" - ANSWERS -intrapersonal characteristics of
the nurse
-theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care
Narrative reasoning - ANSWERS Situation to patient experience with illness.
Interpreting (tanners) - ANSWERS comparing and contrast data, clustering
related information, recognizing inconsistencies, checking accuracy, distinguishing
relevant from irrelevant, determine importance of info, judge how much
ambiguity is acceptable (ie b/p dt condition), determine legal ethical professional
guidelines, (predicting and) *managing potential complications
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) Graded A+ | Latest
Update 2026/27
Complete assessment - ANSWERS A review and physical examination of all
body systems, for stable patients only
clinical judgment - ANSWERS "Thinking Like A Nurse". integral to the Safety of
pt. Interpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health
problems, and/or the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard
approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's
response.
Database - ANSWERS Completed health history and physical examination,
large store or bank of info
clinical reasoning - ANSWERS is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches
a clinical judgement. an iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding-
reasoning in transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient
responds to the nurses action
Psychosocial history - ANSWERS Psychological and social factors
,evidence-based practice - ANSWERS clinical decision making that integrates
the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and
preferences
1st method of data collection - ANSWERS Interiew patient, health history.
Patient is your primary source
Tanner's Model - ANSWERS Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
2nd method of data collection - ANSWERS Physical examination ( guided by
subjective and objective)
noticing (tanners model) - ANSWERS identify s/s, gather complete and
accurate data, assessing systematically and comprehensively, *predicting (and
managing) potential complications, identifying assumptions
Concepts of clinical judgment - ANSWERS 1. Safety
2. Healthcare quality
3. Leadership
4. Patient education
5. Evidence
6. Professionalism
7. Care coordination
, objective data (noticing) - ANSWERS information that is seen, heard, felt, or
smelled by an observer; signs
Analytic reasoning - ANSWERS Situation is unfamiliar
subjective data (noticing) - ANSWERS things a person tells you about that you
cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
Intuitive reasoning - ANSWERS Able to recognize the situation immedialy.
Pattern based
factors that influence "Noticing" - ANSWERS -intrapersonal characteristics of
the nurse
-theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care
Narrative reasoning - ANSWERS Situation to patient experience with illness.
Interpreting (tanners) - ANSWERS comparing and contrast data, clustering
related information, recognizing inconsistencies, checking accuracy, distinguishing
relevant from irrelevant, determine importance of info, judge how much
ambiguity is acceptable (ie b/p dt condition), determine legal ethical professional
guidelines, (predicting and) *managing potential complications
