HONDROS NUR 212 EXAM 2 2026
STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Nursing Process.
Answer: Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step by step approach
to PROVIDE PATIENT centered care: ADPIE
Assessment
Diagnosis -RN only
Planning/Outcomes
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Why study Critical Thinking?.
Answer: Thinking with a purpose, know why you do what you do.
Discipline specific reasoning process that ensures a nurse is generating,
implementing, and evaluation approaches.
◉ Benner's Theory of Stages of Clinical Competence.
Answer: 5 Stages of developing nursing clinical competence:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
,Stage 5: Expert
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 1: Novice.
Answer: Nursing Student in first year of clinical education; limited and
inflexible, rule based, limited ability to predict what might happen in a
particular situation.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 2: Advanced Beginner.
Answer: New grads 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 5: Expert.
Answer: Nurses that are able to recognize demands and resources in
situations and attain their goals. No longer do they rely solely on rules to
guide actions under certain situations. They area able to intuitively grasp
the situation based on their deep knowledge and experience.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Noticing.
Answer: First step of Tanner's model of clinical judgement.
, 1. Identifying signs and symptoms
2. Gathering complete and accurate data
3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing potential complications
5. Identifying assumptions
◉ Noticing-1. Identifying signs and symptoms.
Answer: The ability to recognize that a situation is different, changed,
and not of a normal state. Indcates that something is different than
expected.
◉ Noticing-2. Gathering complete and accurate data.
Answer: Collecting pertinent data from various sources. This data is
used as the basis for identifying issues/concerns, solving problems, and
making decisions. Must verify that data is complete and accurate.
◉ Noticing-3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively.
Answer: An organized manner to collect data to make sure nothing is
omitted or forgotten. Examining the whole, piece-by-piece in a thorough
manner.
◉ Noticing-4.Predicting and managing potential complications.
Answer: Looking at the big picture to consider possible complications
for an individual patient. Must know common complications and
consider individual differences. In Noticing, you are predicting
complications, which means you are identifying possible problems.
STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Nursing Process.
Answer: Uses the Scientific Method to complete a Step by step approach
to PROVIDE PATIENT centered care: ADPIE
Assessment
Diagnosis -RN only
Planning/Outcomes
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Why study Critical Thinking?.
Answer: Thinking with a purpose, know why you do what you do.
Discipline specific reasoning process that ensures a nurse is generating,
implementing, and evaluation approaches.
◉ Benner's Theory of Stages of Clinical Competence.
Answer: 5 Stages of developing nursing clinical competence:
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner
Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
,Stage 5: Expert
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 1: Novice.
Answer: Nursing Student in first year of clinical education; limited and
inflexible, rule based, limited ability to predict what might happen in a
particular situation.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Stage 2: Advanced Beginner.
Answer: New grads 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 5: Expert.
Answer: Nurses that are able to recognize demands and resources in
situations and attain their goals. No longer do they rely solely on rules to
guide actions under certain situations. They area able to intuitively grasp
the situation based on their deep knowledge and experience.
Credit to nursing-theory.org
◉ Noticing.
Answer: First step of Tanner's model of clinical judgement.
, 1. Identifying signs and symptoms
2. Gathering complete and accurate data
3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively
4. Predicting and managing potential complications
5. Identifying assumptions
◉ Noticing-1. Identifying signs and symptoms.
Answer: The ability to recognize that a situation is different, changed,
and not of a normal state. Indcates that something is different than
expected.
◉ Noticing-2. Gathering complete and accurate data.
Answer: Collecting pertinent data from various sources. This data is
used as the basis for identifying issues/concerns, solving problems, and
making decisions. Must verify that data is complete and accurate.
◉ Noticing-3. Assessing systematically and comprehensively.
Answer: An organized manner to collect data to make sure nothing is
omitted or forgotten. Examining the whole, piece-by-piece in a thorough
manner.
◉ Noticing-4.Predicting and managing potential complications.
Answer: Looking at the big picture to consider possible complications
for an individual patient. Must know common complications and
consider individual differences. In Noticing, you are predicting
complications, which means you are identifying possible problems.
