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Exam 1 10 14 17 20 23 33 34 Diagram 2026 A+ GRADE
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ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSW zm zm zm zm zm
ERS (479B3) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
assessment data collection (p. 49) zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
Collecting, organizing, documenting and validating data about a patient's health status. Assessment d
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ata is obtained from the patient, the family, the primary care provider, diagnostic test, and informati
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on about the patient from other health professionals.
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QUESTION 2 zm
clinical judgement (p. 50) zm zm zm
ANSWER
the outcome of clinical reasoning: the conclusion or decision (sometimes a nursing diagnosis) you ar
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rive at by exercising your clinical reasoning skills
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QUESTION 3 zm
clinical reasoning (p. 50) zm zm zm
ANSWER
is critical thinking inside the clinical setting. Clinical reasoning is necessary to make reliable observa
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tions regarding health status and to draw sound conclusions from the data obtained from the patien
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t and other sources. Critical thinking and clinical reasoning are needed to creatively problem solve a
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nd to produce new ideas and solutions. Clinical reasoning is the keystone of good *clinical decision
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making* and the development of *clinical judgement*.
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,QUESTION 4 zm
critical thinking (p. 50)
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ANSWER
is directed, purposeful, mental activity by which you create and evaluate ideas, analyze data, anticipa
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te problems, use expansive thinking, reflect on experience, construct plans, and determine desired o
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utcomes.
QUESTION 5 zm
decision making (p. 50)zm zm zm
ANSWER
is choosing the best actions to meet desired goal and is part of the critical thinking process.
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QUESTION 6 zm
evaluation (p. 49) zm zm
ANSWER
Assessing the patient's response to the nursing interventions. The responses are compared with the
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expected outcomes to determine whether they have been achieved. The entire care plan is reassesse
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d, and any changes needed are made.
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QUESTION 7 zm
implementation (p. 49) zm zm
ANSWER
carrying out the nursing intervention in a systematic way. The nurse carries out (or appropriately d
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elegates) the interventions. The patient's response to the care given is documented.
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QUESTION 8 zm
nursing diagnosis (p. 49)
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ANSWER
The process by which the assessment data are sorted and analyzed so that specific actual and poten
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tial health problems are identified. The factors contributing to the problems are identified. The facto
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rs contributing to the problems are considered, and specific nursing diagnoses are chosen for the pa
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tient's care plan.
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QUESTION 9 zm
,outcomes (p. 48) zm zm
ANSWER
results of actions zm zm
QUESTION 10 zm
planning (p. 49) zm zm
ANSWER
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the patient in meeting the expected outcomes. The expected outcomes and nursing interventions are
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mlisted on the patient's nursing care plan.
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QUESTION 11 zm
priority (p. 53) zm zm
ANSWER
something that is more important at the time. Involves placing nursing diagnoses or nursing interve
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ntions in order of importance. Levels of high importance, medium importance and low importance a
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re made based on the effect it will have on the person.
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QUESTION 12 zm
scientific method (p. 48) zm zm zm
ANSWER
a step-by-step process used by scientists to solve problems
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QUESTION 13 zm
nursing process (p. 48) zm zm zm
ANSWER
a dynamic, overlapping, continuous process encompassing patient-
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centered care; a tool for identifying patients' problems or potential problems and an organized meth
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od for meeting patient' needs. This is based on the scientific method used by scientists to solve pro
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blems.
QUESTION 14 zm
, the use of the nursing process (obj. 1) (p. 48)
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ANSWER
as a tool to identify a patient's problems or potential problems and developing an organized method
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for meeting the patients' needs.
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QUESTION 15 zm
components of the nursing process (obj. 2) (p.49, box 4.1) zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
APPIE A ssessment P roblem identification/ Nursing Diagnosis P lanning I mplementation E Evaluati
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QUESTION 16 zm
critical thinking, clinical reasoning, clinical judgement (obj. 3) (p. 50)
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ANSWER
Critical thinking is used in all aspects of the nursing process. Clinical reasoning refers to critical thin
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king, done in a clinical setting. The outcome of clinical reasoning (critical thinking in clinical setting)
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mis a critical judgement which is a decision or nursing diagnosis you arrive at by practicing your clin
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ical reasoning skills.
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QUESTION 17 zm
problem-solving process (obj. 4) (p. 50) zm zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
1. Define the problem clearly 2. Consider all possible alternative solutions to the problem. 3. Conside
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r the possible outcomes for each alternative 4. Predict the likelihood of each outcome occurring. 5. C
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hoose the alternative with the best chance of success and the fewest undesirable outcomes.
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QUESTION 18 zm
use of critical thinking in nursing (obj. 8 (p. 51)
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ANSWER
Facione's model: Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation.
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QUESTION 19 zm
improve clinical reasoning skills (obj. 6) (p.51, box 4.2)
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Exam Solution zm
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND NURSING SKILLS Final zm zm zm zm zm zm
Exam 1 10 14 17 20 23 33 34 Diagram 2026 A+ GRADE
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ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSW zm zm zm zm zm
ERS (479B3) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
assessment data collection (p. 49) zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
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ata is obtained from the patient, the family, the primary care provider, diagnostic test, and informati
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on about the patient from other health professionals.
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QUESTION 2 zm
clinical judgement (p. 50) zm zm zm
ANSWER
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rive at by exercising your clinical reasoning skills
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QUESTION 3 zm
clinical reasoning (p. 50) zm zm zm
ANSWER
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tions regarding health status and to draw sound conclusions from the data obtained from the patien
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t and other sources. Critical thinking and clinical reasoning are needed to creatively problem solve a
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nd to produce new ideas and solutions. Clinical reasoning is the keystone of good *clinical decision
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making* and the development of *clinical judgement*.
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,QUESTION 4 zm
critical thinking (p. 50)
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ANSWER
is directed, purposeful, mental activity by which you create and evaluate ideas, analyze data, anticipa
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utcomes.
QUESTION 5 zm
decision making (p. 50)zm zm zm
ANSWER
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QUESTION 6 zm
evaluation (p. 49) zm zm
ANSWER
Assessing the patient's response to the nursing interventions. The responses are compared with the
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expected outcomes to determine whether they have been achieved. The entire care plan is reassesse
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d, and any changes needed are made.
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QUESTION 7 zm
implementation (p. 49) zm zm
ANSWER
carrying out the nursing intervention in a systematic way. The nurse carries out (or appropriately d
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elegates) the interventions. The patient's response to the care given is documented.
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QUESTION 8 zm
nursing diagnosis (p. 49)
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ANSWER
The process by which the assessment data are sorted and analyzed so that specific actual and poten
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tial health problems are identified. The factors contributing to the problems are identified. The facto
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rs contributing to the problems are considered, and specific nursing diagnoses are chosen for the pa
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tient's care plan.
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QUESTION 9 zm
,outcomes (p. 48) zm zm
ANSWER
results of actions zm zm
QUESTION 10 zm
planning (p. 49) zm zm
ANSWER
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ient collaborate an choose specific interventions for each nursing diagnosis. The interventions assist
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mlisted on the patient's nursing care plan.
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QUESTION 11 zm
priority (p. 53) zm zm
ANSWER
something that is more important at the time. Involves placing nursing diagnoses or nursing interve
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ntions in order of importance. Levels of high importance, medium importance and low importance a
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re made based on the effect it will have on the person.
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QUESTION 12 zm
scientific method (p. 48) zm zm zm
ANSWER
a step-by-step process used by scientists to solve problems
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QUESTION 13 zm
nursing process (p. 48) zm zm zm
ANSWER
a dynamic, overlapping, continuous process encompassing patient-
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centered care; a tool for identifying patients' problems or potential problems and an organized meth
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od for meeting patient' needs. This is based on the scientific method used by scientists to solve pro
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blems.
QUESTION 14 zm
, the use of the nursing process (obj. 1) (p. 48)
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ANSWER
as a tool to identify a patient's problems or potential problems and developing an organized method
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for meeting the patients' needs.
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QUESTION 15 zm
components of the nursing process (obj. 2) (p.49, box 4.1) zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
APPIE A ssessment P roblem identification/ Nursing Diagnosis P lanning I mplementation E Evaluati
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QUESTION 16 zm
critical thinking, clinical reasoning, clinical judgement (obj. 3) (p. 50)
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ANSWER
Critical thinking is used in all aspects of the nursing process. Clinical reasoning refers to critical thin
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king, done in a clinical setting. The outcome of clinical reasoning (critical thinking in clinical setting)
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mis a critical judgement which is a decision or nursing diagnosis you arrive at by practicing your clin
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ical reasoning skills.
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QUESTION 17 zm
problem-solving process (obj. 4) (p. 50) zm zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
1. Define the problem clearly 2. Consider all possible alternative solutions to the problem. 3. Conside
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r the possible outcomes for each alternative 4. Predict the likelihood of each outcome occurring. 5. C
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hoose the alternative with the best chance of success and the fewest undesirable outcomes.
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QUESTION 18 zm
use of critical thinking in nursing (obj. 8 (p. 51)
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ANSWER
Facione's model: Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation.
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QUESTION 19 zm
improve clinical reasoning skills (obj. 6) (p.51, box 4.2)
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