NURSING BY KNECHT ALL CHAPTERS 2026
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Fidelity. Answer: faithfulness
◉ Autonomy. Answer: independence
◉ Nonmaleficence. Answer: do no harm
◉ four components of autonomy. Answer: The patient thought
through the facts,
decided on surgery based on independent thinking,
acted based on a personal decision,
voluntarily decided to have the surgery,
◉ critical thinking. Answer: an advanced way of thinking, a problem-
solving method, and more
◉ What do you need to think critically?. Answer: involves collecting
and analyzing data to make a decision
,◉ 4 levels of thinking. Answer: knowledge
comprehension
application
analysis
◉ knowledge. Answer: ability to recall and repeat information
◉ comprehension. Answer: ability to basically understand
information, recall it and identify examples of that information
◉ application. Answer: being able to use learned material in new
situations
◉ analysis. Answer: able to break down complex information into its
basic parts and relate those parts to the whole picture
◉ habitual thinking. Answer: Involves any routine we do that is
important, but that does not require us to think hard about how to
do it
◉ random thoughts. Answer: multiple short scenes and thoughts
come and go through the mind and have no particular purpose or
goal
, ◉ ruminative thinking. Answer: the recurring intrusion of thoughts
about stressful events
◉ all-or-nothing thinking. Answer: the tendency to believe that one's
performance must be perfect or the result will be a total failure
◉ negative thinking. Answer: focusing on the flaws and problems in
yourself, other people, and the world around you
◉ problem-oriented thinking. Answer: focus on a particular problem
to find a solution
◉ critical thinking. Answer: thinking that does not blindly accept
arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions,
discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
◉ ethics. Answer: the principles of right and wrong that guide an
individual in making decisions
◉ morals. Answer: the rules people develop as a result of cultural
values and norms