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Chapter 10
Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing,
10/E Chapter 10
Question 1
The nurse is providing care to a group of clients. For which situation would the
nurse’s use of critical thinking be a priority?
1. Administering IV push meds to critically ill clients
2. Educating a home health client about treatment options
3. Teaching new parents car seat safety
4. Assisting an orthopedic client with the proper use of crutches
Question 2
A client recovering from a stroke does not want to perform prescribed shoulder
exercises. What should the nurse say to the client that demonstrates critical
thinking with creativity?
1. “You’ll only get worse if you don’t do these exercises.”
2. “As soon as you get these into your routine, you’ll feel better.”
3. “Your physician wouldn’t have ordered these if they weren’t important.”
4. “Here’s a marker. See how many circles you can make on this board in 10 minutes.”
Question 3
A student nurse resists when encouraged to be creative when providing client care.
What should the nurse educator say to encourage this student to be creative?
1. “Creativity allows unique solutions to unique problems.”
2. “Not all your answers are going to be from your textbook.”
3. “Creativity makes nursing more fun.”
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4. “You’ll get bored if you don’t learn to be creative.”
Question 4
The nurse educator assigns students an activity to implement Socratic questioning
in their daily lives. Which question provided by a student demonstrates this
reasoning technique?
1. “What makes you think cramming for a test is an ineffective way to study?”
2. “What other ways of studying could you implement?”
3. “If you didn’t study for your test, what is the probability you will fail?”
4. “If you study all the unit outcomes, what effect will
that have?” Correct Answer: 1
Question 5
A client is experiencing a productive cough, audible coarse crackles, elevated
temperature of 102.3°F, chills, and body aches. What did the nurse use to
determine that this patient is
experiencing respiratory
compromise? 1. Deductive
reasoning
2. Inductive reasoning
3. Socratic questioning
4. Critical
analysis
Correct Answer:
1
Question 6
A client with a PhD in epidemiology has been to numerous physicians and has had
numerous
laboratory tests, all of which were abnormal, and exploratory surgery, but no one is
able to explain the etiology of his problem. The client also states that he has a rare
form of a neurological
disorder. Which statement should the nurse make that demonstrates critical thinking?
1. “Why don’t you just tell your physician what you think you have?”
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2. “Did you bring your prior tests and results with you, so we don’t repeat anything?”
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3. “If you know what you have, what do you want from us?”
4. “Describe what tests you’ve had and explain the symptoms of this disorder.”
Question 7
A nurse educator has always believed that lectures with focused outlines are the
best way to present theory content in class. A colleague, who teaches the same
group of students, but a
different subject, utilizes group work and in-class activities to teach difficult content
and finds that students perform as well, or better, on their tests. The first educator in
this situation is starting to rethink her position. What behavior is the first educator
demonstrating?
1. Integrity
2. Perseverance
3. Fair-mindedness
4. Humility
Correct Answer: 1
Question 8
The nurse who just moved from an urban area to a sparsely populated rural area
understands that certain customs and practices the nurse follows may be quite foreign
to the people in the new
area. Which attitude of critical thinking is the nurse demonstrating?
1. Fair-mindedness
2. Insight into egocentricity
3. Intellectual humility
4. Intellectual courage to challenge the status quo
and rituals Question 9
The nurse implements a quicker way to set up and initiate an intravenous
infusion while still following safe practice. Which attitude of critical thinking is
this nurse practicing?
1. Independence
2. Intellectual courage to challenge the status quo or rituals
Chapter 10
Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing,
10/E Chapter 10
Question 1
The nurse is providing care to a group of clients. For which situation would the
nurse’s use of critical thinking be a priority?
1. Administering IV push meds to critically ill clients
2. Educating a home health client about treatment options
3. Teaching new parents car seat safety
4. Assisting an orthopedic client with the proper use of crutches
Question 2
A client recovering from a stroke does not want to perform prescribed shoulder
exercises. What should the nurse say to the client that demonstrates critical
thinking with creativity?
1. “You’ll only get worse if you don’t do these exercises.”
2. “As soon as you get these into your routine, you’ll feel better.”
3. “Your physician wouldn’t have ordered these if they weren’t important.”
4. “Here’s a marker. See how many circles you can make on this board in 10 minutes.”
Question 3
A student nurse resists when encouraged to be creative when providing client care.
What should the nurse educator say to encourage this student to be creative?
1. “Creativity allows unique solutions to unique problems.”
2. “Not all your answers are going to be from your textbook.”
3. “Creativity makes nursing more fun.”
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4. “You’ll get bored if you don’t learn to be creative.”
Question 4
The nurse educator assigns students an activity to implement Socratic questioning
in their daily lives. Which question provided by a student demonstrates this
reasoning technique?
1. “What makes you think cramming for a test is an ineffective way to study?”
2. “What other ways of studying could you implement?”
3. “If you didn’t study for your test, what is the probability you will fail?”
4. “If you study all the unit outcomes, what effect will
that have?” Correct Answer: 1
Question 5
A client is experiencing a productive cough, audible coarse crackles, elevated
temperature of 102.3°F, chills, and body aches. What did the nurse use to
determine that this patient is
experiencing respiratory
compromise? 1. Deductive
reasoning
2. Inductive reasoning
3. Socratic questioning
4. Critical
analysis
Correct Answer:
1
Question 6
A client with a PhD in epidemiology has been to numerous physicians and has had
numerous
laboratory tests, all of which were abnormal, and exploratory surgery, but no one is
able to explain the etiology of his problem. The client also states that he has a rare
form of a neurological
disorder. Which statement should the nurse make that demonstrates critical thinking?
1. “Why don’t you just tell your physician what you think you have?”
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2. “Did you bring your prior tests and results with you, so we don’t repeat anything?”
, 4
3. “If you know what you have, what do you want from us?”
4. “Describe what tests you’ve had and explain the symptoms of this disorder.”
Question 7
A nurse educator has always believed that lectures with focused outlines are the
best way to present theory content in class. A colleague, who teaches the same
group of students, but a
different subject, utilizes group work and in-class activities to teach difficult content
and finds that students perform as well, or better, on their tests. The first educator in
this situation is starting to rethink her position. What behavior is the first educator
demonstrating?
1. Integrity
2. Perseverance
3. Fair-mindedness
4. Humility
Correct Answer: 1
Question 8
The nurse who just moved from an urban area to a sparsely populated rural area
understands that certain customs and practices the nurse follows may be quite foreign
to the people in the new
area. Which attitude of critical thinking is the nurse demonstrating?
1. Fair-mindedness
2. Insight into egocentricity
3. Intellectual humility
4. Intellectual courage to challenge the status quo
and rituals Question 9
The nurse implements a quicker way to set up and initiate an intravenous
infusion while still following safe practice. Which attitude of critical thinking is
this nurse practicing?
1. Independence
2. Intellectual courage to challenge the status quo or rituals
