Nurs 285 final exam Questions with Complete
Solutions
Critical thinking Correct Answer-Includes reasoning both outside and
inside of the clinical setting
clinical reasoning Correct Answer-a specific term usually referring to
ways of thinking about patient care issues (determining, preventing, and
managing patient problems); for reasoning about other clinical issues
(e.g., teamwork, collaboration, and streamlining work flow); nurses
usually use critical thinking
clinical judgment Correct Answer-refers to the result (outcome) of
critical thinking or clinical reasoning; the conclusion, decision, or
opinion a nurse makes
Critical thinking applied to clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing
practice Correct Answer-Is guided by standards, policies, and
procedures, ethics codes, and laws (individual state practice acts)
Is based on principles of nursing process, problem solving, and the
scientific method (requires forming opinions and making decisions
based on evidence)
Carefully identifies the key problems, issues, and risks involved,
including patients, families, and major care providers in decision making
, Is driven by patient, family, and community needs, as well as nurses'
needs to give competent, efficient care (e.g., streamlining paperwork to
free nurses for patient care)
Calls for strategies that make the most of human potential and
compensate for problems created by human nature (e.g., finding ways to
prevent errors, using information technology, and overcoming the
powerful influence of personal views)
Is constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve
eight main steps or phases in the clinical reasoning cycle/clinical
reasoning (CR) model Correct Answer-look, collect, process, decide,
plan, act, evaluate, and reflect
What is an effective use of the CR model by nursing students and its
application in practice by novice nurses directly linked to? Correct
Answer-the five rights of clinical reasoning: the ability to collect the
right cues and take the right action for the right patient at the right time
and for the right reason
decision making Correct Answer-purposeful, goal directed effort applied
in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives,"
Potential errors in decision making Correct Answer-Bias:
Placing excess emphasis on first data received
Avoiding information contrary to one's opinion
Solutions
Critical thinking Correct Answer-Includes reasoning both outside and
inside of the clinical setting
clinical reasoning Correct Answer-a specific term usually referring to
ways of thinking about patient care issues (determining, preventing, and
managing patient problems); for reasoning about other clinical issues
(e.g., teamwork, collaboration, and streamlining work flow); nurses
usually use critical thinking
clinical judgment Correct Answer-refers to the result (outcome) of
critical thinking or clinical reasoning; the conclusion, decision, or
opinion a nurse makes
Critical thinking applied to clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing
practice Correct Answer-Is guided by standards, policies, and
procedures, ethics codes, and laws (individual state practice acts)
Is based on principles of nursing process, problem solving, and the
scientific method (requires forming opinions and making decisions
based on evidence)
Carefully identifies the key problems, issues, and risks involved,
including patients, families, and major care providers in decision making
, Is driven by patient, family, and community needs, as well as nurses'
needs to give competent, efficient care (e.g., streamlining paperwork to
free nurses for patient care)
Calls for strategies that make the most of human potential and
compensate for problems created by human nature (e.g., finding ways to
prevent errors, using information technology, and overcoming the
powerful influence of personal views)
Is constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve
eight main steps or phases in the clinical reasoning cycle/clinical
reasoning (CR) model Correct Answer-look, collect, process, decide,
plan, act, evaluate, and reflect
What is an effective use of the CR model by nursing students and its
application in practice by novice nurses directly linked to? Correct
Answer-the five rights of clinical reasoning: the ability to collect the
right cues and take the right action for the right patient at the right time
and for the right reason
decision making Correct Answer-purposeful, goal directed effort applied
in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives,"
Potential errors in decision making Correct Answer-Bias:
Placing excess emphasis on first data received
Avoiding information contrary to one's opinion
