Galen NSG 3100 exam 1 with complete
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What is the least effective decision-making process - correct answer ✔✔establishing assumptions
what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack - correct answer ✔✔exactness
The research process of problem solving is - correct answer ✔✔most effective when used by
experienced nurses
why is the nursing process method used in nursing - correct answer ✔✔it creates interaction between
client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and goals and plans, and works well in all environments
what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies - correct answer ✔✔recognize
important cues
child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse uses balloons and jar of bubbles
instead, what does this represent - correct answer ✔✔creativity and critical thinking
what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or happening - correct answer
✔✔intuition
a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an increased risk for hypovolemic shock after
observing the blood spurting out of the wound. what is this an example of - correct answer ✔✔inductive
reasoning
while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor obtains information about the use of
concept maps and pathways. the instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this
show? - correct answer ✔✔creating an environment that supports critical thinking
what is the definition of the nursing process - correct answer ✔✔systematic rational method of planning
and providing individualized nursing care
, how are nursing cognitive skills learned - correct answer ✔✔through reading and applying health related
literature
what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and standards of nursing practice thats
not recognized by the NCLEX - correct answer ✔✔outcomes identifications and diagnosis
during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural implication? - correct
answer ✔✔physical distance between the nurse and client and seating arrangement
what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use in the interview process - correct
answer ✔✔how have you been feeling lately
what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment - correct answer
✔✔cephalocaudal
what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data about dysfunctional and
functional behavior - correct answer ✔✔Gordons functional health patterns
after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies in the information. what
is this process - correct answer ✔✔validating
the nurse takes the clients vital signs, the nurse is performing which phase of the nursing process -
correct answer ✔✔assessing
the nurse reassesses a clients temperature 45 minutes after administering acetaminophen, this is an
example of what type of assessment - correct answer ✔✔ongoing
the nurse is measuring the drainage from a Jackson-Pratt drain. what is considered objective data? -
correct answer ✔✔the drainage measurement is 25 ml
what is the purpose of data collection and analysis - correct answer ✔✔to identify actual or potential
health concerns
solutions already passed
What is the least effective decision-making process - correct answer ✔✔establishing assumptions
what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack - correct answer ✔✔exactness
The research process of problem solving is - correct answer ✔✔most effective when used by
experienced nurses
why is the nursing process method used in nursing - correct answer ✔✔it creates interaction between
client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and goals and plans, and works well in all environments
what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies - correct answer ✔✔recognize
important cues
child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse uses balloons and jar of bubbles
instead, what does this represent - correct answer ✔✔creativity and critical thinking
what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong or happening - correct answer
✔✔intuition
a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an increased risk for hypovolemic shock after
observing the blood spurting out of the wound. what is this an example of - correct answer ✔✔inductive
reasoning
while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor obtains information about the use of
concept maps and pathways. the instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this
show? - correct answer ✔✔creating an environment that supports critical thinking
what is the definition of the nursing process - correct answer ✔✔systematic rational method of planning
and providing individualized nursing care
, how are nursing cognitive skills learned - correct answer ✔✔through reading and applying health related
literature
what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and standards of nursing practice thats
not recognized by the NCLEX - correct answer ✔✔outcomes identifications and diagnosis
during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a cultural implication? - correct
answer ✔✔physical distance between the nurse and client and seating arrangement
what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use in the interview process - correct
answer ✔✔how have you been feeling lately
what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical assessment - correct answer
✔✔cephalocaudal
what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects data about dysfunctional and
functional behavior - correct answer ✔✔Gordons functional health patterns
after health history and physical assessment, the nurse identifies discrepancies in the information. what
is this process - correct answer ✔✔validating
the nurse takes the clients vital signs, the nurse is performing which phase of the nursing process -
correct answer ✔✔assessing
the nurse reassesses a clients temperature 45 minutes after administering acetaminophen, this is an
example of what type of assessment - correct answer ✔✔ongoing
the nurse is measuring the drainage from a Jackson-Pratt drain. what is considered objective data? -
correct answer ✔✔the drainage measurement is 25 ml
what is the purpose of data collection and analysis - correct answer ✔✔to identify actual or potential
health concerns
