A PACKAGE DEAL FOR HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING V1,
V2 AND V3 2023 UPDATE
What are the 5 steps of the Nursing Process? - ANSWER: Assessment,
Diagnosing/Analyzing data gained from assessing/Planning (including outcome
identification), Implementing (according to priority), evaluating...did it work?
The nursing process is... - ANSWER: overlapping and dynamic
What does P-I-E stand for? - ANSWER: Problem, Implement, Evaluate
What is the acronym COVD used for? - ANSWER: Used during assessing?
Collecting Data
Organizing Data
Validating
Documenting Data
What are the sources of data that you retrieve during assessment? - ANSWER:
patient, support peoples, client records
What type of client records could you get data from? - ANSWER: Other healthcare
professionals, nursing and scientific literature
What are the two types of data you will take from the patient? - ANSWER: Subjective
and Objective data
What is subjective data? - ANSWER: Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel
and will tell you. Usually in a statement.
What is objective data? - ANSWER: What you observe and can measure
Besides measurable data for your objective data, what other objective data should
you collect? - ANSWER: What you see, hear, and smell.
What do you do with your data sometimes if it is off or you are not sure of it? -
ANSWER: VALIDATE
How do you record subjective data? - ANSWER: In clients, "own words."
What does the diagnoses do? - ANSWER: Describes the patients health problem in
nursing terminology - NOT medical.
What are some qualifiers for diagnoses? - ANSWER: deficient, impaired, decreased,
ineffective or compromised
,What is etiology? - ANSWER: The "related to" part....it is NURSE FIXABLE?
What does the etiology or "related to" part do? - ANSWER: Directs the nursing
intervention
What does the correctly stated nursing problem have....PES....? - ANSWER: Problem
Statement (NANDA) only, Etiology "related to", and the supporting data (subj. obj
assessment findings)
What is planning? - ANSWER: involved determining pt goals/outcomes
You cannot have an intervention.... - ANSWER: without a goal.
You cannot have a goal... - ANSWER: without an intervention
A goal is a direct result of an... - ANSWER: intervention
When planning what do you always want to do? - ANSWER: BE SPECIFIC...WHO,
WHAT, WHEN, HOW OFTEN, HOW MUCH
For every nursing diagnoses....the nurse... - ANSWER: must write atleast one desired
outcome
The purpose of an intervention... - ANSWER: is a goal!
What does evaluation mean? - ANSWER: A patient response to an intervention
Risk Factors - ANSWER: do not have defining characteristics....they are not specific
Between an intervention and a goal...there is... - ANSWER: TEACHING
In a care plan... - ANSWER: there is always a reference in APA format
Actual nursing diagnoses - ANSWER: a client problem present at time of assessment
Risk nursing diagnoses - ANSWER: clinical judgement that problem doesn't exist, but
presence of risk factors indicates problem may develop
Wellness - ANSWER: readiness for enhancement
The etiology is always... - ANSWER: nurse fixable
Standing Orders - ANSWER: written documentation authorizing nurse to carry out
specific actions under ceratin circumstance
standardized care plan - ANSWER: formal plan that specifies nursing care for a group
of clients with common needs
,Individual care plans - ANSWER: tailored to meet unique needs of pt
What are the five components of the goal? - ANSWER: Subject, Verb, Criteria,
Condition, Time
The client, will ambulate, fifty feet in the hall, one time with assistance, by 4pm.
What can you do from your goals! - ANSWER: BMAT...behavior, measure, condition,
time
About Rationales - ANSWER: By each nursing intervention...put page number of
rationale...
When evaluating, what do you think about? - ANSWER: What it effective, ineffective,
were goals met, not met, partially met?
Critical Thinking - ANSWER: Is an active, organized, cognitive process used to
examine one's thinking and the thinking of others.
Evidenced-based knowledge - ANSWER: Based on research or clinical expertise
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Truth seeking: - ANSWER: Seek the true meaning of a situation
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Open-mindedness: - ANSWER: Be tolerant of different views and own prejudices
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Analyticity: - ANSWER: Anticipate possible results or consequences
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Systematicity: - ANSWER: Be organized
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Self-confidence: - ANSWER: Trust in your own reasoning processes
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Inquisitiveness: - ANSWER: Be eager to acquire new knowledge and value learning
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Maturity: - ANSWER: Reflect upon your own judgments
Name Three levels of critical thinking. - ANSWER: Basic, Complex, Commitment
, Describe the Basic Level of Critical Thinking. - ANSWER: Trust that experts have the
right answers for every problem; thinking is concrete and based on a set of rules or
principles
Describe the Complex Level of Critical Thinking. - ANSWER: Begin to separate
themselves from authorities, analyze and examine choices more independently.
Describe the Commitment Level of Critical Thinking. - ANSWER: Anticipate the need
to make choices without assistance from others, accountability
Scientific method - ANSWER: Systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and
problem solving
Problem Solving - ANSWER: Evaluating the solution over time to make sure it is
effective
Decision making - ANSWER: Focuses on problem resolution
Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER: Determining a client's health status after you have
assigned meaning to the behaviors and symptoms presented
Inference - ANSWER: Process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
Clinical decision making - ANSWER: Careful reasoning so that the best options are
chosen for the best outcomes
Nursing process - ANSWER: Five-step clinical decision-making approach
List the five components of critical thinking - ANSWER: Knowledge, Experience,
Critical Thinking Competencies, Attitudes, Standards
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Confidence: - ANSWER: Speak with conviction and always be prepared to perform
care safely
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Thinking independently: - ANSWER: Reads the Nursing Literature
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Fairness: - ANSWER: Listen to both sides in any discussion
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Responsibility: - ANSWER: Refer to policy and procedure manual to review steps of a
skill
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
V2 AND V3 2023 UPDATE
What are the 5 steps of the Nursing Process? - ANSWER: Assessment,
Diagnosing/Analyzing data gained from assessing/Planning (including outcome
identification), Implementing (according to priority), evaluating...did it work?
The nursing process is... - ANSWER: overlapping and dynamic
What does P-I-E stand for? - ANSWER: Problem, Implement, Evaluate
What is the acronym COVD used for? - ANSWER: Used during assessing?
Collecting Data
Organizing Data
Validating
Documenting Data
What are the sources of data that you retrieve during assessment? - ANSWER:
patient, support peoples, client records
What type of client records could you get data from? - ANSWER: Other healthcare
professionals, nursing and scientific literature
What are the two types of data you will take from the patient? - ANSWER: Subjective
and Objective data
What is subjective data? - ANSWER: Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel
and will tell you. Usually in a statement.
What is objective data? - ANSWER: What you observe and can measure
Besides measurable data for your objective data, what other objective data should
you collect? - ANSWER: What you see, hear, and smell.
What do you do with your data sometimes if it is off or you are not sure of it? -
ANSWER: VALIDATE
How do you record subjective data? - ANSWER: In clients, "own words."
What does the diagnoses do? - ANSWER: Describes the patients health problem in
nursing terminology - NOT medical.
What are some qualifiers for diagnoses? - ANSWER: deficient, impaired, decreased,
ineffective or compromised
,What is etiology? - ANSWER: The "related to" part....it is NURSE FIXABLE?
What does the etiology or "related to" part do? - ANSWER: Directs the nursing
intervention
What does the correctly stated nursing problem have....PES....? - ANSWER: Problem
Statement (NANDA) only, Etiology "related to", and the supporting data (subj. obj
assessment findings)
What is planning? - ANSWER: involved determining pt goals/outcomes
You cannot have an intervention.... - ANSWER: without a goal.
You cannot have a goal... - ANSWER: without an intervention
A goal is a direct result of an... - ANSWER: intervention
When planning what do you always want to do? - ANSWER: BE SPECIFIC...WHO,
WHAT, WHEN, HOW OFTEN, HOW MUCH
For every nursing diagnoses....the nurse... - ANSWER: must write atleast one desired
outcome
The purpose of an intervention... - ANSWER: is a goal!
What does evaluation mean? - ANSWER: A patient response to an intervention
Risk Factors - ANSWER: do not have defining characteristics....they are not specific
Between an intervention and a goal...there is... - ANSWER: TEACHING
In a care plan... - ANSWER: there is always a reference in APA format
Actual nursing diagnoses - ANSWER: a client problem present at time of assessment
Risk nursing diagnoses - ANSWER: clinical judgement that problem doesn't exist, but
presence of risk factors indicates problem may develop
Wellness - ANSWER: readiness for enhancement
The etiology is always... - ANSWER: nurse fixable
Standing Orders - ANSWER: written documentation authorizing nurse to carry out
specific actions under ceratin circumstance
standardized care plan - ANSWER: formal plan that specifies nursing care for a group
of clients with common needs
,Individual care plans - ANSWER: tailored to meet unique needs of pt
What are the five components of the goal? - ANSWER: Subject, Verb, Criteria,
Condition, Time
The client, will ambulate, fifty feet in the hall, one time with assistance, by 4pm.
What can you do from your goals! - ANSWER: BMAT...behavior, measure, condition,
time
About Rationales - ANSWER: By each nursing intervention...put page number of
rationale...
When evaluating, what do you think about? - ANSWER: What it effective, ineffective,
were goals met, not met, partially met?
Critical Thinking - ANSWER: Is an active, organized, cognitive process used to
examine one's thinking and the thinking of others.
Evidenced-based knowledge - ANSWER: Based on research or clinical expertise
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Truth seeking: - ANSWER: Seek the true meaning of a situation
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Open-mindedness: - ANSWER: Be tolerant of different views and own prejudices
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Analyticity: - ANSWER: Anticipate possible results or consequences
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Systematicity: - ANSWER: Be organized
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Self-confidence: - ANSWER: Trust in your own reasoning processes
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Inquisitiveness: - ANSWER: Be eager to acquire new knowledge and value learning
Identify the concepts and behaviors of a critical thinker.
Maturity: - ANSWER: Reflect upon your own judgments
Name Three levels of critical thinking. - ANSWER: Basic, Complex, Commitment
, Describe the Basic Level of Critical Thinking. - ANSWER: Trust that experts have the
right answers for every problem; thinking is concrete and based on a set of rules or
principles
Describe the Complex Level of Critical Thinking. - ANSWER: Begin to separate
themselves from authorities, analyze and examine choices more independently.
Describe the Commitment Level of Critical Thinking. - ANSWER: Anticipate the need
to make choices without assistance from others, accountability
Scientific method - ANSWER: Systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and
problem solving
Problem Solving - ANSWER: Evaluating the solution over time to make sure it is
effective
Decision making - ANSWER: Focuses on problem resolution
Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER: Determining a client's health status after you have
assigned meaning to the behaviors and symptoms presented
Inference - ANSWER: Process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
Clinical decision making - ANSWER: Careful reasoning so that the best options are
chosen for the best outcomes
Nursing process - ANSWER: Five-step clinical decision-making approach
List the five components of critical thinking - ANSWER: Knowledge, Experience,
Critical Thinking Competencies, Attitudes, Standards
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Confidence: - ANSWER: Speak with conviction and always be prepared to perform
care safely
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Thinking independently: - ANSWER: Reads the Nursing Literature
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Fairness: - ANSWER: Listen to both sides in any discussion
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
Responsibility: - ANSWER: Refer to policy and procedure manual to review steps of a
skill
Critical Thinking Attitudes.
