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NUR 170 / NUR170 FINAL EXAM :(NEW 2025/
2026 UPDATE) CONCEPTS OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL
NURSING GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE
A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)- GALEN
Cultural safety - ANS ✓It is an outcome based on respectful engagement that recognizes and
strives to address power imbalances inherent in the health care system. It results in an
environment free of racism and discrimination, where people feel safe when receiving health
care.
cultural competence - ANS ✓An understanding of how a patient's cultural background
shapes his beliefs, values, and expectations for therapy.
critical thinking - ANS ✓A purposed, informed, active way of thinking which can be used to
filter data through nursing knowledge, asses room, determine a course of action, and clearly
communicate to keep clients safe. guided by professional standards, policies and ethical
codes and laws. Applies logic, intuition, and creativity and is grounded in specific
knowledge, skills, and experience.
Driven by client needs and nurses needs to give competent and efficient care
Clinical reasoning - ANS ✓A similar process to critical thinking but, focuses more on
alternatives which can be used or thinking strategies nurses can employ to make judgement
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and solve problems. Due to the complexity of health we as nurses need to be able to
hypothesize many different outcomes to a problem.
Convergent thinking - ANS ✓narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single
best solution
Divergent thinking - ANS ✓expands the number of possible problem solutions (creative
thinking that diverges in different directions)
clinical judgement - ANS ✓Is the outcome of using critical thinking and clinical reasoning
which makes interpretations and conclusions about the client's health needs and what actions
should be taken due to this. When done correctly you understands both the
pathophysiological aspects as well as the clients and their family goals and objective with
respect to their health.
Socratic questioning - ANS ✓A form of disciplined questioning that can be used to pursue
thought in many directions and for many purposes, including: to explore complex ideas, to
get to the truth of things, to open up issues and problems, to uncover assumptions, to analyze
concepts, to distinguish what we know from what we do not know, to follow out logical
consequences of thought or to control discussions. Which is used by nurses and others to
foster critical thinking.
University Applicable, Prevents errors and increases client participation, Communicate
professional image, Promotes individualized care - ANS ✓Reasons why we study the nursing
process
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Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation (ADPIE) - ANS ✓What is the
order of the Nursing process
Assessment - ANS ✓Stage of the nursing process that is used to establish a database of
information about the client, can be done by talking to the client, doing a physical
assessment, looking at medical history charts, or anything else to collect, organize, document,
and communicate data.
Diagnosis - ANS ✓Stage of the nursing process that Identify client strengths and any health
problems that can be prevented or resolved by nursing interventions and collaborative care.
This is done by Analyzing data, identifying health problems, risks and strengths, formulate
diagnostic statements
Planning - ANS ✓Stage of nursing process where you collaborate with the client and develop
a personal care plan for them you also have to prioritize problems and diagnoses, formulate
goals, select nursing interventions.
implementation - ANS ✓Stage of the nursing process where you assist the client in meeting
the desired goals and health outcomes. Promote wellness, prevent illness and disease, restore
health, facilitate coping. Where you also assist the client in meeting the desired goals and
health outcomes. Promote wellness, prevent illness and disease, restore health, facilitate
coping.
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