4/4/25, 7:51 NR224 EXAM 1 |
PM
NR224 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (90)
While assessing a patient, the nurse D. Problem Solving
observes the patient's IV line is not
infusing at the ordered rate. The
nurse assesses the patient for pain at the
IV site, checks the flow regulator on
the tubing, looks to see if the patient
is lying on the
tubing, checks the point of
connection between the tubing and the
IV catheter, and then checks the
condition of the site where the IV
catheter enters the patient's skin. After
the nurse readjusts the flow rate, the
infusion begins at the correct rate.
This is an example of:
A. inference
B.Diagnostic reasoning
C. Competency
D. Problem solving
The nurse sits down to talk with a patient A. Diagnostic reasoning
who lost her sister 2 weeks ago. The
patient reports she is unable to sleep,
feels very fatigued during the day, and
is having trouble at work. The nurse asks
her to clarify the type of trouble. The
patient explains she can't concentrate
or even
solve simple problems. The nurse
records the results of the assessment,
describing the patient as having
ineffective coping. This is an example
of :
A. diagnostic reasoning
B.Competency
C. Inference
D. Problem Solving
A patient on a surgical unit develops C. Conducting reflective practice
sudden shortness of breath and a drop in
BP. The staff respond, but the patient dies
30 minutes later. the manager on the
nursing unit calls the staff involved in
the emergency response together, The
staff discusses what occurred over
the 30
minute time frame, the actions taken, and
whether other steps should have
been
implemented. The nurses in this situation
are:
A. problem solving
B.showing humility
C. conducting reflective practice
D.Exercising responsibility
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A nurse has worked on an oncology unit C. Analyticity
for 3 years. One patient has become D. Self confidence
visibly weaker and states, "I feel funny".
The nurse knows how patients often
have behavior changes before
developing sepsis when they have
cancer. The nurse asks the patient
questions to assess
thinking skills and notices the patient
shivering. The nurse goes to the phone,
calls the physician, and begins the
conversation by saying, "I believe that
your patient is developing sepsis. I want
to report symptoms I'm seeing." What
examples of critical thinking
concepts does the nurse show?
(Select all that
apply)
A. Experience
B.Ethical
C. Analyticity
D.Self-confidence
E. Risk taking
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A nurse who is working on a surgical A&C
unit is caring for four different patients.
Patient A will be discharged home and
is in need of instruction about wound
care. Patients B and C have returned from
the operating room within an hour of
each other, and both require vital signs
and monitoring of their intravenous (IV)
lines.
Patient D is resting following a visit by
physical therapy. Which of the
following activities by the nurse
represent(s) use of clinical decision
making for groups of patients? (Select
all that apply.)
A. consider how to involve patient A
in deciding whether to involve the
family caregiver in wound care
instruction
B. Think about past
experience with patients who
develop postoperative
complications
C. Decide which activities can be
combined for patients B and
C
D.Carefully gather any assessment info
and identify patient problems
The surgical unit has initiated the use of C
a pain-rating scale to assess patients'
pain severity during their
postoperative recovery. The registered
nurse (RN) looks at the pain flow sheet
to see the pain
scores recorded for a patient over the last
24 hours. Use of the pain scale is an
example of which intellectual standard?
A. deep
B.Relevant
C. Consistent
D.Significant
3/27
PM
NR224 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (90)
While assessing a patient, the nurse D. Problem Solving
observes the patient's IV line is not
infusing at the ordered rate. The
nurse assesses the patient for pain at the
IV site, checks the flow regulator on
the tubing, looks to see if the patient
is lying on the
tubing, checks the point of
connection between the tubing and the
IV catheter, and then checks the
condition of the site where the IV
catheter enters the patient's skin. After
the nurse readjusts the flow rate, the
infusion begins at the correct rate.
This is an example of:
A. inference
B.Diagnostic reasoning
C. Competency
D. Problem solving
The nurse sits down to talk with a patient A. Diagnostic reasoning
who lost her sister 2 weeks ago. The
patient reports she is unable to sleep,
feels very fatigued during the day, and
is having trouble at work. The nurse asks
her to clarify the type of trouble. The
patient explains she can't concentrate
or even
solve simple problems. The nurse
records the results of the assessment,
describing the patient as having
ineffective coping. This is an example
of :
A. diagnostic reasoning
B.Competency
C. Inference
D. Problem Solving
A patient on a surgical unit develops C. Conducting reflective practice
sudden shortness of breath and a drop in
BP. The staff respond, but the patient dies
30 minutes later. the manager on the
nursing unit calls the staff involved in
the emergency response together, The
staff discusses what occurred over
the 30
minute time frame, the actions taken, and
whether other steps should have
been
implemented. The nurses in this situation
are:
A. problem solving
B.showing humility
C. conducting reflective practice
D.Exercising responsibility
1/27
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PM
A nurse has worked on an oncology unit C. Analyticity
for 3 years. One patient has become D. Self confidence
visibly weaker and states, "I feel funny".
The nurse knows how patients often
have behavior changes before
developing sepsis when they have
cancer. The nurse asks the patient
questions to assess
thinking skills and notices the patient
shivering. The nurse goes to the phone,
calls the physician, and begins the
conversation by saying, "I believe that
your patient is developing sepsis. I want
to report symptoms I'm seeing." What
examples of critical thinking
concepts does the nurse show?
(Select all that
apply)
A. Experience
B.Ethical
C. Analyticity
D.Self-confidence
E. Risk taking
2/27
, 4/4/25, 7:51 NR224 EXAM 1 |
PM
A nurse who is working on a surgical A&C
unit is caring for four different patients.
Patient A will be discharged home and
is in need of instruction about wound
care. Patients B and C have returned from
the operating room within an hour of
each other, and both require vital signs
and monitoring of their intravenous (IV)
lines.
Patient D is resting following a visit by
physical therapy. Which of the
following activities by the nurse
represent(s) use of clinical decision
making for groups of patients? (Select
all that apply.)
A. consider how to involve patient A
in deciding whether to involve the
family caregiver in wound care
instruction
B. Think about past
experience with patients who
develop postoperative
complications
C. Decide which activities can be
combined for patients B and
C
D.Carefully gather any assessment info
and identify patient problems
The surgical unit has initiated the use of C
a pain-rating scale to assess patients'
pain severity during their
postoperative recovery. The registered
nurse (RN) looks at the pain flow sheet
to see the pain
scores recorded for a patient over the last
24 hours. Use of the pain scale is an
example of which intellectual standard?
A. deep
B.Relevant
C. Consistent
D.Significant
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