NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU)
NSG 310 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (GCU)
INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTIONS COVERING
ADVANCED NURSING CONCEPTS SUCH AS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY,
HEALTH ASSESSMENT, PHARMACOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, AND
CLINICAL REASONING
Instructions to Candidates
• This revision exam consists of 150+ multiple-choice questions, each accompanied by
the correct answer.
• The purpose of this material is to support your personal revision and self-assessment.
• Please read each question carefully and thoroughly to ensure full understanding.
• Take your time to reflect on the correct answers and, where necessary, review related
study materials for deeper comprehension.
• You are encouraged to complete the exam under timed conditions to simulate a real
examination environment.
• Best of luck in your revision and upcoming exams.
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, NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU)
Characteristics of a critical thinker include all but which of the following?
a. Haphazardly seeking solutions
b. Anticipating consequences
c. Considering alternative solutions
d. Revising actions based on new input - ANSWER-A. Haphazardly seeking solutions
Review the 10 steps of critical thinking in Boggs pg. 54
The best method for nurse educators to teach professional values is
a. reading the ANA code.
b. laissez-faire.
c. role modeling.
d. values clarification. - ANSWER-C. role modeling
Which of the following describes the first step in acquisition of a value?
a. There must be pride in and happiness with the choice.
b. The value must be acted upon in a pattern of behavior consistent with the choice.
c. The value should be the result of conscious choice.
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d. The value must be chosen after careful consideration of each alternative. - ANSWER-C. the
value should be the result of the conscious choice
The client's values
a. must coincide with those of the nurse.
b. are only considered during assessment.
c. influence the nurse's interventions.
d. are not influenced by culture. - ANSWER-C. influence the nurse's interventions
Values clarification can be incorporated within the intervention phase of the nursing process by
a. identifying ineffective family coping.
b. identifying care guidelines.
c. identifying client's values.
d. identifying specific nursing diagnoses. - ANSWER-B. identifying care guidelines
What are the 10 steps of the critical thinking process to make a clinical decision? - ANSWER-1.
Clarify Concepts
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, NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU)
2. Identify Your Own Values
3. Integrate Data and Identify Missing Data
4. Obtain New Data
5. Identify the Significant Problem
6. Examine Skeptically
7. Apply Criteria
8. Generate Options and Look at Alternatives
9. Consider Whether Factors Change if the Context Changes
10. Evaluate and Make the Intervention
Boggs pg. 57
During the third step in the critical thinking process
a. new data are obtained.
b. values are clarified.
c. existing information is compared with past knowledge.
d. the problem is identified. - ANSWER-C. existing information is compared with past knowledge
The student nurse can best learn the steps in critical thinking through
a. reading journals.
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NSG 310 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (GCU)
INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTIONS COVERING
ADVANCED NURSING CONCEPTS SUCH AS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY,
HEALTH ASSESSMENT, PHARMACOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, AND
CLINICAL REASONING
Instructions to Candidates
• This revision exam consists of 150+ multiple-choice questions, each accompanied by
the correct answer.
• The purpose of this material is to support your personal revision and self-assessment.
• Please read each question carefully and thoroughly to ensure full understanding.
• Take your time to reflect on the correct answers and, where necessary, review related
study materials for deeper comprehension.
• You are encouraged to complete the exam under timed conditions to simulate a real
examination environment.
• Best of luck in your revision and upcoming exams.
1|Page
, NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU)
Characteristics of a critical thinker include all but which of the following?
a. Haphazardly seeking solutions
b. Anticipating consequences
c. Considering alternative solutions
d. Revising actions based on new input - ANSWER-A. Haphazardly seeking solutions
Review the 10 steps of critical thinking in Boggs pg. 54
The best method for nurse educators to teach professional values is
a. reading the ANA code.
b. laissez-faire.
c. role modeling.
d. values clarification. - ANSWER-C. role modeling
Which of the following describes the first step in acquisition of a value?
a. There must be pride in and happiness with the choice.
b. The value must be acted upon in a pattern of behavior consistent with the choice.
c. The value should be the result of conscious choice.
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, NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU)
d. The value must be chosen after careful consideration of each alternative. - ANSWER-C. the
value should be the result of the conscious choice
The client's values
a. must coincide with those of the nurse.
b. are only considered during assessment.
c. influence the nurse's interventions.
d. are not influenced by culture. - ANSWER-C. influence the nurse's interventions
Values clarification can be incorporated within the intervention phase of the nursing process by
a. identifying ineffective family coping.
b. identifying care guidelines.
c. identifying client's values.
d. identifying specific nursing diagnoses. - ANSWER-B. identifying care guidelines
What are the 10 steps of the critical thinking process to make a clinical decision? - ANSWER-1.
Clarify Concepts
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, NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU)
2. Identify Your Own Values
3. Integrate Data and Identify Missing Data
4. Obtain New Data
5. Identify the Significant Problem
6. Examine Skeptically
7. Apply Criteria
8. Generate Options and Look at Alternatives
9. Consider Whether Factors Change if the Context Changes
10. Evaluate and Make the Intervention
Boggs pg. 57
During the third step in the critical thinking process
a. new data are obtained.
b. values are clarified.
c. existing information is compared with past knowledge.
d. the problem is identified. - ANSWER-C. existing information is compared with past knowledge
The student nurse can best learn the steps in critical thinking through
a. reading journals.
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