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DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MEDICALSURGICAL
NURSING MAKING CONNECTIONS TO PRACTICE 2ND
EDITION HOFFMAN SULLIVAN TEST BANK
Which statements are correct about critical thinking and the
nursing process? .....ANSWER.....1. Some nursing decisions do not
require critical thinking.
2. Nurses use critical thinking for decisions unrelated to the
nursing process.
3. Nursing process is a form of critical thinking.
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client. What should
be included in this process? .....ANSWER.....1. Collection of vital
signs
2. Readiness to learn
3. Ability to function
4. Auscultation of the lungs
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5. Cultural needs
What is the purpose of the diagnosis step of the nursing process?
.....ANSWER.....To provide analysis of the nursing assessment
While creating a plan for client care, the nurse should include
which considerations? .....ANSWER.....1. Client's needs upon
discharge
2. Colleagues' input
3. Individual client needs
4. Realistic expectations
A nurse is using critical thinking and clinical reasoning to evaluate
the plan of care for a hospitalized client. What should the nurse
do after recognizing that the goals of the care plan have not
been met in a timely fashion? .....ANSWER.....Revise the plan of
care with more realistic goals and time line for the client.
DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MEDICALSURGICAL
NURSING MAKING CONNECTIONS TO PRACTICE 2ND
EDITION HOFFMAN SULLIVAN TEST BANK
Which statements are correct about critical thinking and the
nursing process? .....ANSWER.....1. Some nursing decisions do not
require critical thinking.
2. Nurses use critical thinking for decisions unrelated to the
nursing process.
3. Nursing process is a form of critical thinking.
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client. What should
be included in this process? .....ANSWER.....1. Collection of vital
signs
2. Readiness to learn
3. Ability to function
4. Auscultation of the lungs
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5. Cultural needs
What is the purpose of the diagnosis step of the nursing process?
.....ANSWER.....To provide analysis of the nursing assessment
While creating a plan for client care, the nurse should include
which considerations? .....ANSWER.....1. Client's needs upon
discharge
2. Colleagues' input
3. Individual client needs
4. Realistic expectations
A nurse is using critical thinking and clinical reasoning to evaluate
the plan of care for a hospitalized client. What should the nurse
do after recognizing that the goals of the care plan have not
been met in a timely fashion? .....ANSWER.....Revise the plan of
care with more realistic goals and time line for the client.
