Module 2. Quiz. Giddens. Clinical Judgement and Care
Coordination
Due Jan 25 at 11:59pm
Points 10
Questions 10
Available after Jan 18 at 8am
Time Limit None
Instructions
Quiz will open with Module 2. You have one attempt with no time limit to take this quiz. Faculty
recommend that you read the required material before completing the quiz.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 7 minutes 9.5 out of 10
Score for this quiz: 9.5 out of 10
Submitted Jan 19 at 12:44pm
This attempt took 7 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
pts
A nurse wishes to obtain data about a patient’s self-esteem. What is the best assessment technique
for the nurse to use to obtain this data?
Interviewing the patient in an unstructured format
Conducting a structured interview with direct questions
Disregard any nonverbal clues from the patient
Completing an entire head-to-toe assessment first
An unstructured interview format allows the nurse to establish rapport and get insight into the
patient’s perspective. Combined with observation, this would yield the best information. Observation
often results in gathering a depth of data that is difficult to gain by other methods. Combined with an
unstructured interview to gain the patient’s trust, this technique would be very valuable. A head-to-toe
assessment would not yield information about self-esteem. A structured interview is often used to
gather specific information, but since this nurse has not yet had time to develop rapport, focusing
questions on a sensitive issue such as self-esteem would probably not elicit accurate information.
Also, structured interviews are most often used in emergency situations, and this does not qualify as
an emergency.
Correct answer
, Correct answer
Question 2
pts
A nursing instructor assigns the clinical group the task of writing a journal depicting the student’s
clinical day. What is the most likely rationale for this assignment?
Journaling allows reflection, an important critical thinking skill.
Journaling teaches open-mindedness, a critical thinking disposition.
Journaling gives you time to review what happened in your clinical.
Journaling is a way to organize your thoughts about your experiences.
Critical thinking requires reflection on what occurred, how data were processed, and how decisions
were made. Journaling is one method of developing critical thinking skills. Journaling does give
nurses time to review what happened in their clinical, but this statement does not go far enough in
explaining the importance of the journal-writing process. Journaling may be a way to organize
thoughts about one’s experiences, but this statement is too narrow an explanation and does not
account for the critical aspect of reflection. Open-mindedness is a critical thinking disposition that
allows one to be tolerant of divergent views. Journaling can assist with developing this disposition, but
only if what is written reflects that specific topic.
Correct answer
Question 3
pts
Which statement best describes clinical reasoning?
An iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding to the patient and how the patient responds to the
nurse’s actions
The mathematical calculation process by which a nurse verifies a medication dosage.
An inherently complex process influenced by many factors related to the particular patient and caregiving situation.
The process of a nurse using experiential knowledge to put everything together to make sense of it.
Clinical reasoning is an iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding—reasoning in
transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient responds to the nurse’s actions.
Process orientation utilizes experimental knowledge. The holistic view is influenced by complex
factors surrounding the patient and caregiving situation. A dosage calculation is a knowledge-based
skill.
Correct answer
Question 4
pts
An interpretivist nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital setting. Which factors will the interpretivist
Coordination
Due Jan 25 at 11:59pm
Points 10
Questions 10
Available after Jan 18 at 8am
Time Limit None
Instructions
Quiz will open with Module 2. You have one attempt with no time limit to take this quiz. Faculty
recommend that you read the required material before completing the quiz.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 7 minutes 9.5 out of 10
Score for this quiz: 9.5 out of 10
Submitted Jan 19 at 12:44pm
This attempt took 7 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
pts
A nurse wishes to obtain data about a patient’s self-esteem. What is the best assessment technique
for the nurse to use to obtain this data?
Interviewing the patient in an unstructured format
Conducting a structured interview with direct questions
Disregard any nonverbal clues from the patient
Completing an entire head-to-toe assessment first
An unstructured interview format allows the nurse to establish rapport and get insight into the
patient’s perspective. Combined with observation, this would yield the best information. Observation
often results in gathering a depth of data that is difficult to gain by other methods. Combined with an
unstructured interview to gain the patient’s trust, this technique would be very valuable. A head-to-toe
assessment would not yield information about self-esteem. A structured interview is often used to
gather specific information, but since this nurse has not yet had time to develop rapport, focusing
questions on a sensitive issue such as self-esteem would probably not elicit accurate information.
Also, structured interviews are most often used in emergency situations, and this does not qualify as
an emergency.
Correct answer
, Correct answer
Question 2
pts
A nursing instructor assigns the clinical group the task of writing a journal depicting the student’s
clinical day. What is the most likely rationale for this assignment?
Journaling allows reflection, an important critical thinking skill.
Journaling teaches open-mindedness, a critical thinking disposition.
Journaling gives you time to review what happened in your clinical.
Journaling is a way to organize your thoughts about your experiences.
Critical thinking requires reflection on what occurred, how data were processed, and how decisions
were made. Journaling is one method of developing critical thinking skills. Journaling does give
nurses time to review what happened in their clinical, but this statement does not go far enough in
explaining the importance of the journal-writing process. Journaling may be a way to organize
thoughts about one’s experiences, but this statement is too narrow an explanation and does not
account for the critical aspect of reflection. Open-mindedness is a critical thinking disposition that
allows one to be tolerant of divergent views. Journaling can assist with developing this disposition, but
only if what is written reflects that specific topic.
Correct answer
Question 3
pts
Which statement best describes clinical reasoning?
An iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding to the patient and how the patient responds to the
nurse’s actions
The mathematical calculation process by which a nurse verifies a medication dosage.
An inherently complex process influenced by many factors related to the particular patient and caregiving situation.
The process of a nurse using experiential knowledge to put everything together to make sense of it.
Clinical reasoning is an iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and responding—reasoning in
transition with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient responds to the nurse’s actions.
Process orientation utilizes experimental knowledge. The holistic view is influenced by complex
factors surrounding the patient and caregiving situation. A dosage calculation is a knowledge-based
skill.
Correct answer
Question 4
pts
An interpretivist nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital setting. Which factors will the interpretivist
