Exam 2: Critical Thinking: Nursing Process

The nurse developed a care plan for a patient to help prevent Impaired Skin Integrity.She has made sure that nursing assistive personnel change the patient's position every 2 hours.In the evaluation phase of the Nursing Process,which of the following would the nurse do first?

The nurse administering pain medication every 4 hours is an example of which aspect of patient care?

The nurse has gathered her assessment data and notes several significant changes in the client's health status.The client's weight has increased by 5 lb over the past 24 hours,he is short of breath,and crackles are auscultated at both lung bases.To which step of the Nursing Process should the nurse proceed after organizing these data?

A few nurses on a unit have proposed to the nurse manager that the process for documenting care on the unit be changed.They have described a completely new system.Why is it important for the nurse manager to have a critical attitude? It will help the manager to:

Which aspects of healthcare are affected by a client's culture? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is an example of self-knowledge? The nurse thinks,"I know that I:

Caring is a central concept in nursing that involves which of the following? Select all that apply.

How does a nursing diagnosis differ from a medical diagnosis? A nursing diagnosis is:

The nurse has just been assigned to the clinical care of a newly admitted patient.To know how best to care for the patient,the nurse uses the Nursing Process.Which step would the nurse probably undertake first?

The nurse is caring for a client with skin breakdown of the coccyx area.The physician has ordered a medication to be applied to the area.In applying the medication,the nurse is practicing which aspect of the Nursing Process?

The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure.She begins to obtain the client's history and vital signs and then listens to breath sounds.The nurse is practicing which aspect of the Nursing Process?

Select the answer that best completes the following statement: The primary purpose of employing the full-spectrum nursing model is to:

A nurse admits a patient to the unit after completing a comprehensive interview and physical examination.To develop a nursing diagnosis,the nurse must now:

It is important for nurses to be critical thinkers because:

In caring for a patient with both diabetes and Impaired Skin Integrity (comorbidity),the nurse draws on her knowledge of diabetes and skin integrity.In a spirit of inquiry,she looks up the latest guidelines for providing skin care and includes them in the plan of care.The nurse provides skin care according to the procedural guidelines and begins regular monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions.The nurse has demonstrated:

What is the best description of the Nursing Process? The Nursing Process is:

Which of the following is the most important reason for nurses to be critical thinkers?

What do critical thinking and the Nursing Process have in common?

Which is the best example of a critical-thinking attitude? The nurse:

Which of the following characteristics do the various definitions of critical thinking have in common? Critical thinking: