NUR 130- Exam 1 Clinical Decision
Making Questions With Correct
Answers.
Clinical Reasoning - ANSWER- -Thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical
judgment
-"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"(Giddens, 2021)
critical thinking - ANSWER- -Cognitive process used for analysis of an issue or problem
-Knowledge based
clinical judgement - ANSWER- an interpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs,
concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take action (or not), use or modify
standard approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's
response
Defining attributes of clinical judgement - ANSWER- -holistic view of the client situation
-process orientation
-reasoning and interpretation
-Ethical comportment
evidence-based practice - ANSWER- problem solving approach to making clinical
decisions using the best evidence available
Nursing Process - ANSWER- Assessment
Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Recognize Cues - ANSWER- Organizing and linking the recognized cues to the client's
clinical presentation
Analyze Cues - ANSWER- organizing and linking the recognized cues to the client's
clinical presentation
Prioritize Hypotheses - ANSWER- Evaluating and ranking hypotheses according to
priority (urgency, likelihood, risk, difficulty, time, etc.)
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