FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 REVIEW
(YOOST 2023) VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
1. The student nurse is preparing for the first clinical day of patient care. Which strategy of
critical thinking would be an example of thinking ahead?
a. Researching evidence-based care strategies
b. Assessing the patient's physical status
c. Identifying and preventing patient risk
d. Deciding what component of care could be improved
Answer: a
2. Which educational activities will promote the development of clinical judgment skills in
nurses and student nurses? (Select all that apply.)
a. Unfolding case studies
b. Clinical assignments
c. Simulation of clinical scenarios
d. Answering true/false test questions
e. Concept mapping
f. Completing math calculations
Answers: a, b, c, e
,3. The nurse is completing a patient assignment and will use information gathered to identify
problems and work to prevent complications. In the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing-Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCSBN-CJMM), this activity occurs in which
step?
a. Take action
b. Outcome evaluation
c. Recognize cues
d. Analyze signs
Answer: c
4. The nurse recognizes that in Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model, which statement best explains
the step of interpreting?
a. The nurse engages in clinical reasoning to analyze what is occurring and to form a hypothesis.
b. After actions are considered for care, the nurse weighs the potential outcomes of those
interventions.
c. The nurse gets the initial grasp of the patient's situation.
d. The nurse "reads" the patient and adjusts interventions based on this assessment.
Answer: a
5. The nurse obtains a lower-than-normal (88% on room air) pulse oximetry reading on a patient.
Which actions by the nurse result from accurately employing the clinical judgment attribute of
early problem recognition? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assessing the patient for symptoms of hypoxia
b. Providing oxygen according to standing orders
c. Elevating the head of the bed, if not contraindicated
, d. Allowing the patient to be alone to rest more comfortably
e. Discussing adaptations needed for daily activities with the patient
Answers: a, b, c
6. The nurse categorizes which nursing action as an example of professional autonomy?
a. The nurse working on a medical unit contacts the respiratory therapist to draw arterial blood
gases (ABGs) for a patient with acute asthma.
b. The novice nurse seeks out an experienced colleague for guidance when preparing to
administer blood.
c. The nurse contacts the PCP for clarification of a medication order.
d. The experienced nurse who works in the intensive care unit draws ABGs for an assigned ICU
patient.
Answer: d
7. The nurse identifies that confidence is one of the attributes of successful clinical judgment.
Which statements by the nurse are accurate regarding this attribute? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Nurses who are confident are more assertive."
b. "Overconfidence occurs with increased experience."
c. "Legitimate confidence results from knowledge and willingness to seek guidance from expert
practitioners."
d. "Overconfidence may lead to negative patient outcomes."
e. "Confidence in actions is simply reacting to problems."
Answers: a, c, d
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