Adult I Question and answers correctly solved Adult I - Exam 1 (NURS 3631)
Define Critical thinking according to Heffner and Rudy - correct answer A continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each unique p...
Adult I - Exam 1 (NURS 3631)
Define Critical thinking according to Heffner and Rudy - correct answer ✔A
continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and
perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient
situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Five components of critical thinking - correct answer ✔Specific Knowledge
Base
Experience
Competencies
Attitudes
Standards
what are the seven key concepts for the critical thinker? - correct answer
✔truth seeking
open mindedness
analytic approach
systematic approach
self confidence
inquisitiveness
maturity
What are the three levels of critical thinking? - correct answer ✔Basic
Complex
Commitment
,What are the two standards of critical thinking in nursing? - correct answer
✔intellectual standards
professional standards
List and Describe the Steps of the Nursing Process - correct answer ✔1)
Assessment: gathering information about the patient's condition
2) Diagnosis: Identifying the patient's problems
3) Plan: Setting goals of care and desired outcomes and identifying
appropriate nursing actions.
4) Implementation: Performing the nursing actions identified in planning.
5) Evaluation: Determining if the goals and expected outcomes are achieved.
In which phase of the nursing process do data collection and communication
with the patient occur? - correct answer ✔Assessment
What are the three characteristics of a nursing diagnosis which set it apart
from a medical diagnosis? - correct answer ✔1) identifies situations that
nurse is licensed and qualified to treat
2) focuses on patient's responses to actual or potential health and life
problems
3) Changes along with the patient's response to health or life problems
What two tools are used to prioritize while choosing a nursing diagnosis? -
correct answer ✔ABC (airway, breathing, and circulation)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
what two phrases are always included in an actual nursing diagnosis? -
correct answer ✔"related to" (r/t) followed by "As evidenced by" (aeb)
, How is a risk for nursing diagnosis written? - correct answer ✔risk "related
to" (r/t) followed by reason the patient is at risk
What are the five necessary components of patient goals and outcomes? -
correct answer ✔patient centered
observable
measurable
time limited
reasonable
what is the final product of the planning phase of the nursing process? -
correct answer ✔nursing care plan
___ describe the changes in patient health status you hope to achieve -
correct answer ✔Patient centered goals
____ describe changes that can be influenced by nursing interventions -
correct answer ✔nursing sensitive outcomes
___ describe changes to be achieved over a longer period of time such as
weeks or months. - correct answer ✔Long term goals
___ describe changes to be achieved within a few hours or days - correct
answer ✔Short term goals
What does the acronym SMART stand for in relation to goal setting? - correct
answer ✔Specific
Measurable
Assignable
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