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Which action should the nurse take when using critical thinking to make clinical
decisions? - Answer-Consider what is important in a given situation
Which patient scenario of a surgical patient in pain is most indicative of critical thinking?
- Answer-Asking the patient what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and non-
pharmacological have worked in the past
Which action indicates a RN is being responsible for making clinical decisions? -
Answer-Takes immediate action when a patient's condition worsens
A charge nurse is supervising the care of a new nurse. Which action by a new nurse
indicates the charge nurse needs to intervene? - Answer-Making a clinical decision
based on previous shift assessments
Which action demonstrates a nurse utilizing reflection to improve clinical decision
making? - Answer-Improves a plan of care while thinking back on interventions
effectiveness
A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities to synthesize data and identify
relationships between nursing diagnoses. Which learning assignment is best suited for
this instructors needs? - Answer-Concept mapping
A nurse is using a critical thinking model to provide care. Which component is first that
helps a nurse make clinical decisions? - Answer-Specific knowledge base
Which action by a nurse indicates application of the critical thinking model to make best
clinical decisions? - Answer-Using the nursing process
A nurse is using the critical thinking skill of evaluation. Which action will the nurse take?
- Answer-Review the effectiveness of nursing actions
The patient appears to be in no apparent distress, but vital sights take by a CNA reveal
an extremely low pulse. The nurse auscultation an apical pulse pulse and ask the
patient whether there is any history of heart problems. The nurse is utilizing which
critical thinking skill? - Answer-Interpretation
A patient continues to report post surgical incision pain at a level of 9 out of 10 after
medication. The next dose of pain meds is not due for another hour. What should the
critically thinking nurse do first? - Answer-Explore other options for pain relief
, Which action should the nurse take to best develop critical thinking skills? - Answer-
Actively participate in clinical experiences
While caring for a hospitalized older-adult female post hip surgery, the nurse is faced
with the task of inserting an indwelling catheter, which involved rotating the hip into a
contraindicated position. Which action should the nurse take? - Answer-Adapt the
positioning technique to the situation
The nurse enters a room to find a patient sitting up in bed crying. How will the nurse
display a critical thinking attitude for this situation? - Answer-Ask the patient about the
crying
A patient is having trouble reaching the water fountain while holding on to crutches. The
nurse suggests that the patient place the crutches against the wall while stabilizing him
or herself with two hands on the water fountain. Which critical thinking attitude did the
nurse use in this situation? - Answer-Creativity
A nurse is pulled from the surgical unit to work on the oncology unit. Which action by the
nurse displays humility and responsibility? - Answer-Asking for an orientation to the unit
The nurse is using professional standards to influence clinical decisions. What is the
rationale for the nurses actions? - Answer-Uses critical thinking for the highest level of
quality nursing care
A nurse who is caring for a patient with a pressure ulcer applies the recommended
dressing according to hospital policy. Which standard is the nurse following? - Answer-
Institutional practice guidelines
The nurse is reviewing care plans. Which findings, if identified in a plan I'd care, should
the RN review? - Answer-Nurses assumption about hospital discharge
Which findings will alert the nurse that stress is present when making a clinical
decision? - Answer-Tense muscles, reactive response, trouble concentrating, very tired
feeling
The nurse is using critical thinking skills during the first phase of the nursing process.
Which action indicates the nurse is in the first phase? - Answer-Completes a
comprehensive database
A nurse is using the problem-oriented approach to data collection. Which action will the
nurse take first? - Answer-Focus on the patients presenting situation
After reviewing the database, the RN discovers that the patients vital signs have not
been recorded by the CNA. Which clinical decision should the nurse make? - Answer-
Ask the CNA to record the vitals before administering meds
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