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NUR 155 EXAM 1 – QUESTIONS & COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
NUR 155 EXAM 1 – QUESTIONS & COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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NUR 155 EXAM 1 – QUESTIONS & COMPLETE SOLUTIONS1. what does clinical judgement do?: Improves patient outcomes through
early recognition of problems or changes in the condition of a patient.
2. what does clinical judgement involve?: observing, thinking, prioritizing,
plan- ning, acting, and evaluating
3. clinical judgement: refers to the result (outcome) of critical thinking
or clinical reasoning; the conclusion, decision, or opinion a nurse
makes
4. strong clinical judgement: involves critical thinking and clinical
reasoning
5. critical thinking: application of knowledge and experience to identify pt
problem (thinking ahead, thinking in action, thinking back)
6. clinical reasoning: the ability to focus and filter clinical data to
recognize what is most and least important, so the nurse can identify if
an actual problem is present
7. what is important for clinical judgement?: experience, intuition, and
confi- dence
8. task complexity: makes clinical judgement more difficult
9. what is critical to providing safe patient care?: recognizing changes in
patient status and the ability to form trusting relationships and strong
communication skills with pt/family
10.what is essential to deciding on the best practices to address
patient needs?: Ongoing patient assessment
11.effective nursing process depends on?: critical thinking and strong
clinical judgement
12.assessment: (IMMEDIATELY START ASSESSING) data collection -
primary, secondary, objective, and subjective
**recognize cues
13.primary data: information directly from the patient
14.secondary data: information shared by family members, friends, or
other mem- bers of the health care team
15.subjective data: SPOKEN information or symptoms that are hard to
validate
16.objective: signs that can be measured or OBSERVED
17.diagnosis: -description of what a nurse observers or discovers while
assessing a patient
-identify nursing diagnosis (not a medical diagnosis)
18.planning: prioritize hypothesis and nursing diagnosis (must
have a time frame!!!!) (GOAL)
19.implementation: nurse actions
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20.MEAT: monitor, evaluate, assess, teach (CANNOT DELEGATE MEAT
21.evaluatation: response to nursing interventions and goals or
outcome attain- ment
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