1. Discuss how the nursing profession has evolved. Correct
Answer From the work of Florence in the Crimea in the mid-
1800s to the present, the profession of nursing has been
influenced by the social, political and economic climate of the
times as well as by the technological advances and the
theoretical shifts in medicine and science.
10. Differentiate between licensed practical nurses, registered
nurses, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees. Correct
Answer -Registered nurses (RN) have, at the minimum, a two-
year degree or three-year diploma. ...
-Licensed practical nurses (LPN) have about a year of nursing
education, often culminating in a certificate.
,-Associate's degree programs are 2-year programs that may
prepare students for a career or to transfer into a bachelor's
degree program.
-Bachelor's degree programs are usually 4-year courses of study
available at colleges and universities that provide more
advanced study in a particular major.
11. Identify a working definition of critical thinking. Correct
Answer Mode of thinking, no matter the subject, in which the
thinker improves their quality of thinking by skillfully taking
charge of the structures inherit in thinking and imposing
intellectual standards upon them
12. Identify the characteristics of a critical thinker. Correct
Answer Raises questions and problems and formulates then
clearly and precisely, gathers and assess relevant information
using abstract ideas for interpretation, arrives at conclusions and
solutions that are well reasoned and tests them against relevant
standards, open-minded and recognizing alternate ways of
seeing problems, ability to assess assumptions, implications, and
consequences of alternate views of problems, communicates
well with others in giving solutions
13. Discuss how a nurse uses critical thinking and clinical
judgment in practice. Correct Answer A nurse who is giving an
injection might ask themselves, "have I made the correct
assumption about this patient? how do i know i am making the
correct assumptions? can i look at this situation differently?";
The nursing process represents a universal intellectual standard
, by which problems are addressed and solved. Solving patient
problems in a professional practice.
14. Distinguish between novice thinking and expert thinking.
Correct Answer -The ability to think critically separates novice
from expert nurses.
-Novice nurses may rely heavily on other resources rather their
own assessment unlike an expert nurse who has experiential
(experience) knowledge very quickly.
-Expert nurses know when it is okay and beneficial to bend rules
and can quickly re-modify a procedure or treatment if a patient
requires an alternative; expert nurses more confident
15. Explain the purposes and the phases of the nursing process.
Correct Answer ADPIE
ASSESSMENT: gather information/data about individual,
family and community
-Subjective Data: (symptoms) pain, nausea, anxious
-Objective Data: (signs) can measure and does not change from
person to person Ex: pulse rates, blood pressure, etc.
DIAGNOSES: identifies the problems the patient is
experiencing as a result of the disease process, human response
to illness, etc.
Nursing care PLANNING/ outcomes identification: Goals
agreed on both patient and nurse. Comes from diagnosis and
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