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| Critical thinking can be described as: |
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| the art of thinking about thinking. |
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| Critical thinking and the nursing process go hand in hand. The nurse should consider personal assumptions or biases about the situation during what phase of the nursing process? |
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| assessment/data collection |
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| The application of critical thinking to the client teaching process requires that the nurse be aware of potential pitfalls and limitations in thinking. Which of the folling actions take this into account? |
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| Evaluate the cognitive ability of the client. |
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| In the seven-step decision-making process which of the following steps is explained as identify all possibilities for meeting the criteria? |
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| Your neighbor is a nurse at the community hospital. She is a member of the union. The union has called for a strike. All of the nurses at the hospital will go on strike. This sequence of thinking is called: |
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| Research has shown that children under 18 years who are given aspirin products during a viral infection are at risk for developing Reye's syndrome. Of the following statements, which is an example of deductive reasoning about this subject? |
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| Children receiving aspirin are at risk for developing Reye's syndrome. |
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| Four concepts are central to nursing theory: nursing, person/client, environment, and health. Which of the following interventions is aimed at addressing the environment? |
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| limiting external stimulation for a client who has increased intracranial pressure |
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| The Neuman system model's unique focus is on: |
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| clients' reactions to stress. |
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| The environment theory is attributed to which of the following nursing theorists? |
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| The dominant, distinctive, and unifying feature of nursing was identified as human caring by which of the following theorists? |
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| Assessment can be distinguished from evaluation in which of the following ways? |
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| Assessment identifies the client's current status, while evaluation determines the client's progress toward a desired outcome. |
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| The second phase of the nursing process involves analyzing data and identifying health problems, risks, and strengths. The phase is known as: |
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| In your collaboration with the RN, it is determined that the client has a nursing diagnosis of Impaired Mobility. Which of the following statements is an appropriately written client goal for this problem? |
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| Client will walk the length of the hall 2X/day, with the assistance of two staff members, in 2 days. |
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| Rationales can be described as: |
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| scientific reasons that support the choice of a particular nursing intervention. |
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| The final nursing task of the planning phase is: |
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| From the following statements from a care plan, identify which one is a rationale: |
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| inadequate oxygenation causes increase in pulse rate. |
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| The nursing care paln is put into action during which stage of the nursing process? |
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| Evaluation statements consist of two parts: |
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| conclusion and supporting data |
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| The nursing process can be described as a(n): |
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| organized framework for professional nursing practice. |
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| Delegating and supervison occurs in which stages of the nursing process? |
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| Mrs. Smith has told you that she wishes she were dead. When you ask her about her feelings, she tells you that since her husband died a years ago nothing has mattered to her. You would best document this as: |
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| client expressing dysfunctional grieving and states that she wishes she were dead. Physician notified. |
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| Which of the following would be a breach of confidentiality? |
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| Telling a coworker about a suicide attempt that a client made on another unit |
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| You are a student nurse on a unit and request permission to make copies of the medication administration record. Which of the following is not an appropriate action for you to take? |
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| Remember to initial the copy as you give medications. |
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| Mr. Alexander tells you that he didn't like his care and is going to sue. He is demanding a copy of his records. You would tell him that: |
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| he will need to contact medical records and complete necessary paperwork before he may receive a copy. |
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| You are making an entry into the nurses' notes and discoverd that you forgot to enter something that happened half an hour ago. You would best correct this omission by: |
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| making the entry with the time the event happened, and labeling it as a late entry. |
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| Dr. Jones has seen two of your clients and has left new orders. After Dr. Jones has left the unit, you discover that you cannot read some of the orders. You should first: |
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| contact your charge nurse for assistance in reading the orders. |
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| You are an LPN/LVN who has been working in a large county hospital. At that hospital, you were accustomed to a wide range of responsibility. You have recently accepted a job at a new hospital. You will expect your duties to include: |
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| client assessment, interventions, and teaching within the scope of the job description. |
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| You are working the 7-to-3 shift on an oncology unit. At 7:30 this morning, you changed a client's surgical dressing and assessed the site. You are documenting it at 8:00. What time would you enter into the nurse's notes? |
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| You are working at a long-term care facility and lab reports have just come in. You plan to fax the lab results to the individual doctors. You should: |
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| follow up with a phone call to the physician's office to ensure receipt of the fax. |
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| You are doing walking rounds with the on-coming nurse. You come to Room 402 and stand in the doorway to discuss the conditions and progress of the clients in bed A and bed B. You should be aware that: |
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| if you are not careful, yo may create a breach of confidentiality. |
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| You are asked to teach a parenting class on safety at a community center. One of the parents asks why young children are so prone to injury. Of the following, which is the best answer? |
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| Young children's curiosity exceeds their judgment. |
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| The nurse is preparing to restrain a client who has been pulling at the IV lines and surgical incison. The most appropriate restraint device in this situation would be: |
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| A nurse is working in a facility where she uses a variety of chemicals. Which is the most important safety consideration for this nurse? |
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| the nurse's access to MSDS |
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| Your client is being discharged following a total hip replacement. You provide discharge instructions involving home safety in the presence of the son. which of the following staements would demonstrate the need for more teaching? |
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| "Dad will need to use the walker only when leaving the house." |
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| The safe and efficient use of the body to move objects and carry out activities of daily living is: |
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| The govenment agency responsible for a safe work environment is the: |
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| You are assigned to care for aclient in isolation. After you have changed the bed, you need to remove the soiled linen from the room. What is the procedure for dealing with soiled linen? |
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| Place the soiled linen in a bag, which is held by another peroson outsid the isolation room. |
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| The nurse is providing education regarding home fire prevention to a group of families. The nurse should include which instruction? |
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| Keep paper and cloth away from heating appliances. |
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| The nurse is preparing to assist a client to transfer from the bed to wheelchair. To safely transfer this client, the nurse would: |
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| hold the client close to the nurse's center of gravity with feet about hip-width apart. |
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| When discovering a fire in a client's room, the nurse would take which of the following actions? |
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Remove the client from the area.
Activate the alarm system.
Contain the fire by closing doors. |
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