Exam 4: Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Skills

Two cognitive processes that nurses use in clinical judgments include (select two answers):

A client becomes confused after surgery. He is in a room farthest away from the nurses' station. The client tries to get out of bed several times during the shift. The nurse informs the physician and obtains an order for soft restraints. In addition she moves the client close to the station and assigns a sitter to watch him. Which of the following did the nurse utilize (select all that apply)?

A nurse manager has ordered equipment for a new unit. The company has sent two notices that the equipment is on back order. The nurse manager is debating whether to wait for the equipment on back order or to cancel the order and go with another company. She discusses this issue with another nurse manager. This is an example of:

A long-term care facility has been busy for several months with patients who have a very high acuity. Nurses have been working double shifts. The nurses have been given the task of determining whether they would like to implement an on-call program and determine guidelines for implementation, if most nurses believe that it is the best solution. This example depicts which type of decision-making style?

The nursing education department is revising its orientation curriculum for nurse externs. A consultant has been hired to revise the program completely. When the curriculum is completed, most of the prior curriculum and activities are found to be the same. This is an example of which of the following decision-making distortions?

Which of the following are examples of formal decision-making strategies (select all that apply)?