Deck 2: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

Question 1

Describe a nurse who is considered a critical thinker.

Answer 1

A critical thinking nurse uses logic,creativity,good communication skills and is flexible and competent in the delivery of client care.

Question 2

Select an example of nursing diagnosis from the following terms:

A)Potential pneumonia
B)Ineffective breathing patterns
C)Right-sided CVA
D)Metabolic imbalance

Answer 2

Ineffective breathing patterns

Question 3

Define Evidence Based Practice.

Answer 3

It is the application of the best available empirical evidence that applies recent research findings to clinical practice in order to aid clinical decision-making.

Question 4

Based on nursing diagnosis terminology,which one of the following terms describes an actual or potential health problem?

A)Etiology
B)Defining characteristic
C)Pathophysiology
D)Diagnostic category

Question 5

The LVN/LPN role in implementing the nursing process is

A)The same role as the RN.
B)Ensuring all health team members implement the nursing process in client care.
C)Implementing nursing care tasks using the nursing process.
D)Limited to following directions of the RN.

Question 6

Define the PES format for organizing nursing diagnoses.
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Question 7

Critical thinking has been identified as

A)Purposeful and self-regulating.
B)Making judgements based on initial information.
C)The same process as problem-solving.
D)An element in defining nursing diagnosis.

Question 8

Which of the following is the best definition of nursing diagnosis?

A)Nursing diagnosis refers to a health problem or condition that nurses are legally licensed to treat.
B)Nursing diagnosis includes etiology and relates directly to the defining characteristics.
C)Nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual,family,or community responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes.
D)Nursing diagnosis is derived from the assessment phase of the nursing process.

Question 9

Differentiate between nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis.

Question 10

The implementation phase of the nursing process is best described as the

A)Organizational aspects of the nursing process.
B)Action component of the nursing process.
C)Foundation for the therapeutic plan of care.
D)Problem-solving foundation of client care.