PN Fundamentals 3001 Exam 1 Practice Questions Chapter 2 Latest Update 2025-2026 Actual Exam Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
- Critical thinking and the nursing process have which of the following in common?
Both:
1) Are important to use in nursing practice 2) Use an ordered series of steps 3) Are patient-specific processes 4) Were developed specifically for nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Are important to use in nursing practice
- How are critical thinking skills and critical thinking attitudes similar? Both are: -
CORRECT ANSWER: Influences on the nurse's problem solving and decision making
- The nurse is preparing to admit a patient from the emergency department. The
transferring nurse reports that the patient with chronic lung disease has a 30+ year history of tobacco use. The nurse used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day at one time and worked very hard to quit smoking. She immediately thinks to herself, "I know I tend to feel negatively about people who use tobacco, especially when they have a serious lung condition; I figure if I can stop smoking, they should be able to. I must remember how physically and psychologically difficult that is, and be very careful not to let be judgmental of this patient." This best illustrates: - CORRECT ANSWER: Self-knowledge
A set of interrelated concepts is - CORRECT ANSWER: Model
Being inquisitive, open-minded, and systematic are traits of - CORRECT ANSWER:
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Cathy Bess, an RN, is preparing her patient for surgery. The patient complains of a headache, and Cathy notes his last recorded blood pressure was 170/90 mm Hg.Yesterday, his blood pressure was 130/70 mm Hg. He is prescribed an antihypertensive medication. The unit was very hectic when Cathy reported for her shift. Two regular staff members were absent because of illness, so an LPN from a different unit was assigned to administer medications on Cathy's unit today. Cathy is concerned that the patient may not have received his medication this morning. Cathy is demonstrating - CORRECT ANSWER: Critical Thinking because it includes the intellectual activities of problem solving and decision making
Fair-mindedness - CORRECT ANSWER: treating all viewpoints fairly and not letting personal bias interfere with care
Four Components of full-spectrum nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Critical Thinking
- Nursing Knowledge
- Nursing Process
- Patient Situation
Full-spectrum nursing is a unique blend of------and -----that translates caring into action -
CORRECT ANSWER: Thinking, doing
George Mint, RN, has been assigned a 66-year-old female patient. Her diagnosis is congestive heart failure. Her blood pressure during the previous shift was in the normal range. The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) reports a very high current reading. What actions demonstrates the use of critical-thinking skills? - CORRECT ANSWER: George takes her blood pressure himself, and he considers the possible causes if it remains elevated
Intellectual Courage - CORRECT ANSWER: considering and examining one's own
values
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