The Nursing Process

Question 1

A systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care.

Answer 1

The nursing process

Question 2

The nursing process is ______, meaning it follows a logical
sequence.

Answer 2

Cyclical

Question 3

What are the purposes of the nursing process?

Answer 3

• identify client’s health status
• actual or potential health problems or needs
• Establish plans to meet the identified needs
• Deliver specific nursing interventions to meet those needs

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE: In the nursing process, a client refers to an individual.

Answer 4

FALSE. A client may be The client may be an individual, Family, Community, or Group

Question 5

What are the characteristics of the nursing process?

Answer 5

Cyclic and dynamic
Client centered
Focus on problem solving and decision making
Interpersonal and collaborative
Universal Applicabiility
Use of critical thinking and clinical reasoning

Question 6

Data from each phase provide input to the next phase. This refers to which characteristic of the nursing process?

Answer 6

Cyclic and dynamic

Question 7

Plan of care is according to client’s problems/needs.This refers to which characteristic of the nursing process?

Answer 7

Client centered

Question 8

Identifying possible solutions and choosing the best one to implement. This refers to which characteristic of the nursing process?

Answer 8

Focus on problem solving and decision making.

Question 9

What are some approaches included in the nursing process?

Answer 9

Trial and error, intuition, research

Question 10

Directed towards client’s responses to real or potential disease/illness.
This refers to which characteristic of the nursing process?

Answer 10

Focus on problem solving and decision making.

Question 11

TRUE OR FALSE: Interpersonal and collaborative means that the nursing process involves communicating with clients, significant others and support groups, as well as the health care team.

Answer 11

TRUE.

Question 12

Nursing process is used as a framework for
nursing care for all types of settings with
clients from all age groups. Which characteristic is this?

Answer 12

Universal Applicability.

Question 13

Making clinical judgements based on knowledge base in nursing and clinical experience. Which characteristic does this refer to?

Answer 13

Use of critical thinking and clinical reasoning

Question 14

What are the nine attitudes that foster critical thinking?

Answer 14

Independence
Fair-mindedness
Insight into Egocentricity
Intellectual Humility
Intellectual Courage to Challenge Status Quo and Rituals
Integrity
Perseverance
Confidence
Curiosity

Question 15

Thinking for yourself and making your own judgements refers to which attitude?

Answer 15

Independence

Question 16

Assessing all viewpoints and avoiding biases or prejudice refers to which attitude?

Answer 16

Fair-mindedness

Question 17

Examining one’s own biases or customs refers to which attitude?

Answer 17

Insight into Egocentricity

Question 18

Awareness of the limits of one’s own knowledge refers to which attitude?

Answer 18

Intellectual Humility

Question 19

Courage to recognize that beliefs are sometimes false or misleading refers to which attitude?

Answer 19

Courage to Challenge Status Quo and Rituals

Question 20

Courage to be open to new thinking referd to which attitude?

Answer 20

Courage to Challenge Status Quo and Rituals

Question 21

Being able to readily admit and evaluate inconsistencies with and between one’s belief and those of another refers to which attitude?

Answer 21

Integrity

Question 22

Life long determination in finding effective solutions to client and nursing problems refers to which attitude?

Answer 22

Perseverance

Question 23

Confidence in the reasoning process and examining emotion laden arguments refers to which attitude?

Answer 23

Confidence

Question 24

TRUE OR FALSE: Curiosity refers to being anchored on the belief that well-reasoned thinking will lead to trustworthy conclusions.

Answer 24

FALSE. Confidence

Question 25

Examining traditions and exploring new options refers to which attitude?

Answer 25

Curiosity

Question 26

What are the six components of clinical reasoning?

Answer 26

Setting priorities Developing rationales Learning how to act Clinical reasoning in translation Responding to changes in the client's condition Reflection

Question 27

Determining which is most relevant and most important refers to which component of clinical reasoning?

Answer 27

Setting priorities

Question 28

Which component of clinical reasoning acts as a check for potential errors, justifies nursing actions and contributes to client safety?

Answer 28

Developing rationales

Question 29

Explanations of priority setting and nursing interventions refers to which component of clinical reasoning?

Answer 29

Developing rationales

Question 30

Understanding relevant medical and nursing information and translate knowledge into plan of care refers to which component of clinical reasoning?

Answer 30

Learning how to act

Question 31

Ability to recognize changes in client’s condition over time refers to which component of clinical reasoning?

Answer 31

Clinical reasoning in translation

Question 32

Which component of clinical reasoning refers to the ability to detect changes, identify change in priorities, adjust nursing care and alert primary care provider when appropriate?

Answer 32

Responding to changes in the client's condition

Question 33

Identifying factors that improved client care and those that required changing or elimination refers to which component of clinical reasoning?

Answer 33

Reflection

Question 34

Thinking back / Reviewing interventions implemented and whether they were effective refers to which component of clinical reasoning?

Answer 34

Reflection