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Chapter 06: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

Foundations Of Nursing 6th Edition by Barbara Lauritsen Christensen

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Chapter 06: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Nursing process is best defined as a:
a. method to ensure that the physician’s orders are implemented correctly.
b. series of assessments that isolate a patient’s health problem.
c. framework for the organization of individualized nursing care.
d. preset formula for the design of nursing care.

 

ANS:   C

The nursing process is a framework by which to organize individualized nursing care.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 121         OBJ:    1

TOP:    Nursing process                                  KEY:   Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:   NCLEX: N/A

 

  1. On admission, the patient who should receive a focused assessment is the:
a. 53-year-old admitted with a perforated ulcer.
b. 5-year-old admitted for the implant of grommets in the middle ear.
c. 76-year-old admitted for a knee replacement.
d. 40-year-old admitted for possible bowel obstruction.

 

ANS:   A

A critically ill patient should receive a focused assessment.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    Page 122         OBJ:    2

TOP:    Assessment     KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. The subjective data the nurse records following a head-to-toe examination includes:
a. rash on back.
b. prolonged nausea.
c. blood pressure of 190/100.
d. white blood cell count of 19,000.

 

ANS:   B

Another term for subjective data is symptoms, which cannot be observed or measured. This data must come from the patient.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 122         OBJ:    4

TOP:    Subjective data                                  KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. Objective data the nurse would include after a patient assessment includes:
a. headache of 3 days duration.
b. severe stomach cramps.
c. flatulence.
d. anxiety.

 

ANS:   C

Objective data are observable and measurable by people other than the patient.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    Page 122         OBJ:    4

TOP:    Objective data                                    KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. Information provided by the family when a patient is unable to provide data during assessment is classified as:
a. primary.
b. secondary.
c. unreliable.
d. biased.

 

ANS:   B

Secondary sources include family members.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    Page 123         OBJ:    3

TOP:    Assessment     KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment    MSC:   NCLEX: N/A

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