TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 8TH EDITION BY POTTER Chapter 08: Critical Thinking

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Chapter 08: Critical Thinking MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A registered nurse is caring for a patient in the trauma unit who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident. Although the patient denied pain, d... uring the nurses assessment, the nurse observed that the patient groaned when moving and was protective of the right arm. The nurse believed the patient had pain and reported it to the primary health care provider, who ordered a radiograph (x-ray) of the right arm. The radiograph revealed a fractured arm. Which technique did the nurse use? a. Intuition b. Critical thinking c. Perseverance d. Reflection 2.A registered nurse is caring for a postoperative patient whose systolic blood pressure has dropped 10 points during the shift. The nurse remembers that this was similar to a situation that happened in the past when a patient developed an internal bleed. Based upon the nurses thoughts, which skill did the nurse use? a. Intuition b. Critical thinking c. Nursing process d. Reflection 3.A nurse is admitting a 73-year-old woman with a fractured ulna and radius to the trauma unit of the hospital. The patients daughter and son-in-law are present. The nurse notices that the patient does not make eye contact when answering questions and the nurse senses that something is not right about the situation. Which technique did the nurse use? a. Intuition b. Critical thinking c. Nursing process d. Reflection 4.A student nurse is administering an enema with an instructor in the room. The patient states that he or she can no longer hold the enema solution. The student nurse acknowledges the patients request and begins to tell the patient to go to the bathroom but asks the instructor if this is OK. The instructor suggests that the patient wait a few minutes to give the enema solution time to be absorbed into the bowel. In this situation the student nurse demonstrates what level of critical thinking according to Kataoka-Yahiro and Saylors model? a. Level 1: Basic b. Level 2: Complex c. Level 3: Commitment d. Level 4: Expert [Show More]

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