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Thinking Critically
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Miscellaneous
HESI Questions!!!!!
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The ability to develop and implement new and better solutions
What is creativity
100
A negative Phenomenon that occurs in highly cohesive group that becomes isolated.
What is Groupthink
100
Group members meet together and generate many diverse ideas about the nature, cause, definition
What is brainstorming
100
Allows nurses to make decisions in a decentralized environment
What is Shared governance
100
A cardiac client turns on his call light and tells the nurse he is experiencing chest pain. What is the first nursing action? a Administer oxygen to the client at 4 L/min through a nasal cannula b.Assess heart sounds for the presence of ectopic beats c.Auscultate breath sounds and maintain airway d.Determine what the client was doing before the onset of pain
What is (a) Administer oxygen to the client at 4 L/min through a nasal cannula
200
thinking "out-of-the-box", challenging consensus and pursuing less popular approaches is what
What is Critical thinking
200
A problem solving method where a person applies one solution after another until the problem is solved or appears to be improving
What is Trial and error
200
Describes the process in terms of the particular interests and objectives of powerful stakeholders
What is political decision-making model
200
Is responsible for supervising the work of nonmanagerial personnel and the day to day activities of a specific work unit or units
What is a first- level manager
200
A nurse is assigned to care for four clients. In planning client rounds, which client should the nurse assess first? a. A client scheduled for a chest x-ray b. A client requiring daily dressing changes c. A postoperative client preparing for discharge d. A client receiving nasal oxygen who had difficulty breathing during the previous shift
What is (d) A client receiving nasal oxygen who had difficulty breathing during the previous shift
300
The stage of creativity that consist of picking a specific job, gathering important facts, question every detail, provide solutions, and put into action improvements
What is preparation
300
A problem solving method that includes pilot projects and limited trials.
What is Experimentation
300
Likelihood that an event will or will not occur based on facts and reliable information
What is objective probability
300
Critical thinking is a higher level cognitive process that includes creativity, problem solving and ____________?
What is decision making
300
The nurse is assigned a group of clients for care. Which client would the nurse assess first? a.A client who had surgery 2 days ago and who is complaining of pain b.An older adult client reported to have increasing confusion and lethargy c.A newly admitted client with a serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level of 32 mg/dl d.A hypertensive client complaining of epigastric discomfort and midsternum chest pain
What is (D) A hypertensive client complaining of epigastric discomfort and midsternum chest pain
400
The stage in creativity that gives time to reflect a solution, often solutions often manifests
What is insight
400
If a problem is permitted to run its course, and solved by those personally involved it is known to be which kind of problem solving method
What is Self-solving
400
May or may not involve a problem
What is decision making
400
Applying the best scientific evidence to a patient's unique diagnosis, condition and situation to make clinical decisions
What is Evidence-based practice
400
A nurse employed in an emergency department is assigned to triage clients coming to the emergency department for treatment on the evening shift. The nurse should assign highest priority to which of the following clients? a.A client complaining of muscle aches, a headache, and malaise b.A client who twisted her ankle when she fell while rollerblading c.A client with a minor laceration on the index finger sustained while cutting an eggplant d.A client with chest pain who states that he just ate pizza that was made with very spicy sauce
What is (D) A client with chest pain who states that he just ate pizza that was made with very spicy sauce
500
What is the stage of creativity where one Evaluates for the effectiveness of solution, often times may need to re start process or go back and create another solution
What is Verification
500
The nurse enters the room of a client who has a history of heart disease. On looking at the client, the nurse feels that something is "not right" with the client and proceeds to take the vital signs. This is the nurse acting on
What is Intuition
500
Necessary when both problems and alternative solutions are somewhat unusual and only partially understood
What is adaptive decisions
500
The beliefs or attitudes one has about people ideas,objects, or actions that form a basis for behavior
What is Values
500
A registered nurse has received the assignment for the day shift. After making initial rounds and checking all the assigned clients, which client will the registered nurse plan to care for first? a.A client who is ambulatory b.A client scheduled for physical therapy at 1 PM c.A client with a fever who is diaphoretic and restless d.A postoperative client who has just received pain medication
What is (C) A client with a fever who is diaphoretic and restless