An experienced nurse is mentoring a new nurse in the clinical setting. To help this new nurse develop better clinical reasoning, which skill is essential for the experienced nurse to emphasize?
A) Recognizing patterns that are seen with typical chief complaints
B) Providing a checklist of what subtle changes to look for
C) Determining how to ask questions of the client to get the proper answers
D) Understanding how the majority of clients respond to certain treatments
A mentor is meeting with a new nurse and discussing how to incorporate EBP into clinical practice. Which step is essential for this nurse to achieve successful implementation of EBP?
A) Health care institutional review
B) Buy-in from the interdisciplinary team
C) Client and family support
D) Participation of other nurses
A group of nurses at a rural hospital in Nebraska have been following the California legislation and results. They have approached their state legislator to write a similar bill to implement clientnurse ratios.
Which aspect is most important to keep in mind going forward?
A) More research is needed in Nebraska before deciding on ratios.
B) The California experience may not apply to other hospital markets.
C) They need to watch the California process for at least 10 years first.
D) They should spend the time trying to implement a federal guideline instead of state.
A nurse encounters a constant change of information from and about each client on a continuing basis. Each client must be continually monitored to ensure he or she is improving and to catch any potential problems before it can harm the client.
How can critical thinking assist each nurse when used correctly?
A) Enables interpretation of clinical signs
B) Enables accurate thinking
C) Helps set priorities
D) Substantiates treatment response
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