Clinical Judgment

Which nursing theorist’s work is clinical judgment based on?

• Ida Jean Orlando Pelletier

• Jean Watson

• Betty Neuman

• Hildegard Peplau

True or False: When "recognizing cues" the nurse must use clinical judgment to decide whether to do a focused or full assessment.

• True

• False

What question is most important to ask when assessing a stable patient?

• Who is your ride home?

• What is your main concern?

• Do you have any dietary preferences?

• Are you up to date on your vaccinations?

Select all that apply: What does the nurse do when “analyzing cues”?

• Collects data

• Organizes data

• Looks for connections in data

• Establishes goals

What is the outcome of “formulating hypothesis”?

• Setting patient goals

• Evaluating the patient outcomes

• Identifying the patient problem that is the priority

• Full patient assessment

What does the S in SMART goal stand for?

• Standard

• Selected

• Super

• Specific

What does r/t mean?

• retweet

• related to

• radiates to

• reports to

What does aeb stand for?

• as evidenced by

• an early birth

• an elevated bilirubin

• an effective biopsy

Outcomes are focused on who?

• the nurse

• the patient

Select all that apply: which of the following are part of "taking action"?

• assessing the patient

• nurse led interventions

• related to the etiology for the patient

• individualized to the patient