ATI Clinical Decision Making

A nurse at an urgent care clinic is auscultating the lungs of a client who reports a cough and shortness of breath. Which of the following steps of the nursing process is the nurse using? A. Evaluation B. Implementation C. Analysis D. Assessment

D. Assessment

A nurse is developing a goal for a client to ambulate with assistance at least once by the end of the shift. The nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the following steps of the nursing process? A. Evaluation B. Implementation C. Analysis D. Planning

D. Planning

A nurse is reviewing the concept of critical thinking with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A. "Critical thinking is the foundation for clinical decision making." B. "Critical thinking takes into consideration nursing, scientific, and technological knowledge in client situations." C. "Critical thinking is the visible or observed outcome while using evidence-based practice." D. "Critical thinking is necessary for the nurse to collect objective client data."

A. "Critical thinking is the foundation for clinical decision making."

A nurse is caring for a client who is in an acute care facility. The nurse should recognize that the client's care requires clinical reasoning when it is complicated by which of the following factors? (Select all that apply.) A. Complex clinical situations B. Ongoing client and family concerns C. Cost of health care D. Decreased need for advanced health care practitioner intervention E. Availability of computerized medical records

A. Complex clinical situations B. Ongoing client and family concerns

In what order should an RN perform the steps of the nursing process? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.) Implementation Assessment Evaluation Planning Analysis

Assessment Analysis Planning Implementation Evaluation

A charge nurse is preparing to discuss critical thinking skills with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following skills should the nurse plan to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.) A. Inspection B. Implementation C. Inference D. Creativity E. Inductive reasoning

C. Inference D. Creativity E. Inductive reasoning

A nurse is reviewing methods created to assist nurses in using evidence-based practice. Which of the following is a NCSBN® model that can assist the nurse with critical thinking and decision making? A. Clinical judgment B. Critical thinking C. Clinical reasoning D. SMART goal

A. Clinical judgment

A nurse asks a client to rate their current level of pain using a scale of 0 to 10 after administering pain medication 30 min ago. Which of the following steps of the nursing process is the nurse performing? A. Evaluation B. Implementation C. Analysis D. Planning

A. Evaluation

A nurse is caring for a client who has been wheezing. The nurse asks an assistive personnel (AP) to use a stethoscope and listen to the client's lung sounds to determine if their wheezing has improved. This is an example of which of the following concepts? A. Delegation of the right circumstance B. Delegation of the wrong task C. Delegation to the right person D. Delegation of the wrong time

B. Delegation of the wrong task

A charge nurse is planning to discuss factors that can influence the clinical decision-making process in client care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following factors should the charge nurse include? (Select all that apply.) A. Appropriate delegation B. Cost of client care C. Available resources D. Awareness of client status E. Support from other staff

C. Available resources D. Awareness of client status E. Support from other staff