Legally speaking, how would the nurse ensure that care was not negligent?

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Question 1 of 5

Legally speaking, how would the nurse ensure that care was not negligent?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Documentation in the patient record provides a legal record of care, protecting against negligence claims.

Question 2 of 5

What step in the nursing process is most closely associated with cognitively skilled nurses?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Planning requires cognitive skills to synthesize data and develop goal-directed strategies.

Question 3 of 5

Nurses apply critical thinking to clinical reasoning and judgment in their nursing practice every day. Which of the following are characteristics of this practice? Select all that apply.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: A, B, C, E describe critical thinking’s structured, evidence-based, and patient-focused nature. D is a byproduct, not a driver; F overstates perfection.

Question 4 of 5

A modern approach to the development of clinical decisions and clinical judgments is the use of human patient simulators in simulation laboratories on campus. Human patient simulators are best described as

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Human patient simulators are life-sized, computer-driven mannequins that mimic clinical scenarios for training.

Question 5 of 5

A nursing student is caring for a patient who has diabetes mellitus. The patient takes insulin two times per day. Based on the students knowledge of insulins onset of action, he makes sure the patients meals arrive in coordination with the insulins effect. The knowledge used by the student is

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Integrated knowledge applies theoretical understanding (insulin timing) to practical care (meal coordination).

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