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

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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 2 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 3 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).

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is educating a pregnant woman in preterm labor on the use of her home monitoring equipment and medications. What factor could impede the patients ability to learn?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Excessive anxiety can hinder cognitive processing, impeding learning.

Question 5 of 5

When the nurse administers pain medication to a postoperative patient, the phase of the nursing process that is occurring is which of the following phases?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Administering medication is implementation, executing the care plan.

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