The goal of critical thinking is to:
1. envision a number of scenarios that could occur depending on different actions taken.
2. develop a single solution to the problem.
3. appear professional to the remainder of the medical community.
4. solve a problem.
ANS: 1
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a. Inflamed liver. b. Perforated spleen. c. Perforated appendix. d. Enlarged gallbladder.
An IUPC is ordered for a laboring client with a hypotonic labor pattern. The nurse recognizes that the purpose of this procedure is to
a. monitor the fetal stress during the contraction b. accurately monitor uterine activity c. measure the amount of amniotic fluid present d. monitor uterine muscle tone
Before touching a client, the nurse MOST needs to do which of the following things?
a. Read the chart. b. Check with the primary nurse. c. Assess the client's needs and desires regarding touch. d. Make a care plan for the particular client in regard to touch.
Collecting specimens requires the nursing assistant to come in close contact with a patient's body fluids. Which of the following guidelines must be followed for medical asepsis and safety?
A. Standard precautions B. OBRA precautions C. HIPAA precautions D. Fomite precautions