A nurse is using professional standards to influence clinical ...

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A nurse is using professional standards to influence clinical decisions. What is the rationale for the nurse's actions?
 
  a. Establishes minimal passing standards for testing
  b. Utilizes evidence-based practice based on nurses' needs
  c. Bypasses the patient's feelings to promote ethical standards
  d. Uses critical thinking for the highest level of quality nursing care

Question 2

A patient is having trouble reaching the water fountain while holding on to crutches. The nurse suggests that the patient place the crutches against the wall while stabilizing him or herself with two hands on the water fountain.
 
  Which critical thinking attitude did the nurse use in this situation?
  a. Humility
  b. Creativity
  c. Risk taking
  d. Confidence

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Professional standards promote the highest level of quality nursing care. Application of professional standards requires you to use critical thinking for the good of individuals or groups. Bypassing the patient's feelings is not practicing according to professional standards. The primary purpose of professional standards is not to establish minimal passing standards for testing. Patient care should be based on patient needs, not on nurses' needs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The nurse uses creativity in this situation to figure out how the patient can safely get a drink of water. Humility is recognizing when more information is needed to make a decision. Confidence is being well prepared to perform nursing care safely. This question best illustrates the attitude of creativity. Risk taking is demonstrating the courage to speak out or to question orders based on the nurse's own knowledge base.