The nurse is caring for a client who recently had abdominal ...

[misspop]

The nurse is caring for a client who recently had abdominal surgery. The nurse notes that the client walks bent over, is frowning, and is short-tempered.
 
  The nurse concludes that the client might be in pain and in need of pain medication, and assesses the client for pain. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following types of reasoning? 1. Analytical reasoning
  2. Judgmental reasoning
  3. Moral reasoning
  4. Deductive reasoning

Question 2

After cleaning a client's bedside table, the nurse notes that the client seems upset. The nurse realizes that which of the following had been violated?
 
  1. Personal space
  2. Territory
  3. Professional boundaries
  4. Personal values

[IRincones]

Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale 1: The nurse is using deductive reasoning to take pieces and put together a whole picture. The other options are not types of reasoning but are thinking and judgments.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: Personal space is the distance people prefer in interactions with others.

[misspop]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

[debra928]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it