Pre-Lecture Quiz

Chapter 5: Analyzing Data Using Critical Thinking Skills

True/False

1. During clustering of data nurses look at the identified abnormal findings and strengths

for cues that are related.

2. Step four of the diagnostic reasoning process requires the nurse to write down the

hunches about each cue cluster.

3. A wellness diagnosis indicates that the client does not currently have the problem but is

at a high risk of developing it.

4. Identifying abnormal findings and client strength requires the nurse to have and use a

knowledge base of anatomy and physiology, psychology, and sociology.

5. If the cue cluster data do not meet the defining characteristics, the diagnosis should be

verified with the client and other health care professionals caring for the client.

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. Nurses manage ___________ problems using physician-prescribed and nursing-

prescribed interventions to minimize complications of events.

2. ___________ can be defined as connecting the client with other professionals and

resources.

3. A(n) ________ nursing diagnosis indicates the client is currently experiencing the

stated problem or has a dysfunctional pattern.

4. ________ diagnoses represent those situations in which the client does not have a

problem but is at a point where one can attain a higher level of health.
5. A(n) ___________ nursing diagnosis describes a situation in which an actual diagnosis

will not occur if the nurse does not intervene.

True/False

1. True

2. False

3. False

4. True

5. False

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. Collaborative

2. Referral

3. Actual

4. Wellness

5. Risk