A client states, “I am so exhausted, the IV pole was beeping and kept me awake all night.” In a SOAP note, the nurse would document this information with which of the following?

A newly licensed nurse is at a basic level of critical thinking.  What does this mean?

A nurse is talking to a newly licensed nurse about nursing interventions that require a provider’s prescription and nursing interventions that are nurse-initiated.  Which of the following interventions is provider-initiated?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the medical/surgical unit within the past hour. The nurse collects the client’s history and completes an admission assessment. Place the following steps in the correct order when forming a nursing diagnosis with the data collected on admission.

A nurse is developing a SMART goal for a client for a client with a weight bearing restriction to right leg.  Which of the following is an example of a SMART goal?

Three part problem, etiology, symptom (PES) statements can be “risk for” statements.  True/False

A nurse who recently graduated and passed nursing boards is learning more about how to improve critical thinking. Which of the following are critical thinking skills that a nurse will need to develop? (Select all that apply)

A nurse understands that which of the following legal guidelines must be followed with documenting in a client’s record?

Attitudes are a component of critical thinking.  What does is mean if a nurse has an attitude of perseverance?

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer hyperinflation therapy to a number of patients on the ward. In which of the following conditions may hyperinflation therapy be beneficial?