15 Comprehensive Clinical Judgment Practice Online Quiz Questions

After a patient receives a PRN medication, the nurse should reassess the targeted symptom and relevant safety indicators within the appropriate timeframe and document the response. True or false?

A practical nurse is about to collect a specimen. Which action best supports correct patient identification?

A nurse connects a patient’s new findings to possible problems and considers how the findings fit together. What clinical judgment step is the nurse using?

Before administering a medication, a practical nurse finds that its label does not match the active order. What should the nurse do?

A practical nurse recognizes an immediate threat to a patient’s safety but has a routine scope-of-practice question. The nurse should wait for routine clarification before initiating the emergency response.

A patient says, “I had a bad reaction to that medication last time,” just before a scheduled dose. Select all appropriate actions.

A nurse finishes a contaminated task and prepares to provide care to another patient. Select all actions that reduce transmission risk.

What acronym names the communication framework whose parts are Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation?

A patient reports dizziness immediately after standing. What is the safest immediate response?

A practical nurse notices that a patient has suddenly developed a facial droop and difficulty speaking. Which response is most appropriate?

A patient becomes pale and reports chest pressure while walking. Describe the practical nurse’s immediate actions, communication, and follow-up, including how to maintain safety and evaluate the patient’s response.

A practical nurse is preparing to collect a specimen. Which action best verifies the patient's identity before collection?

True or false: After removing gloves, the nurse should perform hand hygiene; wearing gloves does not replace hand hygiene.

Before a scheduled dose, the nurse finds that the medication label does not match the active order. What should the nurse do?

An appropriate medication order is for 500 mg, and each available tablet contains 250 mg. How many tablets should be given? Enter the number of tablets. $500\text{ mg} \div 250\text{ mg/tablet}$

A nurse notices that a patient's condition has changed from baseline. In the six-step clinical-judgment sequence, what step follows recognizing cues and involves connecting findings to possible problems?

A practical nurse gives a prescribed PRN medication. Which action best completes the nursing follow-up?

A resident who was alert at breakfast is now difficult to arouse, breathing shallowly at 8 times per minute, with oxygen saturation 88% on room air. The resident received an opioid 40 minutes ago. Which handoff best conveys the urgent situation and the response needed?