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The instructor tells a nursing student to hurry with the assignment in order to help a classmate who is behind with work. The student has promised a patient she’d return in 15 minutes to polish the patient’s nails. Which response would be considered assertive?

Which behaviors indicate that a nursing student is taking responsibility for learning during a lecture-discussion or a cooperative learning session? (Select all that apply.)

A patient tells the nurse, “I know my minister will visit me when he checks at the admissions desk and learns I’m a patient.” Which response by the nurse is most facilitative?

Which question should be asked by a nursing student who is developing a plan to increase his critical thinking ability to achieve higher grades?

A nursing student researched a topic for a class presentation online and explored several sites, using up most of the evening’s study time. Which strategy would be helpful the next time there is an Internet assignment?

An example of a self-talk “script” that promotes success in a practical/vocational nursing program is:

A nurse is caring for a postpartum patient. The nurse assesses the patient’s fundus, notes that it is deviated to the side, and instructs the patient to void. The nurse understands that this intervention should allow the fundus to effectively contract. The nurse’s thinking is purposeful and outcome oriented. This is an example of

Which remark by a nurse demonstrates the use of critical thinking?

Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a traditional adult learner?

Which student would be classified as a passive listener?