Exam 1: NU650 NU 650 Latest

Exam 1: NU650 / NU 650 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Health Assessment / Nursing | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Regis

Question:

What are the key elements of the clinical reasoning process?

Answer:

Gather initial patient information Organize and interpret clinical information Synthesize clinical information and develop problem representation Generate a hypothesis by searching for the probable cause of findings Test your hypothesis Establish a working diagnosis Plan the diagnostic and treatment strategy

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What is clinical reasoning

Answer:

mental process of analyzing elements of a clinical situation to make a decision

Question:

What is anchoring bias?

Answer:

locking onto prominent features in initial presentation too early in the diagnostic process, failing to adjust in light of later information

Question:

What is availability heuristic?

Answer:

Assumption that a diagnosis is more likely, or more frequently occurring, if it more readily comes to mind.

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Question:

What is confirmation bias?

Answer:

Seeking supportive evidence for a diagnosis at the exclusion of more persuasive information refuting it

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What is diagnostic momentum?

Answer:

Prioritizing a diagnosis made by prior clinicians, discounting evidence of alternative explanations

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What is the framing effect?

Answer:

interpretation of information is influenced heavily by the way information about the problem is presented/framed

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What is representation error?

Answer:

Failure to take prevalence into account when estimating the probability of a diagnosis

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What is visceral bias?

Answer:

Visceral arousal (negative and positive feelings toward patient) lead to poor diagnostic decisions

Question:

how to make the best clinical decisions

Answer:

integrate clinical expertise, patient preference, and the best available clinical evidence

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