Having Misplaced a Stethoscope, a Nurse Borrows a Colleague's Stethoscope

question 32

Multiple Choice

Having misplaced a stethoscope, a nurse borrows a colleague's stethoscope. The nurse next enters the patient's room and identifies self, washes hands with soap, and states the purpose of the visit. The nurse performs proper identification of the patient before auscultating the patient's lungs. Which critical health assessment step should the nurse have performed?

• A) Running warm water over stethoscope
• B) Draping stethoscope around the neck
• C) Rubbing stethoscope with betadine
• D) Cleaning stethoscope with alcohol

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Testable Hypotheses

are theories or predictions that can be empirically tested through experimentation or observation to determine their validity.

Illusory Correlation

The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship exists, often leading to cognitive biases.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.