The Instructor Tells a Nursing Student to Hurry with the Assignment

question 19

Multiple Choice

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?

• A) "Why me? I'm still busy with my own patients. Ask one of the others who are standing around at the nurses' station."
• B) "I suppose I can, if you insist."
• C) "I've promised one of my patients that I'll come back to polish her nails. I'd like to be able to keep that promise. Can you possibly ask someone else?"
• D) "I'll be glad to help." Then go and apologize to the patient, saying the instructor won't let you polish her nails.

Understand the advantages and disadvantages of using heuristics in decision making.

Acknowledge the impact of cognitive biases and heuristics on perception and choice.

Differentiate between algorithms and heuristics and their use in cognitive processes.

Describe the concept of insight in problem-solving and its sudden occurrence.

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Definitions:

Excitement

A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness, often accompanied by physiological signs such as increased heart rate and heightened senses.

Boredom

A state of feeling disinterested or unengaged with one's current activity or surroundings.

Physiological Needs

The basic physical requirements for human survival, such as air, water, food, shelter, and sleep, as identified in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A psychological theory proposing that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy, with basic needs like safety and physiological needs at the bottom, and self-actualization at the top.