A Client Arrives in the Emergency Department

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client arrives in the emergency department.He is pale and breathing rapidly.He immediately becomes unconscious and collapses to the floor.The nurse rapidly assesses the patient and decides the first series of actions that are needed.This scenario demonstrates:

• A) Formal planning
• B) Informal planning
• C) Ongoing planning
• D) Initial planning

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

A cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that involves choosing an option that meets a minimum level of satisfaction rather than the optimal solution.

Not-invented-here Bias

A mindset or culture within an organization that undervalues or disregards ideas, products, or solutions simply because they originate from external sources.

Ill-Structured Problem

A problem for which the existing and desired states are unclear and the method of getting to the desired state is unknown.