NURS 210
NURS 210 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXAM 2026
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
would be:
a.
Objective.
b.
Reflective.
c.
Subjective.
d.
Introspective. - Correct Ans-A
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These
types of data would be:
a.
Objective.
b.
Reflective.
c.
Subjective.
d.
Introspective. - Correct Ans-C
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the:
a.
Data base.
b.
Admitting data.
c.
Financial statement.
d.
Discharge summary. - Correct Ans-A
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
heard. The nurses next action should be to:
a.
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Immediately notify the patients physician.
b.
Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c.
Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d.
Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present. - Correct Ans-C
5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching
session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of
skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
a.
Intuition.
b.
A set of rules.
c.
Articles in journals.
d.
Advice from supervisors. - Correct Ans-B
6. Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a.
Intuition.
b.
The nursing process.
c.
Clinical knowledge.
d.
Diagnostic reasoning. - Correct Ans-A
7. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which
statement best reflects EBP?
a.
EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
b.
EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
c.
EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience.
d.
The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. - Correct Ans-C
8. The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate
nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?
a.
Patient with postoperative pain
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b.
Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
c.
Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
d.
Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - Correct Ans-D
9. When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-
level priority problems include which of these aspects?
a.
Low self-esteem
b.
Lack of knowledge
c.
Abnormal laboratory values
d.
Severely abnormal vital signs - Correct Ans-C
10. Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
a.
Validation
b.
Clustering related cues
c.
Identifying gaps in data
d.
Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - Correct Ans-B
11. The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient
relies on the appropriateness of the __________ diagnosis.
a.
Nursing
b.
Medical
c.
Admission
d.
Collaborative - Correct Ans-A
12. The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and
includes which steps?
a.
Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
b.
Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
c.
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Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning
d.
Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and
evaluation - Correct Ans-D
13. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is
having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a.
Breathing, pain, and sleep
b.
Breathing, sleep, and pain
c.
Sleep, breathing, and pain
d.
Sleep, pain, and breathing - Correct Ans-A
14. Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
a.
Nursing diagnosis
b.
Medical diagnosis
c.
Diagnostic hypothesis
d.
Diagnostic assessment - Correct Ans-C
15. Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
a.
Nurses lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
b.
Lack of significant research studies.
c.
Insufficient clinical skills of nurses.
d.
Inadequate physical assessment skills. - Correct Ans-A
16. What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health history, physical
examination, and interview?
a.
Planning
b.
Diagnosis
c.
Evaluation
d.
Assessment - Correct Ans-D
NURS 210
NURS 210 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXAM 2026
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
would be:
a.
Objective.
b.
Reflective.
c.
Subjective.
d.
Introspective. - Correct Ans-A
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These
types of data would be:
a.
Objective.
b.
Reflective.
c.
Subjective.
d.
Introspective. - Correct Ans-C
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the:
a.
Data base.
b.
Admitting data.
c.
Financial statement.
d.
Discharge summary. - Correct Ans-A
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
heard. The nurses next action should be to:
a.
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Immediately notify the patients physician.
b.
Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c.
Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d.
Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present. - Correct Ans-C
5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching
session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of
skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
a.
Intuition.
b.
A set of rules.
c.
Articles in journals.
d.
Advice from supervisors. - Correct Ans-B
6. Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a.
Intuition.
b.
The nursing process.
c.
Clinical knowledge.
d.
Diagnostic reasoning. - Correct Ans-A
7. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which
statement best reflects EBP?
a.
EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
b.
EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
c.
EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience.
d.
The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. - Correct Ans-C
8. The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate
nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?
a.
Patient with postoperative pain
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b.
Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
c.
Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
d.
Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - Correct Ans-D
9. When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-
level priority problems include which of these aspects?
a.
Low self-esteem
b.
Lack of knowledge
c.
Abnormal laboratory values
d.
Severely abnormal vital signs - Correct Ans-C
10. Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
a.
Validation
b.
Clustering related cues
c.
Identifying gaps in data
d.
Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - Correct Ans-B
11. The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient
relies on the appropriateness of the __________ diagnosis.
a.
Nursing
b.
Medical
c.
Admission
d.
Collaborative - Correct Ans-A
12. The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and
includes which steps?
a.
Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
b.
Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
c.
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Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning
d.
Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and
evaluation - Correct Ans-D
13. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is
having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a.
Breathing, pain, and sleep
b.
Breathing, sleep, and pain
c.
Sleep, breathing, and pain
d.
Sleep, pain, and breathing - Correct Ans-A
14. Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
a.
Nursing diagnosis
b.
Medical diagnosis
c.
Diagnostic hypothesis
d.
Diagnostic assessment - Correct Ans-C
15. Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
a.
Nurses lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
b.
Lack of significant research studies.
c.
Insufficient clinical skills of nurses.
d.
Inadequate physical assessment skills. - Correct Ans-A
16. What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health history, physical
examination, and interview?
a.
Planning
b.
Diagnosis
c.
Evaluation
d.
Assessment - Correct Ans-D
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