Nursing Final Exam 2026/2027 | Course Prep
Questions and Answers | Foundational Nursing
Skills Assessment
Concept of Nursing - ANSWERS-who: nurse in the relationship with the
patient
what: recognition of pt. as "experts" of their own lives, ethical care, dignity,
privacy & confidentiality, health & well- being promotion, respect for
informed decision making
Concept of Social Justice - ANSWERS-who: vulnerable( poor, people with
disabilities)
what: allocation of life's resources ( health-care access, water, food, shelter,
security, employment, income, safety services)I
intrapersonal communication - ANSWERS-what: self-talk ,inner thought
interpersonal communication - ANSWERS-what: face to face interaction
transpersonal communication - ANSWERS-what: interaction with a spiritual
domain
Small group communication - ANSWERS-who: doctor, nurse team, physio,
OT, pharmacist,
what: goal-directed
how: interaction when a small number of people meet together and meet a
common purpose
,Therapeutic communication. - ANSWERS-what: purposeful, goal-directed
how: time limited communication
phases of therapeutic communication - ANSWERS-pre-orientation,
orientation, working phase, termination
Receiving and giving patients reports - ANSWERS-written & verbal
qd - ANSWERS-every day
hs - ANSWERS-at bedtime
ac - ANSWERS-before meals
pc - ANSWERS-after meals
OD - ANSWERS-right eye
OS - ANSWERS-left eye
OU - ANSWERS-both eyes
supp - ANSWERS-suppository
Concept of Person - ANSWERS-who: the individual, families, communities
What: psychological, social, spiritual, cultural
,Concept of Health - ANSWERS-who: individual, community, family
what: physical, psychosocial, relational, spiritual
Concept of environment - ANSWERS-who: individual, community, family
what: internal & external environments, home life, mental state, addictions,
pain, sociocultural circumstances, religion, attitude toward death,
Receiving doctors orders - ANSWERS-verbal, by telephone, written,
electronic
Admission records - ANSWERS-biographical data, health history, allergies,
medications
transfer sheets - ANSWERS-biographical data, who they are being
transferred to, mental status at transfer time, vital signs
discharge summary - ANSWERS-diagnosis, discharge to where, how did they
leave, follow up appointment, medications, teaching
flow sheets - ANSWERS-diabetic record, bowel records, input & output
records, ADR sheets
Graphic records - ANSWERS-vital sign, GCS,
MAR - ANSWERS-documentation of meds ordered and given
, Rules of documentation - ANSWERS-legible, conciseness, chronological
order, current as possible, objective info, use clients exact words, follow up
( assessments, observations, interventions)
Principles of documentation - ANSWERS-blank ink only, date
(day/month/year), military clock, signature & designation, frequency, no
spaces, be objective, acceptable abbreviations only
Barriers to learning - ANSWERS-cultural influences, language,
intellectual/cognitve, sensory, developmental stage
Cognitive domain - ANSWERS-what: recall information, understanding of info,
how: use knowledge in a new way, differentiate facts & opinions, integrate
new elements & concepts, come up with judgment on concepts
Affective domain - ANSWERS-what: awareness of feelings & emotions,
how: active participation to the learne, see the worth in something & express
it, prioritize one value over another, internalize values & let them control the
person's behavior
Psychomotor domain - ANSWERS-what: apply sensory info to motor activity,
readiness to act
how: utilize trial & error, imitate a displayed, modify skills
cultural competence - ANSWERS-what: understanding different cultures
who: nurse familiarize themselves with various groups of people
cultural safety - ANSWERS-what: analyze the culture of health
who: nurses understand clients & patients
how: active listening, nonjudgmental, acceptance, honesty,