NURSING DIAGNOSIS CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● Which type of question is used when starting the assessment of a
patient? Answer: Open-ended
● Which interview technique is the nurse using when asking "What else
is bothering you?" when collecting the history of a patient who reports
shortness of air? Answer: Probing
● Which pattern will the nurse not include as a functional pattern in
Gordon's model? Answer: Dependence-Independence pattern
● Which individual is identified by the nurse as the primary source of
info when a 26-year-old female is found unconscious by her mother at
home and is transported to the hospital by ambulance followed the the
mother and her 1 yr old daughter? Answer: mother
● Which pattern of Gordon's functional health pattern is the nurse
assessing when questioning about bowel movements, urine output, and
sweating in a patient admitted to the hospital for severe dehydration?
Answer: Elimination pattern
● Which health pattern describes the patient's spiritual attitude according
to Gordon's model? Answer: Value-belief pattern
, ● Which action will the nurse take when the patient's caregiver asks to
view the patient's medical records? Answer: Politely tell the caregiver
that disclosing the medical records to others is not in accordance with
the law
● Which action indicates the need for further instruction regarding
gathering info from and elderly patient? Answer: Sitting straight in the
chair while taking with the patient
● Which question will the nurse ask to strengthen the connection with a
postoperative patient? Answer: Tell me, how are you managing your
pain at home?
● Which assessment finding will the nurse document as the precipitating
factor in a patient with arthritis whose knee pain is worse during rest and
climbing stairs but improves when the patient is walking and with
ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain relief? Answer: Rest, climbing up
the stairs
● Which stage of the interview consists of the nurse saying, "I have just
2 more question for you" when assessing a patient with complaints of
chest pain? Answer: Terminating the interview
● Which action is appropriate when the nurse finds a patient scheduled
for an appendectomy is crying and infers this is because of anxiety?
PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● Which type of question is used when starting the assessment of a
patient? Answer: Open-ended
● Which interview technique is the nurse using when asking "What else
is bothering you?" when collecting the history of a patient who reports
shortness of air? Answer: Probing
● Which pattern will the nurse not include as a functional pattern in
Gordon's model? Answer: Dependence-Independence pattern
● Which individual is identified by the nurse as the primary source of
info when a 26-year-old female is found unconscious by her mother at
home and is transported to the hospital by ambulance followed the the
mother and her 1 yr old daughter? Answer: mother
● Which pattern of Gordon's functional health pattern is the nurse
assessing when questioning about bowel movements, urine output, and
sweating in a patient admitted to the hospital for severe dehydration?
Answer: Elimination pattern
● Which health pattern describes the patient's spiritual attitude according
to Gordon's model? Answer: Value-belief pattern
, ● Which action will the nurse take when the patient's caregiver asks to
view the patient's medical records? Answer: Politely tell the caregiver
that disclosing the medical records to others is not in accordance with
the law
● Which action indicates the need for further instruction regarding
gathering info from and elderly patient? Answer: Sitting straight in the
chair while taking with the patient
● Which question will the nurse ask to strengthen the connection with a
postoperative patient? Answer: Tell me, how are you managing your
pain at home?
● Which assessment finding will the nurse document as the precipitating
factor in a patient with arthritis whose knee pain is worse during rest and
climbing stairs but improves when the patient is walking and with
ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain relief? Answer: Rest, climbing up
the stairs
● Which stage of the interview consists of the nurse saying, "I have just
2 more question for you" when assessing a patient with complaints of
chest pain? Answer: Terminating the interview
● Which action is appropriate when the nurse finds a patient scheduled
for an appendectomy is crying and infers this is because of anxiety?
