NURSING STUDY GUIDE 2026 TEST 1
TO 3 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Caputi Step 2. Answer: Analyze cues: interpret data, identify patterns,
link signs/symptoms to possible problems.
◉ Caputi Step 3. Answer: Prioritize hypotheses: identify the most urgent
patient problem using Maslow, ABCs, safety.
◉ Caputi Step 4. Answer: Generate solutions: create potential
interventions based on evidence and safety.
◉ Caputi Step 5. Answer: Take action: implement the safest, priority
intervention.
◉ Caputi Step 6. Answer: Evaluate outcomes: reassess and determine if
the intervention worked.
◉ Caputi Step 7. Answer: Reflect: learn from the outcome, adjust
practice for the future.
◉ Noticing. Answer: Recognizing cues and identifying important data.
, ◉ Interpreting. Answer: Analyzing cues and making sense of patient
information.
◉ Prioritizing. Answer: Selecting the most urgent problem to address
first.
◉ Generating Solutions. Answer: Creating possible interventions to
solve the patient problem.
◉ Taking Action. Answer: Performing the nursing intervention.
◉ Evaluation. Answer: Determining the effectiveness of the
intervention.
◉ Reflection. Answer: Learning from results to improve future
judgment.
◉ Assessment. Answer: Collect subjective and objective patient data.
◉ Diagnosis. Answer: Identify actual or potential patient problems
based on data.
◉ Planning. Answer: Set measurable outcomes and select interventions.