Dimensions of Nursing
Practice Exam #2
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
CriticalBThinkingB-
BAnswerTheBabilityBtoBfocusByourBthinkingBtoBgetBtheBresultsBneededBinBvarious,Bmaki
ngBtheBdifferenceBbetweenBpassingBandBfailing
TheBnursingBprocessB-BAnswer1.BAssessment
2.BDiagnosis/Outcome
3.BPlanning
4.BImplementation
5.BEvaluation
AssessmentB-
BAnswerJohnBvisitsBhisBgeneralBphysicianBonBMondayBbecauseBheBwasBfeelingBsickBove
rBtheBweekend.BWhenBheBisBcalledBbackBfromBtheBwaitingBroom,BtheBnurseBonBstaffBt
akesBhisBtemperature,BheartBrate,BandBbloodBpressure.BSheBthenBasksBJohnBaBseriesBof
BquestionsBaboutBhowBhe'sBbeenBfeelingBlately.BTheBnurseBnotesBhisBresponsesBwhenB
heBsaysBhe'sBbeenBhavingBdifficultyBbreathingBandBhasBbeenBfeelingBveryBtired.BSheBal
soBseesBonBJohn'sBmedicalBhistoryBthatBheBhasBhadBpreviousBproblemsBwithBhisBchole
sterolBlevelsBandBbloodBpressure.BJohnBalsoBhasBaBbloodBsampleBtakenBduringBhisBdoc
tor'sBvisit.
DiagnosisB-BAnswerTheBnurseBlooksBoverBJohn'sBsymptomsBandBnotesBthatBhisBheart-
rateBisBhigherBthanBaverageBandBhisBbloodBpressureBisBelevated.BSheBalsoBconsidersBth
atBhe'sBexperiencedBfatigueBandBshortnessBofBbreathBbeforeBwhenBhisBcholesterolBleve
lsBwereBveryBhigh.BTheBnurseBdeterminesBthatBJohnBisBexperiencingBHyperlipidemia,Bal
soBknownBasBhavingBhighBlevelsBofBfatBwithinBtheBblood.BJohn'sBbloodBtestsBconfirmBt
hisBhypothesis.BTheBnurseBisBalsoBconcernedBthatBJohnBisBatBriskBforBheartBdisease.
, PlanningB-BAnswerJohnBreturnsBonBTuesdayBforBaBfollow-
upBvisit.BTheBnurseBsitsBdownBwithBhimBinBaBclosedBroomBandBexplainsBhisBcholestero
lBlevelsBandBhighBbloodBpressure.BSheBsuggestsBthatBJohnBbeBputBonBmedicationBtoBh
elpBlowerBtheseBnumbersBandBrecommendsBheBexerciseBatBleastBtwiceBaBweek.BTheBn
urseBalsoBtellsBJohnBheBshouldBstayBawayBfromBsaltyBfoodsBandBeatBlessBredBmeat.BJo
hnBagreesBwithBtheBnurse,BandBtheyBsetupBaBfollow-
upBappointmentBtwoBweeksBlater.BTheBnurseBremindsBJohnBtoBcallBifBthereBareBanyBch
angesBinBhisBcondition,BorBifBheBstartsBtoBfeelBworse.
ImplementationB-
BAnswerJohnBisBprescribedBtheBmedicationBandBtakesBitBasBrecommended.BOneBweekBl
ater,BheBhasBaBdayBwhereBheBfeelsBespeciallyBsickBandBcallsBtheBdoctor'sBoffice.BTheBn
urseBexplainsBthatBtheBmedicationBcouldBcauseBnauseaBasBaBside-
effectBandBadvisesBJohnBtoBdrinkBGinger-
AleBandBavoidBanyBfoodsBthatBgenerallyBupsetBhisBstomach.BJohnBcontinuesBtakingBthe
BmedicationBandBgoesBtoBtheBgymBfourBtimesBduringBtheBtwo-
weekBperiod.BOnceBtheBtwoBweeksBhasBpassed,BheBreturnsBtoBtheBdoctor'sBofficeBforB
hisBfollow-upBappointment.
EvaluationB-
BAnswerWhenBJohnBreturns,BtheBnurseBasksBhimBaBseriesBofBquestionsBaboutBhowBhe'
sBbeenBfeeling.BJohnBrepliesBthatBheBhasBbeenBhavingBanBeasierBtimeBbreathingBandBf
eelsBsignificantlyBlessBtiredBsinceBexercisingBandBtakingBtheBmedication.BTheBnurseBmar
ksB"Patient'sBConditionBImproved"BonBhisBofficialBmedicalBrecordsBandBcongratulatesBJo
hnBonBhisBwellbeing.BSheBthenBadvisesBhimBtoBremainBonBtheBmedicationBforBoneBmo
reBmonthBandBtoBcontinueBhisBexercise.
ObserversB-
BAnswerLearnBbestBbyBwatching;BWouldBratherBwatchBsomeoneBgiveBanBinjectionBbefo
reBreadingBtheBprocedure
DoersB-
BAnswerLearnBbestBbyBmoving,Bdoing,Bexperiencing,BorBexperimenting;BwouldBratherBpl
ayBwithBaBsyringeBandBinjectBaBdummyBbeforeBreadingBtheBprocedure
Practice Exam #2
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
CriticalBThinkingB-
BAnswerTheBabilityBtoBfocusByourBthinkingBtoBgetBtheBresultsBneededBinBvarious,Bmaki
ngBtheBdifferenceBbetweenBpassingBandBfailing
TheBnursingBprocessB-BAnswer1.BAssessment
2.BDiagnosis/Outcome
3.BPlanning
4.BImplementation
5.BEvaluation
AssessmentB-
BAnswerJohnBvisitsBhisBgeneralBphysicianBonBMondayBbecauseBheBwasBfeelingBsickBove
rBtheBweekend.BWhenBheBisBcalledBbackBfromBtheBwaitingBroom,BtheBnurseBonBstaffBt
akesBhisBtemperature,BheartBrate,BandBbloodBpressure.BSheBthenBasksBJohnBaBseriesBof
BquestionsBaboutBhowBhe'sBbeenBfeelingBlately.BTheBnurseBnotesBhisBresponsesBwhenB
heBsaysBhe'sBbeenBhavingBdifficultyBbreathingBandBhasBbeenBfeelingBveryBtired.BSheBal
soBseesBonBJohn'sBmedicalBhistoryBthatBheBhasBhadBpreviousBproblemsBwithBhisBchole
sterolBlevelsBandBbloodBpressure.BJohnBalsoBhasBaBbloodBsampleBtakenBduringBhisBdoc
tor'sBvisit.
DiagnosisB-BAnswerTheBnurseBlooksBoverBJohn'sBsymptomsBandBnotesBthatBhisBheart-
rateBisBhigherBthanBaverageBandBhisBbloodBpressureBisBelevated.BSheBalsoBconsidersBth
atBhe'sBexperiencedBfatigueBandBshortnessBofBbreathBbeforeBwhenBhisBcholesterolBleve
lsBwereBveryBhigh.BTheBnurseBdeterminesBthatBJohnBisBexperiencingBHyperlipidemia,Bal
soBknownBasBhavingBhighBlevelsBofBfatBwithinBtheBblood.BJohn'sBbloodBtestsBconfirmBt
hisBhypothesis.BTheBnurseBisBalsoBconcernedBthatBJohnBisBatBriskBforBheartBdisease.
, PlanningB-BAnswerJohnBreturnsBonBTuesdayBforBaBfollow-
upBvisit.BTheBnurseBsitsBdownBwithBhimBinBaBclosedBroomBandBexplainsBhisBcholestero
lBlevelsBandBhighBbloodBpressure.BSheBsuggestsBthatBJohnBbeBputBonBmedicationBtoBh
elpBlowerBtheseBnumbersBandBrecommendsBheBexerciseBatBleastBtwiceBaBweek.BTheBn
urseBalsoBtellsBJohnBheBshouldBstayBawayBfromBsaltyBfoodsBandBeatBlessBredBmeat.BJo
hnBagreesBwithBtheBnurse,BandBtheyBsetupBaBfollow-
upBappointmentBtwoBweeksBlater.BTheBnurseBremindsBJohnBtoBcallBifBthereBareBanyBch
angesBinBhisBcondition,BorBifBheBstartsBtoBfeelBworse.
ImplementationB-
BAnswerJohnBisBprescribedBtheBmedicationBandBtakesBitBasBrecommended.BOneBweekBl
ater,BheBhasBaBdayBwhereBheBfeelsBespeciallyBsickBandBcallsBtheBdoctor'sBoffice.BTheBn
urseBexplainsBthatBtheBmedicationBcouldBcauseBnauseaBasBaBside-
effectBandBadvisesBJohnBtoBdrinkBGinger-
AleBandBavoidBanyBfoodsBthatBgenerallyBupsetBhisBstomach.BJohnBcontinuesBtakingBthe
BmedicationBandBgoesBtoBtheBgymBfourBtimesBduringBtheBtwo-
weekBperiod.BOnceBtheBtwoBweeksBhasBpassed,BheBreturnsBtoBtheBdoctor'sBofficeBforB
hisBfollow-upBappointment.
EvaluationB-
BAnswerWhenBJohnBreturns,BtheBnurseBasksBhimBaBseriesBofBquestionsBaboutBhowBhe'
sBbeenBfeeling.BJohnBrepliesBthatBheBhasBbeenBhavingBanBeasierBtimeBbreathingBandBf
eelsBsignificantlyBlessBtiredBsinceBexercisingBandBtakingBtheBmedication.BTheBnurseBmar
ksB"Patient'sBConditionBImproved"BonBhisBofficialBmedicalBrecordsBandBcongratulatesBJo
hnBonBhisBwellbeing.BSheBthenBadvisesBhimBtoBremainBonBtheBmedicationBforBoneBmo
reBmonthBandBtoBcontinueBhisBexercise.
ObserversB-
BAnswerLearnBbestBbyBwatching;BWouldBratherBwatchBsomeoneBgiveBanBinjectionBbefo
reBreadingBtheBprocedure
DoersB-
BAnswerLearnBbestBbyBmoving,Bdoing,Bexperiencing,BorBexperimenting;BwouldBratherBpl
ayBwithBaBsyringeBandBinjectBaBdummyBbeforeBreadingBtheBprocedure