1 RASMUSSEN LATEST UPDATE FINAL
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ ADPIE Answer: Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implementation, Evaluation
⫸ Subjective Data Answer: When a client is telling you what is going
on (chief complaint)
⫸ Objective Data Answer: Factual information (vitals,labs, xrays,exams
etc.)
⫸ S.M.A.R.T Answer: Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-
bound
⫸ ABC's Answer: Air, breathing, circulation
⫸ O.L.D.C.A.R.T.S Answer: Onset, location, duration, characteristics,
aggravating factors, relieving factors, treatments, severity.
⫸ 4 Types of Nursing Diagnoses Answer: Actual, health promotion,
risk, syndrome
,⫸ What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Answer: To help set
priorities, defining desired outcomes, and determining goals.
⫸ What are physiological needs? Answer: Having air, water, food,
shelter, sleep, clothing. etc.
⫸ What are safety needs? Answer: Personal security, employment,
resources, health etc.
⫸ What is love & belonging? Answer: Having friendships, intimacy,
family connections etc.
⫸ What is self esteem? Answer: Having respect, self esteem, status,
recognition etc.
⫸ What is self actualization? Answer: The desire to become the most
one can be.
⫸ Qualitative data Answer: Descriptive, interpretive, and language
based. Helping to understand the reasons, processes, or contexts behind
certain behaviors.
⫸ Quantitive Data Answer: Numerical, countable, and measurable.
Providing info on how many, how much, or how often.
,⫸ What is Implentation? Answer: Carrying out the written plan of care,
performing interventions, monitoring client status, assessing, and
reassessing.
⫸ What is evaluation? Answer: The assessment or review of care or
clients response to care.
⫸ Interview process #1: Answer: -Initial assessment
-Subjective data
-Objective data
⫸ Interview process #2: Answer: -Introductory phase (Establish
rapport)
-Working phase (gather information)
-Summary/closing phase (summarize, clarify next steps)
⫸ What are some ways we can effectively communicate to clients?
Answer: -Ask open-ended questions
-Closed ended questions (yes or no)
-Give time to answer questions
-Maintain frequent eye contact
⫸ Chief Complaint Answer: Clients perception of their health problems
(how they feel)
, ⫸ What are the 5 ways to perform a physical assessment? Answer: -
Systems method (assess each body system)
-Head-to-toe assessment (General assessment)
-Inspection (Using senses "vision, smell, hearing")
-Palpation (assess by touching, feeling w/hands/fingertips)
-Auscultation (listening w/ stethoscope)
⫸ Morbidity Answer: How frequently a disease occurs
⫸ Mortality Answer: Number of deaths from a disease
⫸ Acute Illness Answer: Rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a
short period of time.
⫸ Chronic Illness Answer: Slow onset sometimes with periods of
remission and exacerbation.
⫸ Sleep Answer: state of rest accompanied by altered consciousness
and relative inactivity
⫸ Stages of sleep (module 3) Answer: (NREM)- non-rapid eye
movement
(REM)- Rapid eye movement