CNUR 107 MIDTERM #1 REVIEW | COMPLETE NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Self study - correct answer ✔✔-the interview process
-the nursing process
Interview process - correct answer ✔✔The interview is a meeting between the nurse and the
patient. The goal is to gather a complete health history. Subjective data ( what patients say
about themselves are collected) during the interview.
Nursing process - correct answer ✔✔-ADPIE
-assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care. Goal to meet the needs of
the patient.
Health history - correct answer ✔✔-Purpose of health history is to collect subjective data from
client (what patients say about themselves).
-Health history provides complete picture of patient's past and current health
-Describes the patient as a whole ( their health strengths and coping skills)
-Objective data are collected during physical examination and diagnostic tests
4 types of clinical situations and health history - correct answer ✔✔1. Complete: complete
health history, full physical exam
2. Problem centered: one problem, short term, one system
3. Follow up: monitor status of identified problems
4. Emergency: rapidly gathering data, fast diagnosis
Components of health history - correct answer ✔✔1.Biographical data
2.Reason for seeking care
,3.Current health
4.Past health history
5.Family health history
6.Review of systems
7.Functional assessment (activities of daily living)
Source of history - correct answer ✔✔refers to the person who provides the information.
Primary source is patient. Secondary sources - family, neighbor, friends, health personnel
Biographical data - correct answer ✔✔self identifying characteristics about patient e.g name,
age, gender
Reasons for seeking care - correct answer ✔✔-patient own words on reasons for seeking care;
may cite symptoms or signs
-Record in quotation marks "chest pain for 2 hours"
-Includes health maintenance, health promotion, or wellness needs e.g annual physical
examination for work.
-Focus on the most important reason for seeking help
Sign vs symptom - correct answer ✔✔-Symptoms- is a subjective sensation that is what patient
feels from the disorder (not measurable)
-Sign - an objective abnormality the examiner detects on physical examination or laboratory
reports. (measureable)
Current health or history of current illness - correct answer ✔✔-Chronological record of reason
for seeking care from the time symptom started until now
-Please tell me all about your headache from the time it started until the time you came to the
hospital.
-Use mnemonic PQRSTU to describe the characteristics of the symptom
,PQRSTU - correct answer ✔✔P-provocative or palliative e.g what makes it worse ? What makes
it better?
Q-quality (describe how it feels) or quantity (amount), how does it feel, look, sound. e.g soaks
five pads per hour in relation to bleeding during period
R- region or radiation: where is it, does it spread, location
S- severity (about intensity ; scale of 1 to 10)
T- timing: when did the symptom first occur? how long did it last
U- understanding patient's perception: what do you think it means, how it affects daily
activities.
Past health history - correct answer ✔✔-Ask questions on childhood illness, accidents or
injuries, serious or chronic illnesses, hospitalizations, surgeries, obstetric history, immunizations,
current examination date, allergies, and current medications.
-For example obstetric history: # of pregnancies (gravidity or grav); term # of term babies;
preterm # of preterm; abortions # of incomplete pregnancies; living # living kids
-Uses holistic approach to know about their past
Family health history - correct answer ✔✔-Ask about ages and health or cause of death of
blood relatives
-Health of close family members(spouse, children)
-Prolonged contact with a person with communicable disease
-Family history of various conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke,
diabetes, blood disorders, cancer, obesity, mental health issues, and others
oFamily tree (genogram)
Review of systems - correct answer ✔✔-Ask questions about present and past health state of
each body system (head to toe)
-Record presence or absence of symptoms
, -Ask questions on the following: general overall health state; skin, hair, and nails; head, eyes,
ears, nose and sinuses, neck, breasts, axilla, respiratory system, cardiovascular system,
peripheral vascular system, gastrointestinal system, urinary system, male and female genital
systems, sexual health, musculoskeletal system, neurological system, hematological system,
endocrine system
Functional assessment - correct answer ✔✔-Ask questions about self-care abilities covering ADL
(bathing, dressing, eating, walking, toileting)
-Ask questions about instrumental activities of daily living [IADL]- functional skills needed for
independent living such as house keeping, shopping, cooking, doing laundry, managing finances,
taking medications, social relationships & resources,
-Ask questions about self-concept, self-esteem, and coping skills; smoking history, alcohol,
substance use, environmental hazards, intimate partner violence, occupational health.
Health history assessment writing ensures it is - correct answer ✔✔a.Complete (assess the
whole person from biographical data to functional assessment)
b.Orderly - well arranged from head to toe
c.Relevant - connected to system being assessed using both subjective and objective data. Data
is concise and descriptive
d.Accurate - precise data from primary and secondary source.
Components of collecting and analyzing clinical info (ADPIE) - correct answer ✔✔-Assessment
-Nursing diagnosis
-Planning
-Implementation
-Evaluation
Subjective vs objective data - correct answer ✔✔-Subjective data - people's views about their
health. Obtained from health history
QUESTIONS & EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Self study - correct answer ✔✔-the interview process
-the nursing process
Interview process - correct answer ✔✔The interview is a meeting between the nurse and the
patient. The goal is to gather a complete health history. Subjective data ( what patients say
about themselves are collected) during the interview.
Nursing process - correct answer ✔✔-ADPIE
-assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care. Goal to meet the needs of
the patient.
Health history - correct answer ✔✔-Purpose of health history is to collect subjective data from
client (what patients say about themselves).
-Health history provides complete picture of patient's past and current health
-Describes the patient as a whole ( their health strengths and coping skills)
-Objective data are collected during physical examination and diagnostic tests
4 types of clinical situations and health history - correct answer ✔✔1. Complete: complete
health history, full physical exam
2. Problem centered: one problem, short term, one system
3. Follow up: monitor status of identified problems
4. Emergency: rapidly gathering data, fast diagnosis
Components of health history - correct answer ✔✔1.Biographical data
2.Reason for seeking care
,3.Current health
4.Past health history
5.Family health history
6.Review of systems
7.Functional assessment (activities of daily living)
Source of history - correct answer ✔✔refers to the person who provides the information.
Primary source is patient. Secondary sources - family, neighbor, friends, health personnel
Biographical data - correct answer ✔✔self identifying characteristics about patient e.g name,
age, gender
Reasons for seeking care - correct answer ✔✔-patient own words on reasons for seeking care;
may cite symptoms or signs
-Record in quotation marks "chest pain for 2 hours"
-Includes health maintenance, health promotion, or wellness needs e.g annual physical
examination for work.
-Focus on the most important reason for seeking help
Sign vs symptom - correct answer ✔✔-Symptoms- is a subjective sensation that is what patient
feels from the disorder (not measurable)
-Sign - an objective abnormality the examiner detects on physical examination or laboratory
reports. (measureable)
Current health or history of current illness - correct answer ✔✔-Chronological record of reason
for seeking care from the time symptom started until now
-Please tell me all about your headache from the time it started until the time you came to the
hospital.
-Use mnemonic PQRSTU to describe the characteristics of the symptom
,PQRSTU - correct answer ✔✔P-provocative or palliative e.g what makes it worse ? What makes
it better?
Q-quality (describe how it feels) or quantity (amount), how does it feel, look, sound. e.g soaks
five pads per hour in relation to bleeding during period
R- region or radiation: where is it, does it spread, location
S- severity (about intensity ; scale of 1 to 10)
T- timing: when did the symptom first occur? how long did it last
U- understanding patient's perception: what do you think it means, how it affects daily
activities.
Past health history - correct answer ✔✔-Ask questions on childhood illness, accidents or
injuries, serious or chronic illnesses, hospitalizations, surgeries, obstetric history, immunizations,
current examination date, allergies, and current medications.
-For example obstetric history: # of pregnancies (gravidity or grav); term # of term babies;
preterm # of preterm; abortions # of incomplete pregnancies; living # living kids
-Uses holistic approach to know about their past
Family health history - correct answer ✔✔-Ask about ages and health or cause of death of
blood relatives
-Health of close family members(spouse, children)
-Prolonged contact with a person with communicable disease
-Family history of various conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke,
diabetes, blood disorders, cancer, obesity, mental health issues, and others
oFamily tree (genogram)
Review of systems - correct answer ✔✔-Ask questions about present and past health state of
each body system (head to toe)
-Record presence or absence of symptoms
, -Ask questions on the following: general overall health state; skin, hair, and nails; head, eyes,
ears, nose and sinuses, neck, breasts, axilla, respiratory system, cardiovascular system,
peripheral vascular system, gastrointestinal system, urinary system, male and female genital
systems, sexual health, musculoskeletal system, neurological system, hematological system,
endocrine system
Functional assessment - correct answer ✔✔-Ask questions about self-care abilities covering ADL
(bathing, dressing, eating, walking, toileting)
-Ask questions about instrumental activities of daily living [IADL]- functional skills needed for
independent living such as house keeping, shopping, cooking, doing laundry, managing finances,
taking medications, social relationships & resources,
-Ask questions about self-concept, self-esteem, and coping skills; smoking history, alcohol,
substance use, environmental hazards, intimate partner violence, occupational health.
Health history assessment writing ensures it is - correct answer ✔✔a.Complete (assess the
whole person from biographical data to functional assessment)
b.Orderly - well arranged from head to toe
c.Relevant - connected to system being assessed using both subjective and objective data. Data
is concise and descriptive
d.Accurate - precise data from primary and secondary source.
Components of collecting and analyzing clinical info (ADPIE) - correct answer ✔✔-Assessment
-Nursing diagnosis
-Planning
-Implementation
-Evaluation
Subjective vs objective data - correct answer ✔✔-Subjective data - people's views about their
health. Obtained from health history
