NURS 2300 CORE EXAM SET 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the primary method of obtaining patient data? - ✔✔Interview with patient
✔✔What does the process of analysis of patient data directly result in? - ✔✔Identifying
actual or potential problems amendable to nursing intervention
✔✔Which of the following describes the primary difference between nursing diagnosis
and medical diagnosis? - ✔✔Nursing diagnosis identify problems that can be treated
with independent nursing actions
✔✔Which of the following is a correctly stated nursing diagnosis? - ✔✔Fluid volume
deficit related to vomiting as evidence by increased heart rate and decreased urine
output
Nursing Diagnosis ex: "Disturbed body image, risk for unstable blood glucose, impaired
urinary elimination, self-care deficit: dressing and grooming"
✔✔A patient is admitted with the diagnosis of bronchitis, congestive heart failure and
fever. the nurse's assessment find a temperature of 101 F, peripheral edema and
rhonchi. Which of the following is the best etiology to support the nursing diagnosis of
ineffective airway clearance? - ✔✔Retained secretions
✔✔Why is the etiology of the nursing diagnosis statement important? - ✔✔If the etiology
is incorrect, the nursing interventions are likely to be ineffective
✔✔A patient is admitted with asthma. The nurses assessment finds a temperature of 99
F, wheezing, speaking in three-word phrases, and respiratory rate of 16 breaths/minute.
Which of the following are the best defining characteristics to support the diagnosis of
ineffective airway clearance related to inflammation and constriction of the bronchial
tree? - ✔✔Wheezing and speaking in three-word phrases
✔✔Which of the following patient problems is given the highest priority by the nurse? -
✔✔Impaired tissue perfusion, cerebral, related to hypoxia as manifested by decreased
level of consciousness
✔✔Which of the following patient problems is given highest priority by the nurse using
Maslows hierarchy needs? - ✔✔Ineffective airway clearance related to retained
secretions
✔✔The identification of nursing diagnosis and goal setting should ideally be a
collaborative process between the nurse and which other party? - ✔✔Patient
, ✔✔Which of the following statements has all the necessary criteria for a well-written
outcome? - ✔✔Patient will consume 50% of meals with no nausea and vomiting by 24
hours post surgery
✔✔A patient in respiratory distress is placed on oxygen. which is the most appropriate
short-term goal? - ✔✔Patient maintains an oxygen saturation of 90% during the shift
✔✔Which of the following is an appropriate long term goal to measure diabetes control
for a patient whom diabetes has been newly diagnosed? - ✔✔Patient's A1c will be 5%
at year 1 postdiagnosis
✔✔Which of the following is an independent nursing intervention? - ✔✔Teaching a
patient with congestive heart failure to weigh herself daily
✔✔Which of the following represents an interdependent nursing action? -
✔✔Participating in a "code"
✔✔The use of standardized plans of care for different patient populations has...? -
✔✔Required the nurse to individualize the plan of care to the patient
✔✔The nurse instructs the patient about incentive spirometry as preoperative teaching.
which phase of the nursing process does this illustrate? - ✔✔Implementation
✔✔In the nursing process the evaluation phase is used to determine the...? -
✔✔Degree of outcome achievement
✔✔A nurse reviewing a patient's care plan notes a goal of "patient will ambulate 50 ft.
3x in the hallway today" according to bloom, what taxonomic category is this goal? -
✔✔Psychomotor domain
✔✔A "well-cultivated critical thinker" is an individual who does which of the following? -
✔✔- Raises questions
- Recognizes alternative ways to see problems
✔✔Several methods have been developed to assist nurses in organizing patient data.
They include? (Select all that apply) - ✔✔- Henderson's 14 nursing problems
- Gordon's 11 functional health patterns
- Abdellah's 21 nursing problems
✔✔Developing clinical judgment is a professional responsibility of the nurse. Which
statements indicate behaviors that improve clinical judgment? (Select all that apply) -
✔✔- "I always assess before acting and make changes as needed"
- "I look for research findings to support my nursing actions"
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the primary method of obtaining patient data? - ✔✔Interview with patient
✔✔What does the process of analysis of patient data directly result in? - ✔✔Identifying
actual or potential problems amendable to nursing intervention
✔✔Which of the following describes the primary difference between nursing diagnosis
and medical diagnosis? - ✔✔Nursing diagnosis identify problems that can be treated
with independent nursing actions
✔✔Which of the following is a correctly stated nursing diagnosis? - ✔✔Fluid volume
deficit related to vomiting as evidence by increased heart rate and decreased urine
output
Nursing Diagnosis ex: "Disturbed body image, risk for unstable blood glucose, impaired
urinary elimination, self-care deficit: dressing and grooming"
✔✔A patient is admitted with the diagnosis of bronchitis, congestive heart failure and
fever. the nurse's assessment find a temperature of 101 F, peripheral edema and
rhonchi. Which of the following is the best etiology to support the nursing diagnosis of
ineffective airway clearance? - ✔✔Retained secretions
✔✔Why is the etiology of the nursing diagnosis statement important? - ✔✔If the etiology
is incorrect, the nursing interventions are likely to be ineffective
✔✔A patient is admitted with asthma. The nurses assessment finds a temperature of 99
F, wheezing, speaking in three-word phrases, and respiratory rate of 16 breaths/minute.
Which of the following are the best defining characteristics to support the diagnosis of
ineffective airway clearance related to inflammation and constriction of the bronchial
tree? - ✔✔Wheezing and speaking in three-word phrases
✔✔Which of the following patient problems is given the highest priority by the nurse? -
✔✔Impaired tissue perfusion, cerebral, related to hypoxia as manifested by decreased
level of consciousness
✔✔Which of the following patient problems is given highest priority by the nurse using
Maslows hierarchy needs? - ✔✔Ineffective airway clearance related to retained
secretions
✔✔The identification of nursing diagnosis and goal setting should ideally be a
collaborative process between the nurse and which other party? - ✔✔Patient
, ✔✔Which of the following statements has all the necessary criteria for a well-written
outcome? - ✔✔Patient will consume 50% of meals with no nausea and vomiting by 24
hours post surgery
✔✔A patient in respiratory distress is placed on oxygen. which is the most appropriate
short-term goal? - ✔✔Patient maintains an oxygen saturation of 90% during the shift
✔✔Which of the following is an appropriate long term goal to measure diabetes control
for a patient whom diabetes has been newly diagnosed? - ✔✔Patient's A1c will be 5%
at year 1 postdiagnosis
✔✔Which of the following is an independent nursing intervention? - ✔✔Teaching a
patient with congestive heart failure to weigh herself daily
✔✔Which of the following represents an interdependent nursing action? -
✔✔Participating in a "code"
✔✔The use of standardized plans of care for different patient populations has...? -
✔✔Required the nurse to individualize the plan of care to the patient
✔✔The nurse instructs the patient about incentive spirometry as preoperative teaching.
which phase of the nursing process does this illustrate? - ✔✔Implementation
✔✔In the nursing process the evaluation phase is used to determine the...? -
✔✔Degree of outcome achievement
✔✔A nurse reviewing a patient's care plan notes a goal of "patient will ambulate 50 ft.
3x in the hallway today" according to bloom, what taxonomic category is this goal? -
✔✔Psychomotor domain
✔✔A "well-cultivated critical thinker" is an individual who does which of the following? -
✔✔- Raises questions
- Recognizes alternative ways to see problems
✔✔Several methods have been developed to assist nurses in organizing patient data.
They include? (Select all that apply) - ✔✔- Henderson's 14 nursing problems
- Gordon's 11 functional health patterns
- Abdellah's 21 nursing problems
✔✔Developing clinical judgment is a professional responsibility of the nurse. Which
statements indicate behaviors that improve clinical judgment? (Select all that apply) -
✔✔- "I always assess before acting and make changes as needed"
- "I look for research findings to support my nursing actions"
