NRS 2012 MIDTERM EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
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What is a collaborative problem?
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A subjective symptom reported by
A diagnosis that can be treated solely
the patient that has no physiological
by the nurse without physician input
basis
An actual or potential
physiological complication that
A medical diagnosis that identifies the
nurses monitor and manage in
specific disease process
collaboration w/ other
healthcare professionals
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When nurses interprets the assessment finding they:
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- Determine the presence of normal vs. abnormal findings
- Recognize that further observations may be needed to clarify information
- Begins to identify a patient's health issues/problems and responses
To provide safe, timely, and effective care
Plan effective nursing care
The information needs to be validated to avoid making incorrect inferences
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What are nurse-initiated interventions?
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, - Independent interventions a nurse initiates without direction from others
- They do not require an "order" or a prescription from another health care
provider
- Are autonomous actions based on scientific rationale
The nurse possess:
- Competence
- Professional maturity
- Interpersonal sensitivity
- A moral foundation that supports caring actions
- An environment that is conducive to caring
Treatments/actions performed by the nurse on behalf of a patient or gr oup of
patients/p atient population
All dimensions and allows the nurse to develop a more comp lete plan of care
- Physical and developmental
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Social
- Spiritual
- Review of Systems
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Definition
a precise definition of a patient's response to health problems
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A nursing diagnosis provides Data Documentation DON'TS
A patient-centered interview During the interview, the nurse
becomes the assesses both
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Some interventions can be delegated by the RN to
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other emmbers of the nursing
administrative hospital staff
care team
medical equipment manufacturers the patient's family members
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GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
1 of 261
Term
What is a collaborative problem?
Give this one a go later!
A subjective symptom reported by
A diagnosis that can be treated solely
the patient that has no physiological
by the nurse without physician input
basis
An actual or potential
physiological complication that
A medical diagnosis that identifies the
nurses monitor and manage in
specific disease process
collaboration w/ other
healthcare professionals
Don't know?
, 2 of 261
Term
When nurses interprets the assessment finding they:
Give this one a go later!
- Determine the presence of normal vs. abnormal findings
- Recognize that further observations may be needed to clarify information
- Begins to identify a patient's health issues/problems and responses
To provide safe, timely, and effective care
Plan effective nursing care
The information needs to be validated to avoid making incorrect inferences
Don't know?
3 of 261
Term
What are nurse-initiated interventions?
Give this one a go later!
, - Independent interventions a nurse initiates without direction from others
- They do not require an "order" or a prescription from another health care
provider
- Are autonomous actions based on scientific rationale
The nurse possess:
- Competence
- Professional maturity
- Interpersonal sensitivity
- A moral foundation that supports caring actions
- An environment that is conducive to caring
Treatments/actions performed by the nurse on behalf of a patient or gr oup of
patients/p atient population
All dimensions and allows the nurse to develop a more comp lete plan of care
- Physical and developmental
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Social
- Spiritual
- Review of Systems
Don't know?
4 of 261
Definition
a precise definition of a patient's response to health problems
, Give this one a go later!
A nursing diagnosis provides Data Documentation DON'TS
A patient-centered interview During the interview, the nurse
becomes the assesses both
Don't know?
5 of 261
Term
Some interventions can be delegated by the RN to
Give this one a go later!
other emmbers of the nursing
administrative hospital staff
care team
medical equipment manufacturers the patient's family members
Don't know?
6 of 261
Term
