APEX TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
⩥ Nursing diagnosis - problem. Answer: What is unhealthy about the
patient
⩥ Nursing diagnosis - etiology. Answer: Determine what the problem is
caused by or related to (R/T) - what is maintaining the unhealthy state
⩥ Nursing diagnosis - defining characteristics. Answer: The subjective
and objective data that signal the existence of the problem
⩥ How many parts are there in a nursing diagnosis?. Answer: 1 part in
health promotion dx
2 parts in risk for dx
3 parts in actual dx (dx, related to, s/s)
⩥ PES format (in nursing diagnosis). Answer: Problem, etiology, signs
and symptoms.
,Problem: from NANDA label (north american nursing diagnosis
association)
Etiology: starts with the phrase "related to..."
Signs and symptoms: "as evidenced by" or "as manifested by."
⩥ Maslow's Hierarchy. Answer: 1. Physiologic needs (the most urgent
problem)
2. Safety needs
3. Love and belonging needs
4. Self-esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs
⩥ IOM's quality of care goals (6). Answer: 1. Safe (avoid injury)
2. Effective (avoid under- or overuse)
3. Patient-centered
4. Timely
5. Efficient
6. Equitable
⩥ Cognitive outcomes. Answer: Describes increases in patient
knowledge or intellectual behaviors
, ⩥ Psychomotor outcomes. Answer: Describes patient's achievement of
new skills
⩥ Affective outcomes. Answer: Describes changes in patient values,
beliefs, and attitudes
⩥ Physiologic outcomes. Answer: Physical changes in the patient
Ex: ambulation, pain improvement
⩥ Clinical outcomes. Answer: Describe the expected status of health
issues after treatment is complete - address whether the problems are
resolved or to what degree they are improved.
⩥ Functional outcomes. Answer: Describe the patient's ability to
function in relation to the desired usual activities
⩥ Quality of life outcomes. Answer: Focus on key factors that affect
someone's ability to enjoy life and achieve personal goals
⩥ SMART goals. Answer: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timely
ANSWERS
⩥ Nursing diagnosis - problem. Answer: What is unhealthy about the
patient
⩥ Nursing diagnosis - etiology. Answer: Determine what the problem is
caused by or related to (R/T) - what is maintaining the unhealthy state
⩥ Nursing diagnosis - defining characteristics. Answer: The subjective
and objective data that signal the existence of the problem
⩥ How many parts are there in a nursing diagnosis?. Answer: 1 part in
health promotion dx
2 parts in risk for dx
3 parts in actual dx (dx, related to, s/s)
⩥ PES format (in nursing diagnosis). Answer: Problem, etiology, signs
and symptoms.
,Problem: from NANDA label (north american nursing diagnosis
association)
Etiology: starts with the phrase "related to..."
Signs and symptoms: "as evidenced by" or "as manifested by."
⩥ Maslow's Hierarchy. Answer: 1. Physiologic needs (the most urgent
problem)
2. Safety needs
3. Love and belonging needs
4. Self-esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs
⩥ IOM's quality of care goals (6). Answer: 1. Safe (avoid injury)
2. Effective (avoid under- or overuse)
3. Patient-centered
4. Timely
5. Efficient
6. Equitable
⩥ Cognitive outcomes. Answer: Describes increases in patient
knowledge or intellectual behaviors
, ⩥ Psychomotor outcomes. Answer: Describes patient's achievement of
new skills
⩥ Affective outcomes. Answer: Describes changes in patient values,
beliefs, and attitudes
⩥ Physiologic outcomes. Answer: Physical changes in the patient
Ex: ambulation, pain improvement
⩥ Clinical outcomes. Answer: Describe the expected status of health
issues after treatment is complete - address whether the problems are
resolved or to what degree they are improved.
⩥ Functional outcomes. Answer: Describe the patient's ability to
function in relation to the desired usual activities
⩥ Quality of life outcomes. Answer: Focus on key factors that affect
someone's ability to enjoy life and achieve personal goals
⩥ SMART goals. Answer: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timely
