NSG 100 EXAM 1 | NEWEST VERSION | UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
• What does SOAP stand for in progress notes? -✓✓ANSWER: subjective data,
objective data, assessment, planning
• What does DAR stand for in focus charting? -✓✓ANSWER: data, action(nursing
intervention), response(pt. response)
• What does PIE stand for in specific nursing focus documentation? -✓✓ANSWER:
Problem(diagnosis), interventions, evaluation
• What is the primary focus of using SOAP documentation? -✓✓ANSWER:
Interprofessional, communication and collaboration
• What is the primary use of DAR documentation? -✓✓ANSWER: Organizing
patient data, nursing interventions, and patient outcomes
• What is the primary use of PIE documentation? -✓✓ANSWER: documentation
within nursing scope of practice(nursing specific problems and diagnoses)
• What are the phases of a patient-centered interview? -✓✓ANSWER: Orientation
and setting an agenda, working phase (collecting data), and termination
phase(summarize and check for accuracy)
, • What are the 3 therapeutic communication techniques in nursing? -
✓✓ANSWER: Observation, back channeling, probing
• How should nurses use observation during an interview? -✓✓ANSWER: Observe
verbal and nonverbal cues, level of function, hygiene, etc.
• What is back channeling? -✓✓ANSWER: prompts the nurse can use to show
interest to patient(all right, go on, uh-huh)
• What is probing? -✓✓ANSWER: Seeking additional information using open-
ended questions
• What are the three types of questions a nurse can use to gather information? -
✓✓ANSWER: Open ended direct closed-ended, and leading
• What is an open need question? -✓✓ANSWER: Encourage detailed
responses("tell me more about...")
Allows patient to decide how much to share
• What is a direct closed-ended question? -✓✓ANSWER: Help to identify specific
and accurate details
"How often have you had diarrhea today?"
• What is a leading question? -✓✓ANSWER: a question that prompts or
encourages the desired answer
" That wasn't very hard, was it?"
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
• What does SOAP stand for in progress notes? -✓✓ANSWER: subjective data,
objective data, assessment, planning
• What does DAR stand for in focus charting? -✓✓ANSWER: data, action(nursing
intervention), response(pt. response)
• What does PIE stand for in specific nursing focus documentation? -✓✓ANSWER:
Problem(diagnosis), interventions, evaluation
• What is the primary focus of using SOAP documentation? -✓✓ANSWER:
Interprofessional, communication and collaboration
• What is the primary use of DAR documentation? -✓✓ANSWER: Organizing
patient data, nursing interventions, and patient outcomes
• What is the primary use of PIE documentation? -✓✓ANSWER: documentation
within nursing scope of practice(nursing specific problems and diagnoses)
• What are the phases of a patient-centered interview? -✓✓ANSWER: Orientation
and setting an agenda, working phase (collecting data), and termination
phase(summarize and check for accuracy)
, • What are the 3 therapeutic communication techniques in nursing? -
✓✓ANSWER: Observation, back channeling, probing
• How should nurses use observation during an interview? -✓✓ANSWER: Observe
verbal and nonverbal cues, level of function, hygiene, etc.
• What is back channeling? -✓✓ANSWER: prompts the nurse can use to show
interest to patient(all right, go on, uh-huh)
• What is probing? -✓✓ANSWER: Seeking additional information using open-
ended questions
• What are the three types of questions a nurse can use to gather information? -
✓✓ANSWER: Open ended direct closed-ended, and leading
• What is an open need question? -✓✓ANSWER: Encourage detailed
responses("tell me more about...")
Allows patient to decide how much to share
• What is a direct closed-ended question? -✓✓ANSWER: Help to identify specific
and accurate details
"How often have you had diarrhea today?"
• What is a leading question? -✓✓ANSWER: a question that prompts or
encourages the desired answer
" That wasn't very hard, was it?"
