NUR 155 Foundations to Nursing Exam Questions with Answers

NUR 155 Foundations to Nursing Exam Questions with
Answers
What is the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Systematic, rational method of planning and proving
individualized care.



What do you do in the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Assessing

2. Nursing Diagnosing

3. Planning

4. Implementing

5. Evaluating



What is the Decision-Making Process? - CORRECT ANSWER--Choosing the best actions to meet a desired
goal



-Make value decisions

-Time management decisions

-Scheduling decisions

-Priority decisions



The Nursing Process: Assessing - CORRECT ANSWER--Collecting, organizing, validating and documenting
a patient's health data



-collect data

-organize data

-validate data

-Document data



The Nursing Process: Diagnosing - CORRECT ANSWER--Analyze date

-Identify health problems, risks, and strengths

, -formulate diagnostic statements



The Nursing Process: Planning - CORRECT ANSWER--Prioritize problems/diagnoses

-Formulate goals/desired outcomes

-Select nursing interventions

-Write nursing interventions



The Nursing Process: Implementing - CORRECT ANSWER--Reassess the client

-Determine the nurse's need for assistance

-Implementing the nursing interventions

-Supervise delegated care

-Document nursing activités



The Nursing Process: Evaluating - CORRECT ANSWER--Collect data related to outcomes

-Compare data with outcomes

-Relate nursing actions to client goals/outcomes

-Draw conclusions about problem status

-Continue, modify, or terminate the client's care plan



What is subjective? - CORRECT ANSWER-What the patient says

Ex: "I have pain, nausea, fear"



What is objective? - CORRECT ANSWER--Measurable

Ex: vital signs, labs, drainage, etc.



Methods of data collection? - CORRECT ANSWER--Observing

-Interviewing



Directive Approach to Interviewing? - CORRECT ANSWER--Nurse establishes purpose