NU205 Fundamental of Nursing
Chap 11 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
During which of the five steps in the nursing process does the nurse determine
whether outcomes of care are achieved?
1. Implementation
2. Evaluation
3. Planning
4. Analysis - ✔✔Evaluation
When considering the nursing process, the word "observe" is to "assess" as the word
"explore" is to which of the following words?
1. Plan
2. Analyze
3. Evaluate
4. Implement - ✔✔Analyze
Which statement is related to the concept that is central to the nursing process?
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,1. It is dynamic rather than static
2. It focuses on the role of the nurse
3. It moves from the simple to the complex
4. It is based on the patient's medical problem - ✔✔It is dynamic rather than static
Which word best describes the role of the nurse when using the nursing process to meet
the needs of the patient holistically?
1. Teacher
2. Advocate
3. Surrogate
4. Counselor - ✔✔Advocate
Which word is most closely associated with scientific principles?
1. Data
2. Problem
3. Rationale
4. Evaluation - ✔✔Rationale
A pebble dropped into a pond causes ripples on the surface of the water. Which part of
the nursing diagnosis is most directly related to this concept?
1. Defining characteristics
2. Outcome criteria
3. Etiology
4. Goal - ✔✔Etiology
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, A nurse teaches a patient to use visualization to cope with chronic pain. Which step of
the nursing process is associated with this intervention?
1. Planning
2. Analysis
3. Evaluation
4. Implementation - ✔✔Implementation
Which action reflects the assessment step of the nursing process?
1. Taking a patient's apical pulse rate every 2 hours after being admitted for an episode
of chest pain
2. Scheduling a patient's fluid intake over 12 hours when the patient has a fluid
restriction
3. Examining a patient for injury after a patient falls in the bathroom
4. Obtaining a patient's respiratory rate after a nebulizer treatment - ✔✔Examining a
patient for injury after a patient falls in the bathroom
A nurse is caring for a patient with a fever. Which is a well-designed goal for this
patient?
1. The patient will have a lower temperature
2. The patient will be taught how to take an accurate temperature
3. The patient will maintain fluid intake adequate to prevent dehydration
4. The patient will be given aspirin every eight hours whenever necessary - ✔✔The
patient will maintain fluid intake adequate to prevent dehydration.
Which should the nurse do during the evaluation step of the nursing process?
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Chap 11 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
During which of the five steps in the nursing process does the nurse determine
whether outcomes of care are achieved?
1. Implementation
2. Evaluation
3. Planning
4. Analysis - ✔✔Evaluation
When considering the nursing process, the word "observe" is to "assess" as the word
"explore" is to which of the following words?
1. Plan
2. Analyze
3. Evaluate
4. Implement - ✔✔Analyze
Which statement is related to the concept that is central to the nursing process?
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,1. It is dynamic rather than static
2. It focuses on the role of the nurse
3. It moves from the simple to the complex
4. It is based on the patient's medical problem - ✔✔It is dynamic rather than static
Which word best describes the role of the nurse when using the nursing process to meet
the needs of the patient holistically?
1. Teacher
2. Advocate
3. Surrogate
4. Counselor - ✔✔Advocate
Which word is most closely associated with scientific principles?
1. Data
2. Problem
3. Rationale
4. Evaluation - ✔✔Rationale
A pebble dropped into a pond causes ripples on the surface of the water. Which part of
the nursing diagnosis is most directly related to this concept?
1. Defining characteristics
2. Outcome criteria
3. Etiology
4. Goal - ✔✔Etiology
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, A nurse teaches a patient to use visualization to cope with chronic pain. Which step of
the nursing process is associated with this intervention?
1. Planning
2. Analysis
3. Evaluation
4. Implementation - ✔✔Implementation
Which action reflects the assessment step of the nursing process?
1. Taking a patient's apical pulse rate every 2 hours after being admitted for an episode
of chest pain
2. Scheduling a patient's fluid intake over 12 hours when the patient has a fluid
restriction
3. Examining a patient for injury after a patient falls in the bathroom
4. Obtaining a patient's respiratory rate after a nebulizer treatment - ✔✔Examining a
patient for injury after a patient falls in the bathroom
A nurse is caring for a patient with a fever. Which is a well-designed goal for this
patient?
1. The patient will have a lower temperature
2. The patient will be taught how to take an accurate temperature
3. The patient will maintain fluid intake adequate to prevent dehydration
4. The patient will be given aspirin every eight hours whenever necessary - ✔✔The
patient will maintain fluid intake adequate to prevent dehydration.
Which should the nurse do during the evaluation step of the nursing process?
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