NURS 146 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | NEW UPDATE 2025
Acute care - ANSWER 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory
surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or
injuries
Critical care - ANSWER care provided to unstable, critically ill patients.
Constant bedside attention is required for this to be coded
Ambulatory care - ANSWER outpatient care
Home health - ANSWER care provided in a person's home- need a deeper
understanding of the patient because you are usually alone treating them.
Holistic nursing assessment - ANSWER Collects holistic subjective and
objective data to determine a client's overall level of functioning in order to make
a professional clinical judgment. Collection of physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual data about a patient.
Physical medical assessment - ANSWER Focuses primarily on the client's
physiologic development status
Assessment - ANSWER Collection of subjective and objective data.
, First and most critical phase of the nursing process. Incorrect/inadequate data
lead to clinical judgements that affect the rest of the steps of the nursing process.
diagnosis - ANSWER analyzing subjective and objective data to make and
prioritize professional clinical judgements (client concerns, collaborative
problems, or referall)
planning - ANSWER Determining outcome criteria and developing a plan
Implementation - ANSWER carrying out the plan of care
Evaluation - ANSWER Assessing whether outcome criteria have been met and
revising the plan as necessary
Four steps of assessment - ANSWER 1. Collection of subjective data
2. collection of objective data
3. validation of data
4. documentation of data
What are five ways we prepare for a health assessment? - ANSWER -review
the clients records: provides info about chronic disease, medication, allergies, how
health impacts their ADL
-review the client's status with other help care team members to confirm/collect
new data.
-educate yourself about the client's diagnosis and the tests performed.
-reflect on your own personal feelings to avoid bias and judgement.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | NEW UPDATE 2025
Acute care - ANSWER 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory
surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or
injuries
Critical care - ANSWER care provided to unstable, critically ill patients.
Constant bedside attention is required for this to be coded
Ambulatory care - ANSWER outpatient care
Home health - ANSWER care provided in a person's home- need a deeper
understanding of the patient because you are usually alone treating them.
Holistic nursing assessment - ANSWER Collects holistic subjective and
objective data to determine a client's overall level of functioning in order to make
a professional clinical judgment. Collection of physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual data about a patient.
Physical medical assessment - ANSWER Focuses primarily on the client's
physiologic development status
Assessment - ANSWER Collection of subjective and objective data.
, First and most critical phase of the nursing process. Incorrect/inadequate data
lead to clinical judgements that affect the rest of the steps of the nursing process.
diagnosis - ANSWER analyzing subjective and objective data to make and
prioritize professional clinical judgements (client concerns, collaborative
problems, or referall)
planning - ANSWER Determining outcome criteria and developing a plan
Implementation - ANSWER carrying out the plan of care
Evaluation - ANSWER Assessing whether outcome criteria have been met and
revising the plan as necessary
Four steps of assessment - ANSWER 1. Collection of subjective data
2. collection of objective data
3. validation of data
4. documentation of data
What are five ways we prepare for a health assessment? - ANSWER -review
the clients records: provides info about chronic disease, medication, allergies, how
health impacts their ADL
-review the client's status with other help care team members to confirm/collect
new data.
-educate yourself about the client's diagnosis and the tests performed.
-reflect on your own personal feelings to avoid bias and judgement.
