NURS 101 MIDTERM ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
PERRLA - CORRECT ANSWER - pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and
accommodating
ISBAR - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify your self
Situation (why your calling)
Background (relevant med hx)
Assessment (s/s, vitals)
Read Back (Orders)
ADPIE - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment
Diagnosis (nursing)
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
SMART - CORRECT ANSWER - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
CSM - CORRECT ANSWER - circulation, sensation, motion
BEFAST - CORRECT ANSWER - Balance
Eyes
Face
Arms
Speech
Time
,SOAPIER - CORRECT ANSWER - subjective, objective, assessment, plan, intervention,
evaluation, revision
PIE - CORRECT ANSWER - Problem
Intervention
Evaluation
DAR - CORRECT ANSWER - Data
Action
Response
MRI (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - large magnet & radiowaves; sees through all
layers but takes the longest amount of time
RC: pacemakers, heart values, arterial stents, brain/eye/ear implants, infusion catheters, need for
Open vs Closed MRI, contrast allergies
CT (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - higher quality than x-ray, faster than MRI not
as detailed
RC: contrast allergies, kidney disease, maintaining position
EEG (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - "electric encephalogram"
brain waves, electrical activity of the brain
RC: clean head, pt able to keep electrode on
, CSF testing (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - lumbar puncture, removes CSF to test
for disease or cancer
RC: pt able to maintain position/be still, check for leaks after at site, headaches after, pt okay
with lidocaine
Florence Nightengale - CORRECT ANSWER - "founder of nursing"
PT care theory: nursing achieved through environ. alt.
Introduced sanitation, proper nutrition
Virginia Henderson - CORRECT ANSWER - Human Need Theory: RN care for pt until
they can do themselves
14 domains of human need
Pt is the sum of their parts (social, physical, emotional)
Dorothea Orem - CORRECT ANSWER - Self Care Needs Theory: Pt takes care of self
and RN only steps in when deficits present
Madeleine Leininger - CORRECT ANSWER - Transcultural Nursing Theory: importance
of universal and diverse culture to pt outcomes
"sunrise model"
Jean Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - Theory of Human Caring: high qual., customer-
oriented, financially strong services to meet community needs
"10 elements of caring"
What do nursing theorists seeks to explain (4 what is) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. what is
nursing
2. what is health
3. what is environment
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
PERRLA - CORRECT ANSWER - pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and
accommodating
ISBAR - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify your self
Situation (why your calling)
Background (relevant med hx)
Assessment (s/s, vitals)
Read Back (Orders)
ADPIE - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment
Diagnosis (nursing)
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
SMART - CORRECT ANSWER - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
CSM - CORRECT ANSWER - circulation, sensation, motion
BEFAST - CORRECT ANSWER - Balance
Eyes
Face
Arms
Speech
Time
,SOAPIER - CORRECT ANSWER - subjective, objective, assessment, plan, intervention,
evaluation, revision
PIE - CORRECT ANSWER - Problem
Intervention
Evaluation
DAR - CORRECT ANSWER - Data
Action
Response
MRI (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - large magnet & radiowaves; sees through all
layers but takes the longest amount of time
RC: pacemakers, heart values, arterial stents, brain/eye/ear implants, infusion catheters, need for
Open vs Closed MRI, contrast allergies
CT (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - higher quality than x-ray, faster than MRI not
as detailed
RC: contrast allergies, kidney disease, maintaining position
EEG (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - "electric encephalogram"
brain waves, electrical activity of the brain
RC: clean head, pt able to keep electrode on
, CSF testing (neuro exam) - CORRECT ANSWER - lumbar puncture, removes CSF to test
for disease or cancer
RC: pt able to maintain position/be still, check for leaks after at site, headaches after, pt okay
with lidocaine
Florence Nightengale - CORRECT ANSWER - "founder of nursing"
PT care theory: nursing achieved through environ. alt.
Introduced sanitation, proper nutrition
Virginia Henderson - CORRECT ANSWER - Human Need Theory: RN care for pt until
they can do themselves
14 domains of human need
Pt is the sum of their parts (social, physical, emotional)
Dorothea Orem - CORRECT ANSWER - Self Care Needs Theory: Pt takes care of self
and RN only steps in when deficits present
Madeleine Leininger - CORRECT ANSWER - Transcultural Nursing Theory: importance
of universal and diverse culture to pt outcomes
"sunrise model"
Jean Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - Theory of Human Caring: high qual., customer-
oriented, financially strong services to meet community needs
"10 elements of caring"
What do nursing theorists seeks to explain (4 what is) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. what is
nursing
2. what is health
3. what is environment
