NUR 152 EXAM 1 BLOCK 1 GCC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Eight ethical considerations that have the greatest weight and relevance in the care of patients,
which bridge between ethical principles, an ethics of caring, and the clinical situation -
CORRECT ANSWERS -The Balance between Benefits and Harms in the Care of Patients
-Disclosure, Informed Consent, and Shared Decision Making
-Norms of Family Life
-The Relationship between Clinicians and Patients
-The Professional Integrity of Clinicians
-Cost Effectiveness and Allocation
-Issues of Cultural and/or Religious Variation
-Considerations of Power
Read the following scenario and identify the adjective used to describe the characteristics of
patient data that are numbered below. Place your answers on the lines provided.
-The nurse is conducting an initial assessment of a 79-year-old female patient admitted to the
hospital with a diagnosis of dehydration. The nurse (1) uses clinical reasoning to identify the
need to perform a comprehensive assessment and gather the appropriate patient data. (2) First
the nurse asks the patient about the most important details leading up to her diagnosis. Then
the nurse (3) collects as much information as possible to understand the patient's health
problems; (4) collects the patient data in an organized manner; (5) verifies that the data
obtained is pertinent to the patient care plan; and (6) records the data according to facility's
policy. - CORRECT ANSWERS (1) Purposeful: The nurse identifies the purpose of the
nursing assessment (comprehensive) and gathers the appropriate data.
(2) Prioritized: The nurse gets the most important information first.
(3) Complete: The nurse gathers as much data as possible to understand the patient health
problem and develop a care plan.
(4) Systematic: The nurse gathers the information in an organized manner.
(5) Accurate and relevant: The nurse verifies that the information is reliable.
(6) Recorded in a standard format: The nurse records the data according to the facility's policy
so that all caregivers can easily access what is learned.
, NUR 152 EXAM 1 BLOCK 1 GCC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
The nurse practitioner is performing a short assessment of a newborn who is displaying signs of
jaundice. The nurse observes the infant's skin color and orders a test for bilirubin levels to
report to the primary care provider. What type of assessment has this nurse performed?
-Comprehensive
-Initial
-Time-lapsed
-Quick priority - CORRECT ANSWERS d.
Quick priority assessments (QPAs) are short, focused, prioritized assessments nurses do to gain
the most important information they need to have first. The comprehensive initial assessment
is performed shortly after the patient is admitted to a health care facility or service. The time-
lapsed assessment is scheduled to compare a patient's current status to baseline data obtained
earlier.
The nurse is admitting a 35-year-old pregnant woman to the hospital for treatment of
preeclampsia. The patient asks the nurse: "Why are you doing a history and physical exam
when the doctor just did one?" Which statements best explain the primary reasons a nursing
assessment is performed? Select all that apply.
a-"The nursing assessment will allow us to plan and deliver individualized, holistic nursing care
that draws on your strengths."
b-"It's hospital policy. I know it must be tiresome, but I will try to make this quick!"
c-"I'm a student nurse and need to develop the skill of assessing your health status and need for
nursing care."
d-"We want to make sure that your responses to the medical exam are consistent and that all
our data are accurate."
e-"We need to check your health status and see what kind of nursing care you may need."
f-"We need to see if you require a referral to a physician or other health care pr - CORRECT
ANSWERS a, e, f.
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Eight ethical considerations that have the greatest weight and relevance in the care of patients,
which bridge between ethical principles, an ethics of caring, and the clinical situation -
CORRECT ANSWERS -The Balance between Benefits and Harms in the Care of Patients
-Disclosure, Informed Consent, and Shared Decision Making
-Norms of Family Life
-The Relationship between Clinicians and Patients
-The Professional Integrity of Clinicians
-Cost Effectiveness and Allocation
-Issues of Cultural and/or Religious Variation
-Considerations of Power
Read the following scenario and identify the adjective used to describe the characteristics of
patient data that are numbered below. Place your answers on the lines provided.
-The nurse is conducting an initial assessment of a 79-year-old female patient admitted to the
hospital with a diagnosis of dehydration. The nurse (1) uses clinical reasoning to identify the
need to perform a comprehensive assessment and gather the appropriate patient data. (2) First
the nurse asks the patient about the most important details leading up to her diagnosis. Then
the nurse (3) collects as much information as possible to understand the patient's health
problems; (4) collects the patient data in an organized manner; (5) verifies that the data
obtained is pertinent to the patient care plan; and (6) records the data according to facility's
policy. - CORRECT ANSWERS (1) Purposeful: The nurse identifies the purpose of the
nursing assessment (comprehensive) and gathers the appropriate data.
(2) Prioritized: The nurse gets the most important information first.
(3) Complete: The nurse gathers as much data as possible to understand the patient health
problem and develop a care plan.
(4) Systematic: The nurse gathers the information in an organized manner.
(5) Accurate and relevant: The nurse verifies that the information is reliable.
(6) Recorded in a standard format: The nurse records the data according to the facility's policy
so that all caregivers can easily access what is learned.
, NUR 152 EXAM 1 BLOCK 1 GCC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
The nurse practitioner is performing a short assessment of a newborn who is displaying signs of
jaundice. The nurse observes the infant's skin color and orders a test for bilirubin levels to
report to the primary care provider. What type of assessment has this nurse performed?
-Comprehensive
-Initial
-Time-lapsed
-Quick priority - CORRECT ANSWERS d.
Quick priority assessments (QPAs) are short, focused, prioritized assessments nurses do to gain
the most important information they need to have first. The comprehensive initial assessment
is performed shortly after the patient is admitted to a health care facility or service. The time-
lapsed assessment is scheduled to compare a patient's current status to baseline data obtained
earlier.
The nurse is admitting a 35-year-old pregnant woman to the hospital for treatment of
preeclampsia. The patient asks the nurse: "Why are you doing a history and physical exam
when the doctor just did one?" Which statements best explain the primary reasons a nursing
assessment is performed? Select all that apply.
a-"The nursing assessment will allow us to plan and deliver individualized, holistic nursing care
that draws on your strengths."
b-"It's hospital policy. I know it must be tiresome, but I will try to make this quick!"
c-"I'm a student nurse and need to develop the skill of assessing your health status and need for
nursing care."
d-"We want to make sure that your responses to the medical exam are consistent and that all
our data are accurate."
e-"We need to check your health status and see what kind of nursing care you may need."
f-"We need to see if you require a referral to a physician or other health care pr - CORRECT
ANSWERS a, e, f.
