NUR 155 FOUNDATIONS TO NURSING
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the nursing process? -ANSSystematic, rational method of planning and proving
individualized care.
What do you do in the nursing process? -ANS1. Assessing
2. Nursing Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Implementing
5. Evaluating
What is the Decision-Making Process? -ANS-Choosing the best actions to meet a
desired goal
-Make value decisions
-Time management decisions
-Scheduling decisions
-Priority decisions
The Nursing Process: Assessing -ANS-Collecting, organizing, validating and
documenting a patient's health data
-collect data
-organize data
-validate data
-Document data
The Nursing Process: Diagnosing -ANS-Analyze date
-Identify health problems, risks, and strengths
-formulate diagnostic statements
The Nursing Process: Planning -ANS-Prioritize problems/diagnoses
-Formulate goals/desired outcomes
-Select nursing interventions
-Write nursing interventions
The Nursing Process: Implementing -ANS-Reassess the client
-Determine the nurse's need for assistance
, -Implementing the nursing interventions
-Supervise delegated care
-Document nursing activités
The Nursing Process: Evaluating -ANS-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? -ANSWhat the patient says
Ex: "I have pain, nausea, fear"
What is objective? -ANS-Measurable
Ex: vital signs, labs, drainage, etc.
Methods of data collection? -ANS-Observing
-Interviewing
Directive Approach to Interviewing? -ANS-Nurse establishes purpose
-Nurse controls the interview
-Used to gather and give information when time is limited, e.g., in an emergency
Nondirective Approach to Interviewing -ANS-Rapport-building
-Client controls the purpose, subject matter, and pacing
-Combination of directive and nondirective approaches usually appropriate during the
information-gathering interview
Types of questions: Closed -ANSIf you can answer a question with only a "yes" or "no"
response, then you are answering a close-ended type of question.
Examples of close-ended questions are:
Are you feeling better today?
May I use the bathroom?
Is the prime rib a special tonight?
Should I date him?
Will you please do me a favor?
Types of questions: Open -ANSOpen-ended questions are ones that require more than
one word answers. The answers could come in the form of a list, a few sentences or
something longer such as a speech, paragraph or essay.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the nursing process? -ANSSystematic, rational method of planning and proving
individualized care.
What do you do in the nursing process? -ANS1. Assessing
2. Nursing Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Implementing
5. Evaluating
What is the Decision-Making Process? -ANS-Choosing the best actions to meet a
desired goal
-Make value decisions
-Time management decisions
-Scheduling decisions
-Priority decisions
The Nursing Process: Assessing -ANS-Collecting, organizing, validating and
documenting a patient's health data
-collect data
-organize data
-validate data
-Document data
The Nursing Process: Diagnosing -ANS-Analyze date
-Identify health problems, risks, and strengths
-formulate diagnostic statements
The Nursing Process: Planning -ANS-Prioritize problems/diagnoses
-Formulate goals/desired outcomes
-Select nursing interventions
-Write nursing interventions
The Nursing Process: Implementing -ANS-Reassess the client
-Determine the nurse's need for assistance
, -Implementing the nursing interventions
-Supervise delegated care
-Document nursing activités
The Nursing Process: Evaluating -ANS-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? -ANSWhat the patient says
Ex: "I have pain, nausea, fear"
What is objective? -ANS-Measurable
Ex: vital signs, labs, drainage, etc.
Methods of data collection? -ANS-Observing
-Interviewing
Directive Approach to Interviewing? -ANS-Nurse establishes purpose
-Nurse controls the interview
-Used to gather and give information when time is limited, e.g., in an emergency
Nondirective Approach to Interviewing -ANS-Rapport-building
-Client controls the purpose, subject matter, and pacing
-Combination of directive and nondirective approaches usually appropriate during the
information-gathering interview
Types of questions: Closed -ANSIf you can answer a question with only a "yes" or "no"
response, then you are answering a close-ended type of question.
Examples of close-ended questions are:
Are you feeling better today?
May I use the bathroom?
Is the prime rib a special tonight?
Should I date him?
Will you please do me a favor?
Types of questions: Open -ANSOpen-ended questions are ones that require more than
one word answers. The answers could come in the form of a list, a few sentences or
something longer such as a speech, paragraph or essay.
