NSG 252 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
What are the the steps of the nursing process? - ANS ADPIE - assessment, diagnosis/analysis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment - ANS - the systematic collection of data relating to clients
- organizing data
- validating data
- documenting data
purpose of assessment - ANS to establish a database about a client's response to health
concerns or illness and ability to manage health needs
activities of assessment - ANS - obtain nursing health history
- conduct physical assessment
- review records
- review nursing literature
- consultation
critical thinking activities in assessment - ANS - reliable observations
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, - distinguishing relevant data from irrelevant data
- validating data (double-checking it)
- organizing data (Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, Body Systems Model, Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs)
- categorizing data w/in a framework
- recognizing assumptions
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANS - how nurses evaluate and prioritize needs
- physical needs must be met first
- physiological --> safety --> love and belonging --> esteem --> self actualization
diagnosis - ANS the analysis of collected data to identify the client's needs or problems
diagnosis purpose - ANS to identify client strengths and health problems that can be
prevented or resolved by collaborative and independent nursing interventions
diagnosis activities - ANS - compare data against standards
- cluster or group data
- identify gaps and inconsistencies
- formulate nursing diagnosis
critical thinking in diagnosis - ANS - finding patterns and relationships among cues
- identify gaps in data
- making inferences
- suspending judgment
- making interdisciplinary connections
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
What are the the steps of the nursing process? - ANS ADPIE - assessment, diagnosis/analysis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment - ANS - the systematic collection of data relating to clients
- organizing data
- validating data
- documenting data
purpose of assessment - ANS to establish a database about a client's response to health
concerns or illness and ability to manage health needs
activities of assessment - ANS - obtain nursing health history
- conduct physical assessment
- review records
- review nursing literature
- consultation
critical thinking activities in assessment - ANS - reliable observations
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, - distinguishing relevant data from irrelevant data
- validating data (double-checking it)
- organizing data (Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, Body Systems Model, Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs)
- categorizing data w/in a framework
- recognizing assumptions
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANS - how nurses evaluate and prioritize needs
- physical needs must be met first
- physiological --> safety --> love and belonging --> esteem --> self actualization
diagnosis - ANS the analysis of collected data to identify the client's needs or problems
diagnosis purpose - ANS to identify client strengths and health problems that can be
prevented or resolved by collaborative and independent nursing interventions
diagnosis activities - ANS - compare data against standards
- cluster or group data
- identify gaps and inconsistencies
- formulate nursing diagnosis
critical thinking in diagnosis - ANS - finding patterns and relationships among cues
- identify gaps in data
- making inferences
- suspending judgment
- making interdisciplinary connections
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
