NURS 205 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Nursing Process - ANSWERS -purpose is to identify and solve a patients
problem (Base of nursing)
\.Nursing Process - ANSWERS -Phase 1: Assessment-gathering information
Phase 2: Nursing diagnosis- analysis and identification of an actual or potential
problem
Phase 3: Planning- goals and outcomes
Phase 4: Implementing- following through with decided plan of action
Phase 5: Evaluation- to see if goals/outcomes have been met
\.Care Plan - ANSWERS -Is the end product of the nursing process,
individualized for the patient
\.Actual Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWERS -Actual- actively having the problem (1.
Diagnostic label, 2. Related to, 3. As evidence by)
\.Potential Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWERS -Potential- risk for has not happened
but could pose a problem for the patient later ( Diagnostic statement...risk for
nursing diagnosis, related to cause of problem)
, \.Etiology - ANSWERS -the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a
disease or condition
\.How to write a nursing diagnosis (statement) - ANSWERS -P= problem
E= etiology (cause)
S= symptoms (evidence)
If the etiology is incorrect then the nursing interventions will be ineffective.
Etiology can change even if the nursing diagnosis is the same, for example:
ineffective breathing pattern can be related to fatigue and anxiety
\.Why do we develop a nursing diagnosis? - ANSWERS -The nursing diagnosis
drives interventions and patient outcomes, enabling the nurse to develop the
patient care plan
\.Who is responsible for the nursing diagnosis? - ANSWERS -The RN
\.Who initiates the patient plan of care? - ANSWERS -The RN
\.Assessment (Including 60 second assessment) - ANSWERS -Obtain patient
health history
Prioritization
General assessment
Neurological
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Nursing Process - ANSWERS -purpose is to identify and solve a patients
problem (Base of nursing)
\.Nursing Process - ANSWERS -Phase 1: Assessment-gathering information
Phase 2: Nursing diagnosis- analysis and identification of an actual or potential
problem
Phase 3: Planning- goals and outcomes
Phase 4: Implementing- following through with decided plan of action
Phase 5: Evaluation- to see if goals/outcomes have been met
\.Care Plan - ANSWERS -Is the end product of the nursing process,
individualized for the patient
\.Actual Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWERS -Actual- actively having the problem (1.
Diagnostic label, 2. Related to, 3. As evidence by)
\.Potential Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWERS -Potential- risk for has not happened
but could pose a problem for the patient later ( Diagnostic statement...risk for
nursing diagnosis, related to cause of problem)
, \.Etiology - ANSWERS -the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a
disease or condition
\.How to write a nursing diagnosis (statement) - ANSWERS -P= problem
E= etiology (cause)
S= symptoms (evidence)
If the etiology is incorrect then the nursing interventions will be ineffective.
Etiology can change even if the nursing diagnosis is the same, for example:
ineffective breathing pattern can be related to fatigue and anxiety
\.Why do we develop a nursing diagnosis? - ANSWERS -The nursing diagnosis
drives interventions and patient outcomes, enabling the nurse to develop the
patient care plan
\.Who is responsible for the nursing diagnosis? - ANSWERS -The RN
\.Who initiates the patient plan of care? - ANSWERS -The RN
\.Assessment (Including 60 second assessment) - ANSWERS -Obtain patient
health history
Prioritization
General assessment
Neurological
