NUFT 202 LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which type of interview question does the nurse first use when assessing the
reason for a patient seeking health care?
1. Probing
2. Open-ended
3. Problem-oriented
4. Confirmation - ✔✔2- open ended allows for the patient to tell a story and explain their
purpose for seeking care
✔✔A nurse gathers the following assessment data. Which of the fol- lowing cues
together form(s) a pattern suggesting a problem? (Select all that apply.)
1. The skin around the wound is tender to touch.
2. Fluid intake for 8 hours is 800 mL.
3. Patient has a heart rate of 78 beats/min and regular.
4. Patient has drainage from surgical wound.
5. Body temperature is 38.3° C (101° F).
6. Patient states, "I'm worried that I won't be able to return to
work when I planned." - ✔✔1,4,5- these cues suggest that their is problems with the
patient that needs assessing
✔✔A nurse is checking a patient's intravenous line and, while doing so, notices how the
patient bathes himself and then sits on the side of the bed independently to put on a
new gown. This observation is an example of assessing:
1. Patient's level of function.
2. Patient's willingness to perform self-care.
3. Patient's level of consciousness.
4. Patient's health management values. - ✔✔1- patients able to perform any activities
can determine their level of function
✔✔A nurse makes the following statement during a change-of-shift report to another
nurse. "I assessed Mr. Diaz, my 61-year-old patient from Chile. He fell at home and hurt
his back 3 days ago. He has some difficulty turning in bed, and he says that he has pain
that radiates down his leg. He rates his pain at a 6, and he moves slowly as he transfers
to a chair." What can the nurse who is begin- ning a shift do to validate the previous
nurse's assessment findings when she conducts rounds on the patient? (Select all that
apply.)
1. The nurse asks the patient to rate his pain on a scale of 0 to 10.
2. The nurse asks the patient what caused his fall.
3. The nurse asks the patient if he has had pain in his back in
the past.
4. The nurse assesses the patient's lower-limb strength.
5. The nurse asks the patient what pain medication is most effec-
tive in managing his pain. - ✔✔ANS: 1, 4
,✔✔A patient who visits the surgery clinic 4 weeks after a traumatic amputation of his
right leg tells the nurse practitioner that he is worried about his ability to continue to
support his family. He tells the nurse he feels that he has let his family down after
having an auto accident that led to the loss of his left leg. The nurse listens and then
asks the patient, "How do you see yourself now?" On the basis of Gordon's functional
health patterns, which pattern does the nurse assess?
1. Health perception-health management pattern
2. Value-belief pattern
3. Cognitive-perceptual pattern
4. Self-perception-self-concept pattern - ✔✔ANS: 4
✔✔A nurse is conducting a patient-centered interview. Place the state- ments from the
interview in the correct order, beginning with the first statement a nurse would ask.
1. "You say you've lost weight. Tell me how much weight you've
lost in the last month."
2. "My name is Todd. I'll be the nurse taking care of you today.
I'm going to ask you a series of questions to gather your health
history."
3. "I have no further questions. Thank you for your patience."
4. "Tell me what brought you to the hospital."
5. "So, to summarize, you've lost about 6 lbs in the last month,
and your appetite has been poor—correct?" - ✔✔ANS: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
✔✔During a visit to the clinic, a patient tells the nurse that he has
been having headaches on and off for a week. The headaches sometimes make him
feel nauseated. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of
probing?1. So you've had headaches periodically in the last week and
sometimes they cause you to feel nauseated—correct?
2. Have you taken anything for your headaches?
3. Tell me what makes your headaches begin.
4. Uh huh, tell me more. - ✔✔ANS: 3
✔✔The nurse enters the room of an 82-year-old patient for whom she has not cared
previously. The nurse notices that the patient wears a hearing aid. The patient looks up
as the nurse approaches the bedside. Which of the following approaches are likely to be
effective with an older adult? (Select all that apply.)
1. Listen attentively to the patient's story.
2. Use gestures that reinforce your questions or comments.
3. Stand back away from the bedside.
4. Maintain direct eye contact.
5. Ask questions quickly to reduce the patient's fatigue. - ✔✔ANS: 1, 2, 4
✔✔Review the following problem-focused nursing diagnoses and identify the diagnoses
that are stated correctly. (Select all that apply.)
, A. Impaired Skin Integrity related to physical immobility
B. Fatigue related to heart disease
C. Nausea related to gastric distention
D. Need for improved Oral Mucosa Integrity related to inflamed mucosa
E. Risk for Infection related to surgery - ✔✔ANS: A, C
"Impaired Skin Integrity related to physical immobility" and "Nausea related to gastric
distention" are correctly stated nursing diagnoses. "Fatigue related to heart disease"
has a medical diagnosis listed as the etiology. "Need for improved oral mucosa
integrity" is not a diagnosis. "Risk for infection related to surgery" has a procedure listed
as an etiology.
✔✔A nurse reviews data gathered regarding a patient's ability to cope with loss. The
nurse compares the defining characteristics for Ineffective Coping with those for
Readiness for Enhanced Coping and selects Ineffective Coping as the correct
diagnosis. This is an example of the nurse avoiding an error in: (Select all that apply.)
1. Data collection.
2. Data clustering.
3. Data interpretation
.4. Making a diagnostic statement
.5. Goal setting. - ✔✔ANS: 1, 3
✔✔The nursing diagnosis Impaired Parenting related to mother's developmental delay
is an example of a(n):
1. Risk nursing diagnosis.
2. Problem-focused nursing diagnosis.
3. Health promotion nursing diagnosis.
4. Wellness nursing diagnosis. - ✔✔ANS: 2
✔✔A nurse interviewed and conducted a physical examination of a patient. Among the
assessment data the nurse gathered were an increased respiratory rate, the patient
reporting difficulty breathing while lying flat, and pursed-lip breathing. This data set is an
example of:
1. Collaborative data set.
2. Diagnostic label.
3. Related factors.
4. Data cluster. - ✔✔ANS: 4
A data cluster is a a set of signs and sxs that you group together in a logical way.A
related factor is an etiological or causative factor for the diagnosis.The diagnostic label
is the name of the nursing diagnosis approved by NANDA-I. It describes the essence of
a patient's response to health conditions in a few words as possible.
✔✔In which of the following examples are nurses making diagnostic errors? (Select all
that apply.)
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which type of interview question does the nurse first use when assessing the
reason for a patient seeking health care?
1. Probing
2. Open-ended
3. Problem-oriented
4. Confirmation - ✔✔2- open ended allows for the patient to tell a story and explain their
purpose for seeking care
✔✔A nurse gathers the following assessment data. Which of the fol- lowing cues
together form(s) a pattern suggesting a problem? (Select all that apply.)
1. The skin around the wound is tender to touch.
2. Fluid intake for 8 hours is 800 mL.
3. Patient has a heart rate of 78 beats/min and regular.
4. Patient has drainage from surgical wound.
5. Body temperature is 38.3° C (101° F).
6. Patient states, "I'm worried that I won't be able to return to
work when I planned." - ✔✔1,4,5- these cues suggest that their is problems with the
patient that needs assessing
✔✔A nurse is checking a patient's intravenous line and, while doing so, notices how the
patient bathes himself and then sits on the side of the bed independently to put on a
new gown. This observation is an example of assessing:
1. Patient's level of function.
2. Patient's willingness to perform self-care.
3. Patient's level of consciousness.
4. Patient's health management values. - ✔✔1- patients able to perform any activities
can determine their level of function
✔✔A nurse makes the following statement during a change-of-shift report to another
nurse. "I assessed Mr. Diaz, my 61-year-old patient from Chile. He fell at home and hurt
his back 3 days ago. He has some difficulty turning in bed, and he says that he has pain
that radiates down his leg. He rates his pain at a 6, and he moves slowly as he transfers
to a chair." What can the nurse who is begin- ning a shift do to validate the previous
nurse's assessment findings when she conducts rounds on the patient? (Select all that
apply.)
1. The nurse asks the patient to rate his pain on a scale of 0 to 10.
2. The nurse asks the patient what caused his fall.
3. The nurse asks the patient if he has had pain in his back in
the past.
4. The nurse assesses the patient's lower-limb strength.
5. The nurse asks the patient what pain medication is most effec-
tive in managing his pain. - ✔✔ANS: 1, 4
,✔✔A patient who visits the surgery clinic 4 weeks after a traumatic amputation of his
right leg tells the nurse practitioner that he is worried about his ability to continue to
support his family. He tells the nurse he feels that he has let his family down after
having an auto accident that led to the loss of his left leg. The nurse listens and then
asks the patient, "How do you see yourself now?" On the basis of Gordon's functional
health patterns, which pattern does the nurse assess?
1. Health perception-health management pattern
2. Value-belief pattern
3. Cognitive-perceptual pattern
4. Self-perception-self-concept pattern - ✔✔ANS: 4
✔✔A nurse is conducting a patient-centered interview. Place the state- ments from the
interview in the correct order, beginning with the first statement a nurse would ask.
1. "You say you've lost weight. Tell me how much weight you've
lost in the last month."
2. "My name is Todd. I'll be the nurse taking care of you today.
I'm going to ask you a series of questions to gather your health
history."
3. "I have no further questions. Thank you for your patience."
4. "Tell me what brought you to the hospital."
5. "So, to summarize, you've lost about 6 lbs in the last month,
and your appetite has been poor—correct?" - ✔✔ANS: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
✔✔During a visit to the clinic, a patient tells the nurse that he has
been having headaches on and off for a week. The headaches sometimes make him
feel nauseated. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of
probing?1. So you've had headaches periodically in the last week and
sometimes they cause you to feel nauseated—correct?
2. Have you taken anything for your headaches?
3. Tell me what makes your headaches begin.
4. Uh huh, tell me more. - ✔✔ANS: 3
✔✔The nurse enters the room of an 82-year-old patient for whom she has not cared
previously. The nurse notices that the patient wears a hearing aid. The patient looks up
as the nurse approaches the bedside. Which of the following approaches are likely to be
effective with an older adult? (Select all that apply.)
1. Listen attentively to the patient's story.
2. Use gestures that reinforce your questions or comments.
3. Stand back away from the bedside.
4. Maintain direct eye contact.
5. Ask questions quickly to reduce the patient's fatigue. - ✔✔ANS: 1, 2, 4
✔✔Review the following problem-focused nursing diagnoses and identify the diagnoses
that are stated correctly. (Select all that apply.)
, A. Impaired Skin Integrity related to physical immobility
B. Fatigue related to heart disease
C. Nausea related to gastric distention
D. Need for improved Oral Mucosa Integrity related to inflamed mucosa
E. Risk for Infection related to surgery - ✔✔ANS: A, C
"Impaired Skin Integrity related to physical immobility" and "Nausea related to gastric
distention" are correctly stated nursing diagnoses. "Fatigue related to heart disease"
has a medical diagnosis listed as the etiology. "Need for improved oral mucosa
integrity" is not a diagnosis. "Risk for infection related to surgery" has a procedure listed
as an etiology.
✔✔A nurse reviews data gathered regarding a patient's ability to cope with loss. The
nurse compares the defining characteristics for Ineffective Coping with those for
Readiness for Enhanced Coping and selects Ineffective Coping as the correct
diagnosis. This is an example of the nurse avoiding an error in: (Select all that apply.)
1. Data collection.
2. Data clustering.
3. Data interpretation
.4. Making a diagnostic statement
.5. Goal setting. - ✔✔ANS: 1, 3
✔✔The nursing diagnosis Impaired Parenting related to mother's developmental delay
is an example of a(n):
1. Risk nursing diagnosis.
2. Problem-focused nursing diagnosis.
3. Health promotion nursing diagnosis.
4. Wellness nursing diagnosis. - ✔✔ANS: 2
✔✔A nurse interviewed and conducted a physical examination of a patient. Among the
assessment data the nurse gathered were an increased respiratory rate, the patient
reporting difficulty breathing while lying flat, and pursed-lip breathing. This data set is an
example of:
1. Collaborative data set.
2. Diagnostic label.
3. Related factors.
4. Data cluster. - ✔✔ANS: 4
A data cluster is a a set of signs and sxs that you group together in a logical way.A
related factor is an etiological or causative factor for the diagnosis.The diagnostic label
is the name of the nursing diagnosis approved by NANDA-I. It describes the essence of
a patient's response to health conditions in a few words as possible.
✔✔In which of the following examples are nurses making diagnostic errors? (Select all
that apply.)
