NUR 155 FOUNDATIONS TO NURSING
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED A+)
What is the nursing process? - ANSWERSystematic, rational method of planning
and proving individualized care.
What do you do in the nursing process? - ANSWER1. Assessing
2. Nursing Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Implementing
5. Evaluating
The Nursing Process: Implementing - ANSWER-Reassess the client
-Determine the nurse's need for assistance
-Implementing the nursing interventions
-Supervise delegated care
-Document nursing activités
The Nursing Process: Evaluating - ANSWER-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? - ANSWERWhat the patient says
Ex: "I have pain, nausea, fear"
What is objective? - ANSWER-Measurable
Ex: vital signs, labs, drainage, etc.
Methods of data collection? - ANSWER-Observing
-Interviewing
Directive Approach to Interviewing? - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWERIf 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 - ANSWEROpen-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.
Here are some examples of open-ended questions:
What were the most important wars fought in the history of the United States?
What are you planning to buy today at the supermarket?
How exactly did the fight between the two of you start?
Planning the Interview - ANSWER-Time
-Place
-Seating
-Distance
-Language
What are the stages of an Interview? - ANSWER1. The opening
2. The body of the interview
3. The closing
Writing Nursing Diagnoses - ANSWER-Basic Two-Part Statement (at risk)
Problem (P)
Etiology (E)
-Basic Three-Part Statement (actual)
Problem (P)
Etiology (E)
Signs and symptoms (S)
PRACTICE: nursing diagnoses:
A client who experienced a stroke last week is unable to swallow. You witness him
choke during a feeding session. - ANSWER-impaired swallowing
-R/T facial paralysis
-AEB observed choking (Observed evidente of difficulty in swallowing
What is a physical examination? - ANSWER-Use techniques of inspection,
auscultation, palpation, and percussion
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED A+)
What is the nursing process? - ANSWERSystematic, rational method of planning
and proving individualized care.
What do you do in the nursing process? - ANSWER1. Assessing
2. Nursing Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Implementing
5. Evaluating
The Nursing Process: Implementing - ANSWER-Reassess the client
-Determine the nurse's need for assistance
-Implementing the nursing interventions
-Supervise delegated care
-Document nursing activités
The Nursing Process: Evaluating - ANSWER-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? - ANSWERWhat the patient says
Ex: "I have pain, nausea, fear"
What is objective? - ANSWER-Measurable
Ex: vital signs, labs, drainage, etc.
Methods of data collection? - ANSWER-Observing
-Interviewing
Directive Approach to Interviewing? - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWERIf 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 - ANSWEROpen-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.
Here are some examples of open-ended questions:
What were the most important wars fought in the history of the United States?
What are you planning to buy today at the supermarket?
How exactly did the fight between the two of you start?
Planning the Interview - ANSWER-Time
-Place
-Seating
-Distance
-Language
What are the stages of an Interview? - ANSWER1. The opening
2. The body of the interview
3. The closing
Writing Nursing Diagnoses - ANSWER-Basic Two-Part Statement (at risk)
Problem (P)
Etiology (E)
-Basic Three-Part Statement (actual)
Problem (P)
Etiology (E)
Signs and symptoms (S)
PRACTICE: nursing diagnoses:
A client who experienced a stroke last week is unable to swallow. You witness him
choke during a feeding session. - ANSWER-impaired swallowing
-R/T facial paralysis
-AEB observed choking (Observed evidente of difficulty in swallowing
What is a physical examination? - ANSWER-Use techniques of inspection,
auscultation, palpation, and percussion
