NUR 230 Exam Questions and Answers | 2026
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Nursing Process
assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment
collecting subjective and objective data, validation and documentation of data. determines
nursing interventions that influence health status
diagnosis
analyzing subjective and objective data to make a professional nursing judgment (nursing
diagnosis) collaborative problem, or referral
planning
determining outcome criteria and developing a plan
implementation
carrying out the plan
evaluation
assessing whether outcome criteria have been met and revising the plan as necessary
Holistic Nursing Assessment
collective holistic subjective and objective data to determine a clients' overall level or
functioning in order to make a professional clinical judgement. Whole body and mind
,Initial comprehensive assessment
total health assessment when the client enters the health system
Ongoing/partial assessment
data collection after the comprehensive database is established that is compared to the baseline
Focused/problem-oriented assessment
thorough assessment of a particular client problem on a client with comprehensive database;
does not address areas not related to the problem
emergency assessment
performed in life-threatening situations
SBAR
situation, background, assessment, recommendation
Tips for SBAR
- communicate face to face with good eye contact
- allow time for the receiver to ask question
- provide documentation of the data you are sharing
- validate what the receiver has heard (repeat back)
- when reporting over the telephone, read back and verify (document)
health promotion
a set of actions that help people improve their health and control over it. Focused on preventing
and addressing the underlying causes of illness rather than just treating and curing them
, Subective data
Any information that is self reported by the patient
Classify Subjective Data
-History of present concern
-Personal health history
-Family history
-Lifestyle and health practices
-Biographical information
-Physical symptoms
pain
Phases of the Interview
- preintroductory
- introductory
- working
- summary and closing phase
preintroductory phase
nurse reviews the medical record which may reveal the client's past health history and reasons
for seeking health care
introductory phase
- introduction
- purpose of the interview
Update | 100% Correct
Nursing Process
assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment
collecting subjective and objective data, validation and documentation of data. determines
nursing interventions that influence health status
diagnosis
analyzing subjective and objective data to make a professional nursing judgment (nursing
diagnosis) collaborative problem, or referral
planning
determining outcome criteria and developing a plan
implementation
carrying out the plan
evaluation
assessing whether outcome criteria have been met and revising the plan as necessary
Holistic Nursing Assessment
collective holistic subjective and objective data to determine a clients' overall level or
functioning in order to make a professional clinical judgement. Whole body and mind
,Initial comprehensive assessment
total health assessment when the client enters the health system
Ongoing/partial assessment
data collection after the comprehensive database is established that is compared to the baseline
Focused/problem-oriented assessment
thorough assessment of a particular client problem on a client with comprehensive database;
does not address areas not related to the problem
emergency assessment
performed in life-threatening situations
SBAR
situation, background, assessment, recommendation
Tips for SBAR
- communicate face to face with good eye contact
- allow time for the receiver to ask question
- provide documentation of the data you are sharing
- validate what the receiver has heard (repeat back)
- when reporting over the telephone, read back and verify (document)
health promotion
a set of actions that help people improve their health and control over it. Focused on preventing
and addressing the underlying causes of illness rather than just treating and curing them
, Subective data
Any information that is self reported by the patient
Classify Subjective Data
-History of present concern
-Personal health history
-Family history
-Lifestyle and health practices
-Biographical information
-Physical symptoms
pain
Phases of the Interview
- preintroductory
- introductory
- working
- summary and closing phase
preintroductory phase
nurse reviews the medical record which may reveal the client's past health history and reasons
for seeking health care
introductory phase
- introduction
- purpose of the interview
