Questions and Answers | 2026 Updates
Nursing process (ADPIE) - ANSWER- assessment
diagnosis
planning
implementation
evaluation
A-assessment - ANSWER- -Collect data about patient's physical, psychological, social,
cultural, developmental, and spiritual needs from patient, family, diagnostic tests, medical
record, nursing history, and literature
D-diagnosis - ANSWER- -Identify appropriate nursing diagnoses based on assessment
findings
P-planning - ANSWER- -Develop an individualized care plan. Set diagnosis priorities based
on patient's immediate needs, expected outcomes, and patient-centered goals. Collaborate with
patient on care plan
I-implementation - ANSWER- -Perform nursing care therapies. Include patient as active
participant in care. Involve family/significant other in care as appropriate
E-evaluation - ANSWER- -Identify success in meeting desired outcomes and goals of
nursing care. Alter interventions as indicated when goals are not met
Evidence based practice - ANSWER- -when nurses or other clinicians use research findings
and the best evidence possible to make decisions
-is defined as the conscientious ,explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of individual
-means integrating individual clinical expertise from systemic research
Health education components (3) - ANSWER- 1. involves the use of teaching-learning
strategies
2.learners maintain voluntary control over the decision to make changes in their actions
, 3.focuses on behavior changes that have been found to improve health status
Level of prevention (3) - ANSWER- Primary
secondary
tertiary
Primary prevention - ANSWER- -precedes disease/dysfunction
*interventions
--health promotion(ex:health edu about risk factors for heart disease)
--health protection( ex:immunizations, reducing exposure to carcinogens,occupational hazards)
Purpose-to decrease vulnerability of the individual/pop to disease/dysfunction
focus-maintain/improve general/individual/family/community health
Passive-not personally involved (public health efforts-clean water/sewer)
Active-personally involved-lifestyle changes
Secondary prevention - ANSWER- -ranges from providing screening activities and treating
early stages of disease to limiting disability by averting or delaying the consequences of
advanced disease
Goal- identify individuals in early,detectable stages of disease
-treating early stages of disease
-limiting disability
-interventions similar to primary but applied to individuals / populations with disease
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER- -occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and
irreversible