NSG 252 EXAM #1- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what are the the steps of the nursing process? - (answer)ADPIE - assessment, diagnosis/analysis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment - (answer)- the systematic collection of data relating to clients
- organizing data
- validating data
- documenting data
purpose of assessment - (answer)to establish a database about a client's response to health concerns or
illness and ability to manage health needs
activities of assessment - (answer)- obtain nursing health history
- conduct physical assessment
- review records
- review nursing literature
- consultation
critical thinking activities in assessment - (answer)- reliable observations
- distinguishing relevant data from irrelevant data
- validating data (double-checking it)
- organizing data (Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, Body Systems Model, Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs)
- categorizing data w/in a framework
- recognizing assumptions
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - (answer)- how nurses evaluate and prioritize needs
- physical needs must be met first
- physiological --> safety --> love and belonging --> esteem --> self actualization
, NSG 252 EXAM #1- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
diagnosis - (answer)the analysis of collected data to identify the client's needs or problems
diagnosis purpose - (answer)to identify client strengths and health problems that can be prevented or
resolved by collaborative and independent nursing interventions
diagnosis activities - (answer)- compare data against standards
- cluster or group data
- identify gaps and inconsistencies
- formulate nursing diagnosis
critical thinking in diagnosis - (answer)- finding patterns and relationships among cues
- identify gaps in data
- making inferences
- suspending judgment
- making interdisciplinary connections
- stating the problem
- examining assumptions
- comparing patterns w/ norms
NANDA nursing diagnosis - (answer)(North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) defines, refines, and
promotes a classification system (taxonomy) of nursing diagnostic terminology
components of NANDA - (answer)- diagnosis: the problem and definition; describe the client's health
problem
- etiology: identifies one or more probable causes of health problem
- defining characteristics: cluster of signs and symptoms that indicate presence of a particular diagnostic
level
what are the the steps of the nursing process? - (answer)ADPIE - assessment, diagnosis/analysis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment - (answer)- the systematic collection of data relating to clients
- organizing data
- validating data
- documenting data
purpose of assessment - (answer)to establish a database about a client's response to health concerns or
illness and ability to manage health needs
activities of assessment - (answer)- obtain nursing health history
- conduct physical assessment
- review records
- review nursing literature
- consultation
critical thinking activities in assessment - (answer)- reliable observations
- distinguishing relevant data from irrelevant data
- validating data (double-checking it)
- organizing data (Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, Body Systems Model, Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs)
- categorizing data w/in a framework
- recognizing assumptions
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - (answer)- how nurses evaluate and prioritize needs
- physical needs must be met first
- physiological --> safety --> love and belonging --> esteem --> self actualization
, NSG 252 EXAM #1- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
diagnosis - (answer)the analysis of collected data to identify the client's needs or problems
diagnosis purpose - (answer)to identify client strengths and health problems that can be prevented or
resolved by collaborative and independent nursing interventions
diagnosis activities - (answer)- compare data against standards
- cluster or group data
- identify gaps and inconsistencies
- formulate nursing diagnosis
critical thinking in diagnosis - (answer)- finding patterns and relationships among cues
- identify gaps in data
- making inferences
- suspending judgment
- making interdisciplinary connections
- stating the problem
- examining assumptions
- comparing patterns w/ norms
NANDA nursing diagnosis - (answer)(North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) defines, refines, and
promotes a classification system (taxonomy) of nursing diagnostic terminology
components of NANDA - (answer)- diagnosis: the problem and definition; describe the client's health
problem
- etiology: identifies one or more probable causes of health problem
- defining characteristics: cluster of signs and symptoms that indicate presence of a particular diagnostic
level
