NUR 1025 EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE 2026
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE REAL PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
While assessing your patient he informs you that his arm is itchy and he had developed a rash. This is:
• Objective data
• Subjective data
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Onset
B
At what step in Diagnostic reasoning would you use symptom analysis to obtain missing information?
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gathering data relative to tentative hypothesis
• Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected
• Attending initially available cues
B
In response to the patient's complaint of poor sleep, the nurse asks: how many hours of sleep a
patient gets, what time he sleeps, what time he wakes. This is which step of diagnostic reasoning:
• Attending to initially available cues
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gather data relative to tentative hypothesis
• Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected
C
The nurse hears the patient say "I've had a bloody nose for 3 days."
• Attending to initially available symptoms
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gather data relative to tentative hypothesis
• Attending to initially available signs.
A
, The nurse determines the patient's lack of respirations and inability to sleep are related. What step in
diagnostic reasoning?
• Attending to available cues
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gathering data relative to hypothesis
• Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected.
B
Identify a first priority problem:
• The patient complains of acute pain
• The patient appears confused and disoriented.
• The patient has not peed in 8 hours.
• The patients potassium levels are abnormal.
D
An organized method of giving individualized nursing care that focuses on identifying and treating
unique responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential health problems?
• Written Care Plan
• Nursing Process
• Functional Health Patterns
• Assessment
B
Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time
b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment
c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective
d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment
C
6. Which of the following is a correct expected outcome of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Patient will have no crackles in lower lobes
b. Patient will feel better
c. Patient will ambulate the hall 3 times and back by the end of my shift
d. Patient will experience a decrease in pain level
C
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE REAL PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
While assessing your patient he informs you that his arm is itchy and he had developed a rash. This is:
• Objective data
• Subjective data
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Onset
B
At what step in Diagnostic reasoning would you use symptom analysis to obtain missing information?
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gathering data relative to tentative hypothesis
• Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected
• Attending initially available cues
B
In response to the patient's complaint of poor sleep, the nurse asks: how many hours of sleep a
patient gets, what time he sleeps, what time he wakes. This is which step of diagnostic reasoning:
• Attending to initially available cues
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gather data relative to tentative hypothesis
• Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected
C
The nurse hears the patient say "I've had a bloody nose for 3 days."
• Attending to initially available symptoms
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gather data relative to tentative hypothesis
• Attending to initially available signs.
A
, The nurse determines the patient's lack of respirations and inability to sleep are related. What step in
diagnostic reasoning?
• Attending to available cues
• Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
• Gathering data relative to hypothesis
• Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected.
B
Identify a first priority problem:
• The patient complains of acute pain
• The patient appears confused and disoriented.
• The patient has not peed in 8 hours.
• The patients potassium levels are abnormal.
D
An organized method of giving individualized nursing care that focuses on identifying and treating
unique responses of individuals or groups to actual or potential health problems?
• Written Care Plan
• Nursing Process
• Functional Health Patterns
• Assessment
B
Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time
b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment
c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective
d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment
C
6. Which of the following is a correct expected outcome of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Patient will have no crackles in lower lobes
b. Patient will feel better
c. Patient will ambulate the hall 3 times and back by the end of my shift
d. Patient will experience a decrease in pain level
C
