NURS 6660 Midterm Exam Questions
With Correct Answers 2025/2026
Latest Version
what is primary care? - CORRECT ANSWERSthe element within primary health care
that focuses on health care services. include health promotion, illness/injury prevention,
biomedical model and diagnosis/treatment of illness/injuries
-it is the first contact with the health care system, focuses on patient's with
curable/treatable diseases and preventative risk factors
what are the primary health care values? explain. - CORRECT ANSWERS1)social
justice= equal opportunity for health and socially-economically productive roles for
everybody in society. ex; no matter how much $ you have, you get health care
2)equity=absence of differences in health status based on things such as social status,
age, gender, race etc. ex; access to healthcare no matter where you live
what kind of patients did community health nurses first begin to work with? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-TB patients in 1905
-later began to work with children to promote hygiene and nutrition
what is the British North American Act? (1867) - CORRECT ANSWERSstated that the
federal gov't funds quarantine and marine hospitals but the provinces are in charge of
everything else. Organized health care was provided at the local level through public
welfare and charities.
what is the Medical Care Insurance Act? (1968) - CORRECT ANSWERSuniversal
insurance for hospital and medical services
what is critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERSability to focus purposeful thinking to
get required results in specific situations.
why is critical thinking important to nursing? - CORRECT ANSWERSit produces a
positive patient/family outcome, helps with patient safety and patient/family satisfaction
,name some things that foster critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWERSempathy,
courage, humility, curiosity etc.
what are the 7 critical thinking skills? - CORRECT ANSWERS1) use of precise
language
2) perceiving; recognizing differences
3) believing and knowing; don't jump to conclusions
4) clarifying; ask questions
5) comparing; notice similarities and differences
6) judging and evaluating; providing evidence
7) reasoning; distinguish b/w relevant vs irrelevant info
what are the 5 ways of acquiring nursing knowledge? - CORRECT ANSWERStradition,
authority, trial and error, personal experience, and role modelling
what is the nursing problem solving process? - CORRECT ANSWERSa systemic,
problem solving approach to identify, prevent and treat actual or potential health
problems and promote wellness. It's a 'thinking and doing' approach= a way of
organizing your thoughts, then creating an action for it.
what are some benefits of the nursing problem solving process? - CORRECT
ANSWERSpromotes collaboration, is efficient, increases client participation, promotes
individualized care, promotes continuing care and increases job satisfaction
what are the 5 steps of the nursing problem solving process cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWERS1) assessment
2) nursing diagnosis
3) planning of care
4) implementation of care
5) evaluation
what is nursing assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS-the first phase of the cycle, it's
the process of collecting data where the focus is on the client, family or community
health status.
-can be subjective or objective data, primary or secondary sources, comprehensive vs
focus assessment
what is subjective data? provide an example. - CORRECT ANSWERSwhat the
PATIENT/family tells you; including their thought, beliefs, feelings and perceptions of
health
ex:patient states they are in pain
what is objective data? provide an example. - CORRECT ANSWERSwhat YOU observe
or the information gathered based on your assessment.
ex: you find the BP to be 120/80
, what is primary source? - CORRECT ANSWERSinformation by the patient, can be
subjective or objective...can be their BP you read or them telling you they hurt
what is secondary source? - CORRECT ANSWERSall other sources of
information...can include other doctors, reading charts etc.
what is comprehensive assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERSa way of assessing and
gathering ALL data. Have to keep an open mind to avoid pre-diagnosing
what is focused assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERSa way of gathering and
assessing SPECIFIC data. ex: if a patient claims they hurt their elbow, focus the
assessment around their elbow.
what are the 3 methods of assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS1)
interview=planned/structured communication
2) observation='how do they look?' 'what are they doing?'
3) physical examination=comprehensive 'head to toe' vs focused on particular body
part.
what is the acronym used for documentation? - CORRECT ANSWERSSOAP
subjective data, objective data, assessment, plan
what is the importance of a nursing diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERSit offers
individualized care, describes an independent area of nursing practice, promotes
communication within teams and it helps to determine assessment and evaluation
parameters.
-it also focuses on the client's needs for nursing care rather than just medical care
what is a nursing diagnosis problem? - CORRECT ANSWERSa statement of an actual
or potential health problem that nurses can identify and prescribe primary intervention
for. It includes inference, problem solving and clinical decision making.
define health - CORRECT ANSWERSit has many different definitions but in a nursing
view it means quality of life and well being. It's a state of complete physical, mental and
social well being and not just the absence of disease.
define discourse - CORRECT ANSWERSa patterned system of conversations (texts,
dialogue, messages) that can be identified in communication and located in social
structures. It plays a role in determining what is valued in society and it receives
attention and resources
what are the 3 discourses on health? - CORRECT ANSWERSmedical model, systems
view, and social determinants
what is the medical model of health? - CORRECT ANSWERSit is the absence of
disease
With Correct Answers 2025/2026
Latest Version
what is primary care? - CORRECT ANSWERSthe element within primary health care
that focuses on health care services. include health promotion, illness/injury prevention,
biomedical model and diagnosis/treatment of illness/injuries
-it is the first contact with the health care system, focuses on patient's with
curable/treatable diseases and preventative risk factors
what are the primary health care values? explain. - CORRECT ANSWERS1)social
justice= equal opportunity for health and socially-economically productive roles for
everybody in society. ex; no matter how much $ you have, you get health care
2)equity=absence of differences in health status based on things such as social status,
age, gender, race etc. ex; access to healthcare no matter where you live
what kind of patients did community health nurses first begin to work with? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-TB patients in 1905
-later began to work with children to promote hygiene and nutrition
what is the British North American Act? (1867) - CORRECT ANSWERSstated that the
federal gov't funds quarantine and marine hospitals but the provinces are in charge of
everything else. Organized health care was provided at the local level through public
welfare and charities.
what is the Medical Care Insurance Act? (1968) - CORRECT ANSWERSuniversal
insurance for hospital and medical services
what is critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERSability to focus purposeful thinking to
get required results in specific situations.
why is critical thinking important to nursing? - CORRECT ANSWERSit produces a
positive patient/family outcome, helps with patient safety and patient/family satisfaction
,name some things that foster critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWERSempathy,
courage, humility, curiosity etc.
what are the 7 critical thinking skills? - CORRECT ANSWERS1) use of precise
language
2) perceiving; recognizing differences
3) believing and knowing; don't jump to conclusions
4) clarifying; ask questions
5) comparing; notice similarities and differences
6) judging and evaluating; providing evidence
7) reasoning; distinguish b/w relevant vs irrelevant info
what are the 5 ways of acquiring nursing knowledge? - CORRECT ANSWERStradition,
authority, trial and error, personal experience, and role modelling
what is the nursing problem solving process? - CORRECT ANSWERSa systemic,
problem solving approach to identify, prevent and treat actual or potential health
problems and promote wellness. It's a 'thinking and doing' approach= a way of
organizing your thoughts, then creating an action for it.
what are some benefits of the nursing problem solving process? - CORRECT
ANSWERSpromotes collaboration, is efficient, increases client participation, promotes
individualized care, promotes continuing care and increases job satisfaction
what are the 5 steps of the nursing problem solving process cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWERS1) assessment
2) nursing diagnosis
3) planning of care
4) implementation of care
5) evaluation
what is nursing assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS-the first phase of the cycle, it's
the process of collecting data where the focus is on the client, family or community
health status.
-can be subjective or objective data, primary or secondary sources, comprehensive vs
focus assessment
what is subjective data? provide an example. - CORRECT ANSWERSwhat the
PATIENT/family tells you; including their thought, beliefs, feelings and perceptions of
health
ex:patient states they are in pain
what is objective data? provide an example. - CORRECT ANSWERSwhat YOU observe
or the information gathered based on your assessment.
ex: you find the BP to be 120/80
, what is primary source? - CORRECT ANSWERSinformation by the patient, can be
subjective or objective...can be their BP you read or them telling you they hurt
what is secondary source? - CORRECT ANSWERSall other sources of
information...can include other doctors, reading charts etc.
what is comprehensive assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERSa way of assessing and
gathering ALL data. Have to keep an open mind to avoid pre-diagnosing
what is focused assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERSa way of gathering and
assessing SPECIFIC data. ex: if a patient claims they hurt their elbow, focus the
assessment around their elbow.
what are the 3 methods of assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS1)
interview=planned/structured communication
2) observation='how do they look?' 'what are they doing?'
3) physical examination=comprehensive 'head to toe' vs focused on particular body
part.
what is the acronym used for documentation? - CORRECT ANSWERSSOAP
subjective data, objective data, assessment, plan
what is the importance of a nursing diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERSit offers
individualized care, describes an independent area of nursing practice, promotes
communication within teams and it helps to determine assessment and evaluation
parameters.
-it also focuses on the client's needs for nursing care rather than just medical care
what is a nursing diagnosis problem? - CORRECT ANSWERSa statement of an actual
or potential health problem that nurses can identify and prescribe primary intervention
for. It includes inference, problem solving and clinical decision making.
define health - CORRECT ANSWERSit has many different definitions but in a nursing
view it means quality of life and well being. It's a state of complete physical, mental and
social well being and not just the absence of disease.
define discourse - CORRECT ANSWERSa patterned system of conversations (texts,
dialogue, messages) that can be identified in communication and located in social
structures. It plays a role in determining what is valued in society and it receives
attention and resources
what are the 3 discourses on health? - CORRECT ANSWERSmedical model, systems
view, and social determinants
what is the medical model of health? - CORRECT ANSWERSit is the absence of
disease
