NFDN 1002 MIDTERM UNITS 1-4 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Intrapersonal Communication Answer - communication with oneself
Interpersonal Communication Answer - between two or more people
Transpersonal Communication Answer - interaction that occurs within a
person's spiritual domain
SOAP Charting Answer - S= Subjective data (how the patient feels)
O= Objective data (results of physical exam, vital signs, etc)
A= Assessment (what is the patient's status)
P= Plan (does the plan stay the same or is change needed?)
SOAPIE Charting Answer - I= Intervention (what did the nurse do?)
E= Evaluation (what is the patient outcome following the intervention?)
PIE Charting Answer - P= Patient problems (teaching needs and discharge
planning needs, identified during initial assessment of the patient)
I= Interventions carried out for each specific nursing diagnosis
E= Evaluate the outcomes of the interventions
DAR Answer - Data: information that supports the focus
,Action: the nursing intervention
Response: how the patient responds to the intervention and the outcome
Focus Charting Answer - Eliminates the word "problem" and uses the term
"focus"
Includes patient's condition, nursing diagnosis, s&s, or significant event or
change in condition
Organized using DAR
Source-Oriented Charting Answer - Most common
Information is organized & presented according to its source
There are separate sections for the doctor's notes, the nurse's notes, the
respiratory therapist notes, etc
Read through all the sections & piece together the data
Charting by Exception Answer - Chart only when there is a significant change
or finding different from the norm
Otherwise use standardized flow sheets, nursing database, SOAP progress
notes and care plans
CBE use narrative format
Alerts staff to something unusual that has occurred with the patient
Presumes that unless documented otherwise, all standards have been met with
a normal response
A.C. Answer - before meals
P.C. Answer - after meals
, NKA Answer - No known allergies
NPO Answer - Nothing per mouth
HOB Answer - Head of bed
W/C Answer - wheelchair
SOB Answer - Shortness of breath
PRN Answer - As needed
TPR Answer - temperature, pulse, respiration
Written Orders Answer - Physically written by the physician on the chart
Verbal Orders Answer - Given to the nurse while in their presence
Not written on the chart
Telephone Orders Answer - Given to the nurse via telephone
Electronic Orders Answer - Written through the electronic health system of the
facility
Processing a Verbal Order Answer - Verify
Clarify
Transcribe
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Intrapersonal Communication Answer - communication with oneself
Interpersonal Communication Answer - between two or more people
Transpersonal Communication Answer - interaction that occurs within a
person's spiritual domain
SOAP Charting Answer - S= Subjective data (how the patient feels)
O= Objective data (results of physical exam, vital signs, etc)
A= Assessment (what is the patient's status)
P= Plan (does the plan stay the same or is change needed?)
SOAPIE Charting Answer - I= Intervention (what did the nurse do?)
E= Evaluation (what is the patient outcome following the intervention?)
PIE Charting Answer - P= Patient problems (teaching needs and discharge
planning needs, identified during initial assessment of the patient)
I= Interventions carried out for each specific nursing diagnosis
E= Evaluate the outcomes of the interventions
DAR Answer - Data: information that supports the focus
,Action: the nursing intervention
Response: how the patient responds to the intervention and the outcome
Focus Charting Answer - Eliminates the word "problem" and uses the term
"focus"
Includes patient's condition, nursing diagnosis, s&s, or significant event or
change in condition
Organized using DAR
Source-Oriented Charting Answer - Most common
Information is organized & presented according to its source
There are separate sections for the doctor's notes, the nurse's notes, the
respiratory therapist notes, etc
Read through all the sections & piece together the data
Charting by Exception Answer - Chart only when there is a significant change
or finding different from the norm
Otherwise use standardized flow sheets, nursing database, SOAP progress
notes and care plans
CBE use narrative format
Alerts staff to something unusual that has occurred with the patient
Presumes that unless documented otherwise, all standards have been met with
a normal response
A.C. Answer - before meals
P.C. Answer - after meals
, NKA Answer - No known allergies
NPO Answer - Nothing per mouth
HOB Answer - Head of bed
W/C Answer - wheelchair
SOB Answer - Shortness of breath
PRN Answer - As needed
TPR Answer - temperature, pulse, respiration
Written Orders Answer - Physically written by the physician on the chart
Verbal Orders Answer - Given to the nurse while in their presence
Not written on the chart
Telephone Orders Answer - Given to the nurse via telephone
Electronic Orders Answer - Written through the electronic health system of the
facility
Processing a Verbal Order Answer - Verify
Clarify
Transcribe
