NUR 2488 EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL
SOLUTION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Nursing process: planning. Answer: -establish priorities
-develop outcomes
-set timelines for outcomes
-identify interventions
-integrate evidence-based trends and research
-document plan of care
◉ How do you format the statement in planning?. Answer: SMART
goal
◉ Nursing smart goals. Answer:
◉ Nursing process: Intervention. Answer: Check vital signs before
and after activity
•Monitor labs and diagnostic reports (i.e ECG)
•Assess level of fatigue and the precipitating causes
•Provide assistance with self care and pace activities with periods of
rest
,•Administer medications as per MD orders and measure
effectiveness of drug therapy
•Provide nutritional support
◉ Nursing process: Evaluation. Answer: - Progress toward outcomes
- Conduct systematic, ongoing, criterion-based evaluation
- Include patient and significant others
- Use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses, outcomes, plan
- Disseminate results to patient and family
◉ ADPIE. Answer: • Assessment: 1st step, subjective and objective
data
• Diagnosis: analysis, formulation of nursing diagnosis
• Planning: prioritizing problems, determining goals, plan of care
• Implementation: nursing action (rather than medical action)
• Evaluating: comparing outcomes, communicate and document
findings
◉ SBAR communication. Answer: (Situation, Background,
Assessment, Recommendation) - framework for communication
between members of the healthcare team about a patient's
condition.
,◉ collaboration. Answer: the act of working together
◉ teamwork. Answer: the combined action of a group of people,
especially when effective and efficient.
◉ interdisciplinary team. Answer: a group of health care
professionals with varied medical educations, backgrounds, and
experiences who work together to deliver the best possible care for
each patient
◉ Intradisciplinary team. Answer: -One or more members of one
discipline evaluate, plan, and implement treatment of the individual
-Other disciplines are not involved; communication is limited,
thereby limiting perspectives on the case
-This "team" is at risk due to potential narrowness of perspective
-Comprehensive, holistic care can be questionable
◉ diversity. Answer: the state of being diverse; variety.
◉ Accountability in Nursing. Answer: Responsibility for actions and
decisions in practice. Ownership
◉ responsibility in nursing. Answer: Caring out duties associated
with a particular role
, ◉ ISBARRQ. Answer:
◉ Concept Mapping Nursing Diagnosis. Answer: A concept map
helps you critically think about a patient's diagnoses and how they
relate to one another.
Helps organize and link data about a patient's multiple diagnoses in
a logical way.
Graphically represents the connections among concepts that relate
to a central subject.
◉ Delegation. Answer: transferring responsibility to a person for a
specific task
◉ 5 rights of delegation. Answer:
◉ autonomy. Answer:
◉ Benefecience. Answer: principle of doing good
◉ Nonmaleficence. Answer: The duty to do no harm to a patient;
related nursing actions include avoiding doing any deliberate harm
while rendering nursing care.
SOLUTION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Nursing process: planning. Answer: -establish priorities
-develop outcomes
-set timelines for outcomes
-identify interventions
-integrate evidence-based trends and research
-document plan of care
◉ How do you format the statement in planning?. Answer: SMART
goal
◉ Nursing smart goals. Answer:
◉ Nursing process: Intervention. Answer: Check vital signs before
and after activity
•Monitor labs and diagnostic reports (i.e ECG)
•Assess level of fatigue and the precipitating causes
•Provide assistance with self care and pace activities with periods of
rest
,•Administer medications as per MD orders and measure
effectiveness of drug therapy
•Provide nutritional support
◉ Nursing process: Evaluation. Answer: - Progress toward outcomes
- Conduct systematic, ongoing, criterion-based evaluation
- Include patient and significant others
- Use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses, outcomes, plan
- Disseminate results to patient and family
◉ ADPIE. Answer: • Assessment: 1st step, subjective and objective
data
• Diagnosis: analysis, formulation of nursing diagnosis
• Planning: prioritizing problems, determining goals, plan of care
• Implementation: nursing action (rather than medical action)
• Evaluating: comparing outcomes, communicate and document
findings
◉ SBAR communication. Answer: (Situation, Background,
Assessment, Recommendation) - framework for communication
between members of the healthcare team about a patient's
condition.
,◉ collaboration. Answer: the act of working together
◉ teamwork. Answer: the combined action of a group of people,
especially when effective and efficient.
◉ interdisciplinary team. Answer: a group of health care
professionals with varied medical educations, backgrounds, and
experiences who work together to deliver the best possible care for
each patient
◉ Intradisciplinary team. Answer: -One or more members of one
discipline evaluate, plan, and implement treatment of the individual
-Other disciplines are not involved; communication is limited,
thereby limiting perspectives on the case
-This "team" is at risk due to potential narrowness of perspective
-Comprehensive, holistic care can be questionable
◉ diversity. Answer: the state of being diverse; variety.
◉ Accountability in Nursing. Answer: Responsibility for actions and
decisions in practice. Ownership
◉ responsibility in nursing. Answer: Caring out duties associated
with a particular role
, ◉ ISBARRQ. Answer:
◉ Concept Mapping Nursing Diagnosis. Answer: A concept map
helps you critically think about a patient's diagnoses and how they
relate to one another.
Helps organize and link data about a patient's multiple diagnoses in
a logical way.
Graphically represents the connections among concepts that relate
to a central subject.
◉ Delegation. Answer: transferring responsibility to a person for a
specific task
◉ 5 rights of delegation. Answer:
◉ autonomy. Answer:
◉ Benefecience. Answer: principle of doing good
◉ Nonmaleficence. Answer: The duty to do no harm to a patient;
related nursing actions include avoiding doing any deliberate harm
while rendering nursing care.
