NSG 252 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what are the the steps of the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER - ADPIE - assessment,
diagnosis/analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - the systematic collection of data relating to clients
- organizing data
- validating data
- documenting data
purpose of assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - to establish a database about a client's response to
health concerns or illness and ability to manage health needs
activities of assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - obtain nursing health history
- conduct physical assessment
- review records
- review nursing literature
- consultation
critical thinking activities in assessment - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - - how nurses evaluate and prioritize needs
- physical needs must be met first
, - physiological --> safety --> love and belonging --> esteem --> self actualization
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - the analysis of collected data to identify the client's needs or
problems
diagnosis purpose - CORRECT ANSWER - to identify client strengths and health problems that
can be prevented or resolved by collaborative and independent nursing interventions
diagnosis activities - CORRECT ANSWER - - compare data against standards
- cluster or group data
- identify gaps and inconsistencies
- formulate nursing diagnosis
critical thinking in diagnosis - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - (North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association) defines, refines, and promotes a classification system (taxonomy) of nursing diagnostic
terminology
components of NANDA - CORRECT 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
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what are the the steps of the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER - ADPIE - assessment,
diagnosis/analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - the systematic collection of data relating to clients
- organizing data
- validating data
- documenting data
purpose of assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - to establish a database about a client's response to
health concerns or illness and ability to manage health needs
activities of assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - obtain nursing health history
- conduct physical assessment
- review records
- review nursing literature
- consultation
critical thinking activities in assessment - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - - how nurses evaluate and prioritize needs
- physical needs must be met first
, - physiological --> safety --> love and belonging --> esteem --> self actualization
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - the analysis of collected data to identify the client's needs or
problems
diagnosis purpose - CORRECT ANSWER - to identify client strengths and health problems that
can be prevented or resolved by collaborative and independent nursing interventions
diagnosis activities - CORRECT ANSWER - - compare data against standards
- cluster or group data
- identify gaps and inconsistencies
- formulate nursing diagnosis
critical thinking in diagnosis - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - (North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association) defines, refines, and promotes a classification system (taxonomy) of nursing diagnostic
terminology
components of NANDA - CORRECT 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
