NURSING 120 FINAL EXAM 2026 (100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+)
advocate - answer-nursing role that encompasses keeping patients safe,
communicating their needs, identifying better options, and help them to understand
their diseases and treatments so they can optimize self-care
altruism - answer-true concern for the welfare of others
assessment - answer-gathering info about the health status of the patient, analyzing
and synthesizing those data, making judgments about nursing interventions based on
the findings, and evaluating patient care outcomes
collaborative problems - answer-problems that nurses monitor but require the expertise
of other health care providers for intervention
comprehensive assessment - answer-an assessment that includes a complete heath
history and physical assessment; it is done annually on an outpatient basis, following
admission to a hospital or long-term care facility, or every 8 hours for patients in
intensive care
autonomy - answer-the right of patients to make decisions about their own health care
body systems assessment - answer-assessment method in which a nurse examines the
patient focused on a single system or clusters data related to that system together to
identify issues
critical thinking - answer-thinking that requires specific knowledge, skills, and
experience and is purposeful and outcome-directed (results-oriented); driven by
patient, family, and community needs; based on the nursing process, evidenced-based
thinking, and the scientific method; guided by professional standards and codes of
ethics; and constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve
, cultural competence - answer-the complex combination of knowledge, attitudes, and
skills that a health care provider uses to deliver care that considers the total context of
the patient's situation across cultural boundaries
diagnosis - answer-clustering of data that makes a judgment or statement about the
patient's problem or condition
diagnostic reasoning - answer-gathering ans clustering data to draw inferences and
propose diagnoses
emergency assessment - answer-an assessment that involves a life-threatening or
unstable situation and that focuses on A-Airway (with cervical spine protection if injury
suspected); B-Breathing (rate and depth, use of accessory muscles); C-Circulation
(pulse rate and rhythm, skin color); and D-Disability (level of consciousness, pupils,
movement)
evaluation - answer-judgment of the effectiveness of nursing care in meeting the
patient's goals and outcomes based upon the patient's responses to the interventions
evidenced-based nursing - answer-approach to patient care that minimizes intuition
and personal experience and instead relies upon research findings and high-grade
scientific support
focused assessment - answer-an assessment based on the patient's issues that can
occur in all health care settings; it usually involves one or two body systems and is
smaller in scope than the comprehensive assessment but more in depth on the specific
issues
functional assessment - answer-an assessment that focuses on the functional patterns
all humans share: health perception and health management, activity and exercise,
nutrition and metabolism, elimination, sleep and rest, cognition and perception, self-
perception and self-concept, roles and relationships, coping and stress tolerance,
sexuality and reproduction, and values and beliefs
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+)
advocate - answer-nursing role that encompasses keeping patients safe,
communicating their needs, identifying better options, and help them to understand
their diseases and treatments so they can optimize self-care
altruism - answer-true concern for the welfare of others
assessment - answer-gathering info about the health status of the patient, analyzing
and synthesizing those data, making judgments about nursing interventions based on
the findings, and evaluating patient care outcomes
collaborative problems - answer-problems that nurses monitor but require the expertise
of other health care providers for intervention
comprehensive assessment - answer-an assessment that includes a complete heath
history and physical assessment; it is done annually on an outpatient basis, following
admission to a hospital or long-term care facility, or every 8 hours for patients in
intensive care
autonomy - answer-the right of patients to make decisions about their own health care
body systems assessment - answer-assessment method in which a nurse examines the
patient focused on a single system or clusters data related to that system together to
identify issues
critical thinking - answer-thinking that requires specific knowledge, skills, and
experience and is purposeful and outcome-directed (results-oriented); driven by
patient, family, and community needs; based on the nursing process, evidenced-based
thinking, and the scientific method; guided by professional standards and codes of
ethics; and constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve
, cultural competence - answer-the complex combination of knowledge, attitudes, and
skills that a health care provider uses to deliver care that considers the total context of
the patient's situation across cultural boundaries
diagnosis - answer-clustering of data that makes a judgment or statement about the
patient's problem or condition
diagnostic reasoning - answer-gathering ans clustering data to draw inferences and
propose diagnoses
emergency assessment - answer-an assessment that involves a life-threatening or
unstable situation and that focuses on A-Airway (with cervical spine protection if injury
suspected); B-Breathing (rate and depth, use of accessory muscles); C-Circulation
(pulse rate and rhythm, skin color); and D-Disability (level of consciousness, pupils,
movement)
evaluation - answer-judgment of the effectiveness of nursing care in meeting the
patient's goals and outcomes based upon the patient's responses to the interventions
evidenced-based nursing - answer-approach to patient care that minimizes intuition
and personal experience and instead relies upon research findings and high-grade
scientific support
focused assessment - answer-an assessment based on the patient's issues that can
occur in all health care settings; it usually involves one or two body systems and is
smaller in scope than the comprehensive assessment but more in depth on the specific
issues
functional assessment - answer-an assessment that focuses on the functional patterns
all humans share: health perception and health management, activity and exercise,
nutrition and metabolism, elimination, sleep and rest, cognition and perception, self-
perception and self-concept, roles and relationships, coping and stress tolerance,
sexuality and reproduction, and values and beliefs
