PHARMACOLOGY A PATIENT CENTERED
NURSING PROCESS APPROACH FINAL PAPER
2026 PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ baseline data
Answer: patient information that is gathered before
pharmacotherapy is implemented
◉ evaluation phase
Answer: compares the patient's current health status with the
desired outcome,
◉ nursing diagnoses
Answer: clinically based judgment about the patient and his or her
response to health and illness, addresses the patient's responsed
related to drug administration, developed after assessment data,
focused on patient's problems and verified with the patient or
caregiver, these diagnoses will form the basis for the remaining steps
of the nursing process, compares patient's current health status with
the desired outcome
◉ nursing process
,Answer: five-part decisions-making system that includes
assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and
evaluation
◉ objective data
Answer: information gathered through physical assessment,
laboratory tests, and other diagnostic sources
◉ outcome (goals)
Answer: objective measurement of goals, developed from nursing
diagnosis, direct the interventions required by the plan of care, focus
on what patient is able to achieve, provides specific, measurable
criteria that is used to measure goal attainment, written to include
the patient, the actions required by that subject and the specific time
frame the subject will accomplish that performance
◉ planning phase
Answer: prioritizes diagnoses, formulated desired outcomes, and
selects nursing interventions that can assist the patient to return to
establish an optimum of wellness, short and long term goals are
established, links the strategies, or interventions to the established
goals and outcomes, involves drug administration and patient
teaching
◉ subjective data
, Answer: information gathered regarding what a patient states or
perceives
◉ What information do you collect during assessment?
Answer: medications patient receiving, health history information,
physical assessment data, lab values, other measurable data and
assessment of medication effects including both therapeutic and
side effects
◉ implementation phase
Answer: involves administering the drugs, carrying out
interventions to promote a therapeutic response and minimize
adverse effects of the drug, nurse interventions- monitoring side
effects, documenting medications and patient teaching, nurse
applies the knowledge, skills, and principles of nursing care to help
move the patient toward the desired goal and optimal wellness
◉ Does the nursing diagnosis identify medical problems
experienced by the patient?
Answer: no
◉ An appropriate stated goal for a patient with type 1 diabetes
mellitus is?
NURSING PROCESS APPROACH FINAL PAPER
2026 PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ baseline data
Answer: patient information that is gathered before
pharmacotherapy is implemented
◉ evaluation phase
Answer: compares the patient's current health status with the
desired outcome,
◉ nursing diagnoses
Answer: clinically based judgment about the patient and his or her
response to health and illness, addresses the patient's responsed
related to drug administration, developed after assessment data,
focused on patient's problems and verified with the patient or
caregiver, these diagnoses will form the basis for the remaining steps
of the nursing process, compares patient's current health status with
the desired outcome
◉ nursing process
,Answer: five-part decisions-making system that includes
assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and
evaluation
◉ objective data
Answer: information gathered through physical assessment,
laboratory tests, and other diagnostic sources
◉ outcome (goals)
Answer: objective measurement of goals, developed from nursing
diagnosis, direct the interventions required by the plan of care, focus
on what patient is able to achieve, provides specific, measurable
criteria that is used to measure goal attainment, written to include
the patient, the actions required by that subject and the specific time
frame the subject will accomplish that performance
◉ planning phase
Answer: prioritizes diagnoses, formulated desired outcomes, and
selects nursing interventions that can assist the patient to return to
establish an optimum of wellness, short and long term goals are
established, links the strategies, or interventions to the established
goals and outcomes, involves drug administration and patient
teaching
◉ subjective data
, Answer: information gathered regarding what a patient states or
perceives
◉ What information do you collect during assessment?
Answer: medications patient receiving, health history information,
physical assessment data, lab values, other measurable data and
assessment of medication effects including both therapeutic and
side effects
◉ implementation phase
Answer: involves administering the drugs, carrying out
interventions to promote a therapeutic response and minimize
adverse effects of the drug, nurse interventions- monitoring side
effects, documenting medications and patient teaching, nurse
applies the knowledge, skills, and principles of nursing care to help
move the patient toward the desired goal and optimal wellness
◉ Does the nursing diagnosis identify medical problems
experienced by the patient?
Answer: no
◉ An appropriate stated goal for a patient with type 1 diabetes
mellitus is?
