ULL NURSING 204 EXAM 1 2026
CLINICAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Assessment.
Answer: - collect data/info
- collection, analysis, & verification of information
- involves history and physical exam
◉ Beginning of Assessment Process.
Answer: Initial meeting between nurse & client/family
◉ Next step after Assessment Process.
Answer: to obtain information about the clients current and past
problems
◉ History.
Answer: past records& test, other healthcare team members, and family
history
◉ Physical Exam.
Answer: observation, current tests, and measurements
◉ as new information becomes available.
,Answer: When must you refine & update the original assessment?
◉ Data Collection (Assessment).
Answer: Subjective & objective
◉ Subjective Data Collection.
Answer: client's perception of data & what client or family says about
the data
Document: Patient states, "..."
◉ Objective Data Collection.
Answer: data directly observed or verified through physical exam or
tests
Document: specific, measurable terms
◉ Analyze Data (Assessment).
Answer: organize cluster behaviors & make inferences on Subjective &
objective
◉ Verify Data (Assessment).
Answer: validate data & inferences with client
,◉ Diagnosis.
Answer: - problem identification
- identify health care needs/problems
- analyze information received & identify gaps
- compare against normal health standards
- functional vs. dysfunctional patterns
◉ Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: a comprehensive biopsychosocial statement that captures the
essence of the client's health care needs/problems
- developed & prioritized based on the client's most immediate needs in
the current health care situation
- describes the client's human responses to health issues & medical
diagnosis
◉ Problem-focused Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: - human response to health conditions/life processes that can
exist in a individual, family, or community
- supported by defining characteristics that cluster in patterns of related
cues or inferences
◉ MAJOR: Problem-focused Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: must be present
, ◉ MINOR: Problem-focused Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: provide support, but may or may not be present
◉ Risk & High-risk Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: - human response to health conditions/life processes that may
develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
- supported by risk factors that contribute to increased vulnerability
◉ Risk.
Answer: expected or predictive diagnosis for all individuals who are
undergoing some situation
◉ High-risk.
Answer: for people with additional risk factors that may be more
vulnerable for the problem to occur
◉ Possible Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: - describe a suspected problem requiring additional data to
confirm or rule out (r/o)
◉ In possible nursing diagnosis, once additional data is collected the
nurse can?.
Answer: - confirm presence of major s/s and label as Problem-focused
ND
CLINICAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Assessment.
Answer: - collect data/info
- collection, analysis, & verification of information
- involves history and physical exam
◉ Beginning of Assessment Process.
Answer: Initial meeting between nurse & client/family
◉ Next step after Assessment Process.
Answer: to obtain information about the clients current and past
problems
◉ History.
Answer: past records& test, other healthcare team members, and family
history
◉ Physical Exam.
Answer: observation, current tests, and measurements
◉ as new information becomes available.
,Answer: When must you refine & update the original assessment?
◉ Data Collection (Assessment).
Answer: Subjective & objective
◉ Subjective Data Collection.
Answer: client's perception of data & what client or family says about
the data
Document: Patient states, "..."
◉ Objective Data Collection.
Answer: data directly observed or verified through physical exam or
tests
Document: specific, measurable terms
◉ Analyze Data (Assessment).
Answer: organize cluster behaviors & make inferences on Subjective &
objective
◉ Verify Data (Assessment).
Answer: validate data & inferences with client
,◉ Diagnosis.
Answer: - problem identification
- identify health care needs/problems
- analyze information received & identify gaps
- compare against normal health standards
- functional vs. dysfunctional patterns
◉ Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: a comprehensive biopsychosocial statement that captures the
essence of the client's health care needs/problems
- developed & prioritized based on the client's most immediate needs in
the current health care situation
- describes the client's human responses to health issues & medical
diagnosis
◉ Problem-focused Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: - human response to health conditions/life processes that can
exist in a individual, family, or community
- supported by defining characteristics that cluster in patterns of related
cues or inferences
◉ MAJOR: Problem-focused Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: must be present
, ◉ MINOR: Problem-focused Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: provide support, but may or may not be present
◉ Risk & High-risk Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: - human response to health conditions/life processes that may
develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
- supported by risk factors that contribute to increased vulnerability
◉ Risk.
Answer: expected or predictive diagnosis for all individuals who are
undergoing some situation
◉ High-risk.
Answer: for people with additional risk factors that may be more
vulnerable for the problem to occur
◉ Possible Nursing Diagnosis.
Answer: - describe a suspected problem requiring additional data to
confirm or rule out (r/o)
◉ In possible nursing diagnosis, once additional data is collected the
nurse can?.
Answer: - confirm presence of major s/s and label as Problem-focused
ND
