NRS 2012 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
NRS 2012 MIDTERM EXAM 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
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What is the difference between evaluation and assessment?
Evaluation focuses on the nursing care provided and the patient's response to the nursing care
Determining Outcome Achievement
1. Identify the EO
2. Compare the patient's status after nursing care was implemented to the EOs
3/ Decide the extent of outcome achievement
What questions does the nurse ask when patient goals/EOs are not met?
- Was the EO realistic?
- Was the patient involved in the decision-making?
- Does the patient believe the outcome is important?
- Were the correct interventions planned and were they all implemented?
When should the nurse continue the NCP?
If the EO is not achieved, BUT the interventions in the NCP are still appropriate
When should the nurse modify the NCP?
- If the EO is not achieved, BUT the new data/new nursing Dx is revealed
- If interventions in the NCP are no longer appropriate/new ones have been identified that are
better for attaining the EO
When should the nurse terminate the NCP?
When the EO is fully achieved and the outcome is sustainable
What is a care bundle?
A group of interventions related to a disease process or condition
,NRS 2012 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
What is a standing order?
A preprinted document containing medical orders for routine therapies, monitoring guidelines,
and/or diagnostic procedures for specific patients with identified clinical problems
What are the three purposes of patient educatioN?
1. Health promotion and illness prevention
2. Health restoration
3. Coping
When does teaching and learning generally begin?
When a person identifies a need for knowing or acquiring an ability to do something
What does the ability to learn depend on?
- Physical and cognitive attributes
- Developmental level
- Physical wellness
- Intellectual thought processes
Self-efficacy is often a strong predictor of
healthy behaviors
Who can delegate nursing care?
The RN and ONLY the RN
Who is responsible for any and ALL of the nursing care given, the outcomes attained, and
documentation?
RNs
Patient's have the RIGHT to
know and be informed about their diagnoses, treatments/treatment options, to help them make
informed decisions about their care and health
, NRS 2012 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
RNs provide patients with health-related information for
self management of actual or potential health conditions/diagnoses and for health promotion
The Joint Commission requires RN to
assess patient's learning needs and provide education on several topics, including the patient's
nursing plan of care
Teaching is the act of
imparting knowledge
Teaching is most effect when it corresponds to
the LEARNER'S needs and learning styles
Learning is the
acquisition of new knowledge
Learning is a process that involves BOTH
understanding and applying the newly acquired concepts
What is documentation?
A nursing action that produces a written account of:
- patient data
- nursing clinical decisions
- patient responses to the interventions in a health record
Nursing documentation MUST be
accurate and comprehensive
Documentation provides a detailed account of the quality of nursing care delivered and is
used to
evaluate the nursing care given
NRS 2012 MIDTERM EXAM 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
COMPLETE QUESTION AND ANSWER 100% ACCURATE
| OAKLAND UNIVERSITY ORIGINAL
What is the difference between evaluation and assessment?
Evaluation focuses on the nursing care provided and the patient's response to the nursing care
Determining Outcome Achievement
1. Identify the EO
2. Compare the patient's status after nursing care was implemented to the EOs
3/ Decide the extent of outcome achievement
What questions does the nurse ask when patient goals/EOs are not met?
- Was the EO realistic?
- Was the patient involved in the decision-making?
- Does the patient believe the outcome is important?
- Were the correct interventions planned and were they all implemented?
When should the nurse continue the NCP?
If the EO is not achieved, BUT the interventions in the NCP are still appropriate
When should the nurse modify the NCP?
- If the EO is not achieved, BUT the new data/new nursing Dx is revealed
- If interventions in the NCP are no longer appropriate/new ones have been identified that are
better for attaining the EO
When should the nurse terminate the NCP?
When the EO is fully achieved and the outcome is sustainable
What is a care bundle?
A group of interventions related to a disease process or condition
,NRS 2012 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
What is a standing order?
A preprinted document containing medical orders for routine therapies, monitoring guidelines,
and/or diagnostic procedures for specific patients with identified clinical problems
What are the three purposes of patient educatioN?
1. Health promotion and illness prevention
2. Health restoration
3. Coping
When does teaching and learning generally begin?
When a person identifies a need for knowing or acquiring an ability to do something
What does the ability to learn depend on?
- Physical and cognitive attributes
- Developmental level
- Physical wellness
- Intellectual thought processes
Self-efficacy is often a strong predictor of
healthy behaviors
Who can delegate nursing care?
The RN and ONLY the RN
Who is responsible for any and ALL of the nursing care given, the outcomes attained, and
documentation?
RNs
Patient's have the RIGHT to
know and be informed about their diagnoses, treatments/treatment options, to help them make
informed decisions about their care and health
, NRS 2012 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
RNs provide patients with health-related information for
self management of actual or potential health conditions/diagnoses and for health promotion
The Joint Commission requires RN to
assess patient's learning needs and provide education on several topics, including the patient's
nursing plan of care
Teaching is the act of
imparting knowledge
Teaching is most effect when it corresponds to
the LEARNER'S needs and learning styles
Learning is the
acquisition of new knowledge
Learning is a process that involves BOTH
understanding and applying the newly acquired concepts
What is documentation?
A nursing action that produces a written account of:
- patient data
- nursing clinical decisions
- patient responses to the interventions in a health record
Nursing documentation MUST be
accurate and comprehensive
Documentation provides a detailed account of the quality of nursing care delivered and is
used to
evaluate the nursing care given
