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NUR 335 EXAM 1 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
5 Steps of Nursing Process (ADPIE) - ANSWER-1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
2 stages of assessment - ANSWER-1. Collection and
verification of data
2. Analysis of data
5 Types of Assessment - ANSWER-1. Comprehensive
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2. Focused/Problem-based
3. Episodic
4. Shift
5. Screening
Comprehensive assessment - ANSWER-On admission;
detailed history and physical examination preformed at the
onset of care in a primary care setting. Includes assessment of
health problems, health promotion, disease prevention, known
risk factors, age and gender specific issues.
Focused/Problem-based assessment - ANSWER-Focus on
specific problem. Potential impact on patients underlying health
must be considered. Ex: headache...B/P, stroke potential etc.
Episodic assessment - ANSWER-follow up for previously
treated issue. Ex: pain medication
Shift assessment - ANSWER-Identify changes in baseline.
Focused largely on the patient's condition or problem.
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Screening assessment - ANSWER-Short focused on disease
detection. Ex B/P, vaccine, suicide screening
Cue - ANSWER-information that you collect through the use of
your senses Ex. the patient is guarding abdomen
Inference - ANSWER-your judgment or interpretation of the
cues you just gathered. Ex. the pain is severe
Subjective Data - ANSWER-what the patient says Ex. I've been
having pain in my left leg
Objective Data - ANSWER-What the nurse observes; sees,
hears, measures and feels. Ex. The left leg is red and swollen
with 3+ edema
open-ended questions - ANSWER-questions a person is to
answer in his or her own words
NUR 335 EXAM 1 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
5 Steps of Nursing Process (ADPIE) - ANSWER-1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
2 stages of assessment - ANSWER-1. Collection and
verification of data
2. Analysis of data
5 Types of Assessment - ANSWER-1. Comprehensive
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2. Focused/Problem-based
3. Episodic
4. Shift
5. Screening
Comprehensive assessment - ANSWER-On admission;
detailed history and physical examination preformed at the
onset of care in a primary care setting. Includes assessment of
health problems, health promotion, disease prevention, known
risk factors, age and gender specific issues.
Focused/Problem-based assessment - ANSWER-Focus on
specific problem. Potential impact on patients underlying health
must be considered. Ex: headache...B/P, stroke potential etc.
Episodic assessment - ANSWER-follow up for previously
treated issue. Ex: pain medication
Shift assessment - ANSWER-Identify changes in baseline.
Focused largely on the patient's condition or problem.
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Screening assessment - ANSWER-Short focused on disease
detection. Ex B/P, vaccine, suicide screening
Cue - ANSWER-information that you collect through the use of
your senses Ex. the patient is guarding abdomen
Inference - ANSWER-your judgment or interpretation of the
cues you just gathered. Ex. the pain is severe
Subjective Data - ANSWER-what the patient says Ex. I've been
having pain in my left leg
Objective Data - ANSWER-What the nurse observes; sees,
hears, measures and feels. Ex. The left leg is red and swollen
with 3+ edema
open-ended questions - ANSWER-questions a person is to
answer in his or her own words