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NFDN 1001 MIDTERM
2026|COMPLETE EXAM SET WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
diagnostic reasoning - correct-answer -patients health status after physical and
behavioural observations
clinical inference - correct-answer -drawing conclusions from related evidence
clinical decision - correct-answer -defining patient problems and selecting
appropriate interventions
critical questioning - correct-answer -specific to situation
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clinical judgement - correct-answer -context of situation, rely on analytical
processes, intuition and narrative thinking
what is involved in the scientific method - correct-answer -identify problem
collect data
form hypothesis
test hypothesis
evaluate results of tests
assessment - correct-answer -gathering of information and creating an
understanding of the patients unique health or illness experience
nursing diagnosis - correct-answer -nurses perspective
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planning - correct-answer -prioritize issues raised during assessment and what
issues can be supported by intervention
intervention - correct-answer -plan of care to be carried out
evaluation - correct-answer -plan success of failure would be judged against the
plan itself and against the patients overall health status
holism - correct-answer -treating of the whole person
disease - correct-answer -objective state of health, pathological process
illness - correct-answer -subjective experience of loss of health
NFDN 1001 MIDTERM
2026|COMPLETE EXAM SET WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
diagnostic reasoning - correct-answer -patients health status after physical and
behavioural observations
clinical inference - correct-answer -drawing conclusions from related evidence
clinical decision - correct-answer -defining patient problems and selecting
appropriate interventions
critical questioning - correct-answer -specific to situation
,2|Page
clinical judgement - correct-answer -context of situation, rely on analytical
processes, intuition and narrative thinking
what is involved in the scientific method - correct-answer -identify problem
collect data
form hypothesis
test hypothesis
evaluate results of tests
assessment - correct-answer -gathering of information and creating an
understanding of the patients unique health or illness experience
nursing diagnosis - correct-answer -nurses perspective
, 3|Page
planning - correct-answer -prioritize issues raised during assessment and what
issues can be supported by intervention
intervention - correct-answer -plan of care to be carried out
evaluation - correct-answer -plan success of failure would be judged against the
plan itself and against the patients overall health status
holism - correct-answer -treating of the whole person
disease - correct-answer -objective state of health, pathological process
illness - correct-answer -subjective experience of loss of health
