NUR 275 Final Exam Questions With
100% Correct Answers.
what are some test taking strategies to answer questions? - Answer ABCs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Safety and Risk Reduction
Nursing Process
Least Invasive to Most Invasive
Survival Potential
Acute Before Chronic
Stable vs. Unstable
what are the steps of the nursing process? - Answer Assessment: collecting subjective and
objective data through health history and physical exam
Diagnosis: analyzing subjective and objective data to make professional clinical judgements
Planning: developing a plan of care
Implementation: perform and follow plan of care
Evaluation: interpret results, evaluate outcomes, change plan if necessary
what does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs look like? - Answer
what are the types of assessments? - Answer Comprehensive: collection of subjective data
about health history, family history, lifestyle practices, collection of objective data through
physical examination
Focused: thorough assessment of a particular client problem
Partial: mini overview of a client's body systems
Emergent: rapid assessment performed in life-threatening situations, assess for ABCDs
what is a general survey and what is included in it? - Answer initial observation of a patient
that encompasses their appearance, behavior, and mobility
includes: apparent age and gender, posture and gait, level of consciousness, behaviors, facial
expressions, speech, skin conditions, dress and hygiene
what is subjective data? - Answer information provided by the client that cannot be verified
includes: perception of pain, emotions, opinions
, what is objective data? - Answer factual information that is verified by an external source
includes: temperature, height, weight, vital signs
what are open-ended questions? - Answer questions that allow for clients to elaborate on
their answer
example: tell me a little about the pain in your ankle
what are closed-ended questions? - Answer simple questions that are answered with a yes,
no, or a few words
example: are you experiencing any pain today
what characteristics should you take into account when performing an initial patient interview?
- Answer culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, cognitive level, language
what are the phases of a health history interview? - Answer Preintroductory: review medical
record before meeting with client
Introductory: introducing yourself, verifying client, providing privacy
Working: collecting biographical data, chief complaint, history of present concern, past health
and family history, lifestyle practices, review of systems
Closing: summarize information and validate problems
what are some examples of verbal communication? - Answer open-ended and closed-ended
questions, providing a laundry list of examples, rephrasing, providing information
what are some examples of non-verbal communication? - Answer eye contact, positioning
and body language, rate of interview, nodding
what is included in patient health history? - Answer chief complaint, history of present illness
(COLDSPA), past medical history, family history, review of systems, health promotion
what is COLDSPA? - Answer Characteristics: description of pain
Onset: when it started
Location: where it is located
Duration: how often does it occur
Severity: pain scale 0-10
Pattern: how often does it occur, what causes it to occur
Associating Factors: what makes it worse and better
100% Correct Answers.
what are some test taking strategies to answer questions? - Answer ABCs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Safety and Risk Reduction
Nursing Process
Least Invasive to Most Invasive
Survival Potential
Acute Before Chronic
Stable vs. Unstable
what are the steps of the nursing process? - Answer Assessment: collecting subjective and
objective data through health history and physical exam
Diagnosis: analyzing subjective and objective data to make professional clinical judgements
Planning: developing a plan of care
Implementation: perform and follow plan of care
Evaluation: interpret results, evaluate outcomes, change plan if necessary
what does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs look like? - Answer
what are the types of assessments? - Answer Comprehensive: collection of subjective data
about health history, family history, lifestyle practices, collection of objective data through
physical examination
Focused: thorough assessment of a particular client problem
Partial: mini overview of a client's body systems
Emergent: rapid assessment performed in life-threatening situations, assess for ABCDs
what is a general survey and what is included in it? - Answer initial observation of a patient
that encompasses their appearance, behavior, and mobility
includes: apparent age and gender, posture and gait, level of consciousness, behaviors, facial
expressions, speech, skin conditions, dress and hygiene
what is subjective data? - Answer information provided by the client that cannot be verified
includes: perception of pain, emotions, opinions
, what is objective data? - Answer factual information that is verified by an external source
includes: temperature, height, weight, vital signs
what are open-ended questions? - Answer questions that allow for clients to elaborate on
their answer
example: tell me a little about the pain in your ankle
what are closed-ended questions? - Answer simple questions that are answered with a yes,
no, or a few words
example: are you experiencing any pain today
what characteristics should you take into account when performing an initial patient interview?
- Answer culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, cognitive level, language
what are the phases of a health history interview? - Answer Preintroductory: review medical
record before meeting with client
Introductory: introducing yourself, verifying client, providing privacy
Working: collecting biographical data, chief complaint, history of present concern, past health
and family history, lifestyle practices, review of systems
Closing: summarize information and validate problems
what are some examples of verbal communication? - Answer open-ended and closed-ended
questions, providing a laundry list of examples, rephrasing, providing information
what are some examples of non-verbal communication? - Answer eye contact, positioning
and body language, rate of interview, nodding
what is included in patient health history? - Answer chief complaint, history of present illness
(COLDSPA), past medical history, family history, review of systems, health promotion
what is COLDSPA? - Answer Characteristics: description of pain
Onset: when it started
Location: where it is located
Duration: how often does it occur
Severity: pain scale 0-10
Pattern: how often does it occur, what causes it to occur
Associating Factors: what makes it worse and better
