NURSING 202 MIDTERM | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
What steps are involved in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔Assessment, Nursing
Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. ADPIE.
What are considered to be high priority in nursing care? - correct answer ✔✔ABC + V. Airway,
Breathing, Cardiac [Circulation] and Vital Signs
What are some things considered to be second level priorities in nursing care? - correct answer
✔✔Mental status, untreated medical problems, acute pain, acute urinary elimination problems,
abnormal labs and risks
What does relational approach to nursing care mean? - correct answer ✔✔Accounts for the fact
that health, illness, and the meanings that they hold for a person are shaped by the person's
social, cultural, family, historical and geographical contexts as well as other factors.
What are the two types of data that can be collected during an assessment? - correct answer
✔✔Subjective and Objective
In terms of patient data, what kind of databases can be collected? - correct answer
✔✔Complete, Episodic, Follow-Up and Emergency
What are the two types of assessments conducted? - correct answer ✔✔Focused and
Comprehensive
What are the aspects of a focused assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Problem oriented,
dependent on patient concerns, and evaluates the progress of interventions on those concerns
, What are the aspects of a comprehensive assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Completed upon an
initial assessment, when gathering a detailed health history and physical examination and a
thorough overall health status
What are the skills involved with an objective assessment and in what order are they
conducted? - correct answer ✔✔Inspection, Palpation, Percussion and Ausculatation
What are the seven attributes of all symptoms? - correct answer ✔✔Location, Quality, Quantity
or Severity, Timing, Setting, Remitting or exacerbating factors and associated manifestations
What does the general survey of the patient include? - correct answer ✔✔Apparent state of
health, level of consciousness and signs of distress.
What are the four vital signs? - correct answer ✔✔Blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate
and temperature
What are some questions we ask a patient prior to taking a blood pressure? - correct answer
✔✔1. Have you smoked in the last 2 minutes?
2. Have you had anything hot or cold to drink in the last 20 minutes?
3. Have you had anything caffeinated to drink this morning?
What are some factors that can affect the blood pressure? - correct answer ✔✔age, gender,
race, weight, diurnal cycle, stress, emotions, medications, exercise.
What is the ideal blood pressure reading? - correct answer ✔✔120/80
What are the methods to take temperature? - correct answer ✔✔Rectal, Oral, Axillary and
Tympanic Membrane
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
What steps are involved in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔Assessment, Nursing
Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. ADPIE.
What are considered to be high priority in nursing care? - correct answer ✔✔ABC + V. Airway,
Breathing, Cardiac [Circulation] and Vital Signs
What are some things considered to be second level priorities in nursing care? - correct answer
✔✔Mental status, untreated medical problems, acute pain, acute urinary elimination problems,
abnormal labs and risks
What does relational approach to nursing care mean? - correct answer ✔✔Accounts for the fact
that health, illness, and the meanings that they hold for a person are shaped by the person's
social, cultural, family, historical and geographical contexts as well as other factors.
What are the two types of data that can be collected during an assessment? - correct answer
✔✔Subjective and Objective
In terms of patient data, what kind of databases can be collected? - correct answer
✔✔Complete, Episodic, Follow-Up and Emergency
What are the two types of assessments conducted? - correct answer ✔✔Focused and
Comprehensive
What are the aspects of a focused assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Problem oriented,
dependent on patient concerns, and evaluates the progress of interventions on those concerns
, What are the aspects of a comprehensive assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Completed upon an
initial assessment, when gathering a detailed health history and physical examination and a
thorough overall health status
What are the skills involved with an objective assessment and in what order are they
conducted? - correct answer ✔✔Inspection, Palpation, Percussion and Ausculatation
What are the seven attributes of all symptoms? - correct answer ✔✔Location, Quality, Quantity
or Severity, Timing, Setting, Remitting or exacerbating factors and associated manifestations
What does the general survey of the patient include? - correct answer ✔✔Apparent state of
health, level of consciousness and signs of distress.
What are the four vital signs? - correct answer ✔✔Blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate
and temperature
What are some questions we ask a patient prior to taking a blood pressure? - correct answer
✔✔1. Have you smoked in the last 2 minutes?
2. Have you had anything hot or cold to drink in the last 20 minutes?
3. Have you had anything caffeinated to drink this morning?
What are some factors that can affect the blood pressure? - correct answer ✔✔age, gender,
race, weight, diurnal cycle, stress, emotions, medications, exercise.
What is the ideal blood pressure reading? - correct answer ✔✔120/80
What are the methods to take temperature? - correct answer ✔✔Rectal, Oral, Axillary and
Tympanic Membrane
