NURS 165 EXAM 3: NURSING PROCESS | PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
assessment - correct answer ✔✔the first step in the nursing process involving the collection of
information about the patient
- includes obtaining subjective & objective data AKA the signs and symptoms
- a comprehensive one includes physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, &
spiritual factors
NANDA International - correct answer ✔✔group working since 1970 to establish a
comprehensive list of nursing diagnoses
nursing diagnosis AKA analysis - correct answer ✔✔a process of describing a patient's response
to health problems that either already exist or may occur in the future
- actual or potential health problem which may be treated by the nurse
- "a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential
health problems/life processes which provide the basis for selection of nursing interventions to
achieve outcomes for which the nurse has accountability" - (NANDA-I 2012)
- a problem, strength, or risk identified for a patient, family group, or community
- the validation & comparison of data
- addresses how patients respond to their condition
- they can be categorized as at risk or actual
- risk for . . .
- the 2nd phase in the nursing process
nursing process - correct answer ✔✔a cognitive activity that requires both critical and creative
thinking and serves as the basis for providing nursing care
- "a conceptual framework that enables the student or the practicing nurse to think
systematically & process pertinent information about the patient"
, - combines the art of nursing with systems theory
& the scientific method
- both interpersonal & interactive
- a series of organized steps that create a framework for nurses to think through problems
- requires systematic & disciplined use of universal intellectual standards
objective data - correct answer ✔✔factual information obtained through conversation and
examination of the patient or through consultation with other health care providers
- data that is measured & observed
- often called the signs
- collected data
- e.g. vital signs, wound or rash, IV site complication
reflective thinking - correct answer ✔✔- the process of evaluating one's thinking processes
during a situation that has already occurred, as opposed to evaluating one's thinking during the
situation as it occurs
- an active process of evaluating one's thinking processes during the situation that has already
occurred
subjective data - correct answer ✔✔information obtained from patients as they describe their
needs, feelings, and strengths, as well as their perceptions of the problem
- provided by the client
- often called the symptoms
- perception about health
- e.g. anxiety, physical discomfort, pain
a well-cultivated thinker - correct answer ✔✔- raises questions & problems & formulates them
clearly & precisely
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
assessment - correct answer ✔✔the first step in the nursing process involving the collection of
information about the patient
- includes obtaining subjective & objective data AKA the signs and symptoms
- a comprehensive one includes physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, &
spiritual factors
NANDA International - correct answer ✔✔group working since 1970 to establish a
comprehensive list of nursing diagnoses
nursing diagnosis AKA analysis - correct answer ✔✔a process of describing a patient's response
to health problems that either already exist or may occur in the future
- actual or potential health problem which may be treated by the nurse
- "a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential
health problems/life processes which provide the basis for selection of nursing interventions to
achieve outcomes for which the nurse has accountability" - (NANDA-I 2012)
- a problem, strength, or risk identified for a patient, family group, or community
- the validation & comparison of data
- addresses how patients respond to their condition
- they can be categorized as at risk or actual
- risk for . . .
- the 2nd phase in the nursing process
nursing process - correct answer ✔✔a cognitive activity that requires both critical and creative
thinking and serves as the basis for providing nursing care
- "a conceptual framework that enables the student or the practicing nurse to think
systematically & process pertinent information about the patient"
, - combines the art of nursing with systems theory
& the scientific method
- both interpersonal & interactive
- a series of organized steps that create a framework for nurses to think through problems
- requires systematic & disciplined use of universal intellectual standards
objective data - correct answer ✔✔factual information obtained through conversation and
examination of the patient or through consultation with other health care providers
- data that is measured & observed
- often called the signs
- collected data
- e.g. vital signs, wound or rash, IV site complication
reflective thinking - correct answer ✔✔- the process of evaluating one's thinking processes
during a situation that has already occurred, as opposed to evaluating one's thinking during the
situation as it occurs
- an active process of evaluating one's thinking processes during the situation that has already
occurred
subjective data - correct answer ✔✔information obtained from patients as they describe their
needs, feelings, and strengths, as well as their perceptions of the problem
- provided by the client
- often called the symptoms
- perception about health
- e.g. anxiety, physical discomfort, pain
a well-cultivated thinker - correct answer ✔✔- raises questions & problems & formulates them
clearly & precisely
