All Correct Answers 2026 Update.
What is a health assessment? - Answer a systematic method of collecting data about a client
in order to develop a nursing diagnosis.
what is the nursing responsibility? - Answer to maintain health status changes
the nursing process - Answer Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
subjective vs. objective data - Answer Subjective- What the patient tells you
Objective- what you detect during exam
Priority setting frameworks - Answer -Maslow's Hierarchy
-Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABC) framework
-Safety/Risk reduction
-Assessment/Data Collection First
-Survival Potential
-Least Restrictive/Least Invasive
-Acute vs. Chronic/Urgent vs. Nonurgent/Stable vs. Unstable
Nursing clinical judgement model - Answer refers to the result (outcome) of critical thinking
or clinical reasoning; the conclusion, decision, or opinion a nurse makes
Nurse Practice Act - Answer statute in each state and territory that regulates the practice of
nursing
Therapeutic communication - Answer Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques that
encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive relationship.
active listening - Answer Empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and
clarifies.
, phases of the interview process - Answer Beginning phase
Working phase
Closing phase
components of the health history - Answer Biographic data, reason for seeking care, present
health or history of present illness, onset, duration, past history, family history, review of
systems, functional assessment or activities of daily living
hand hygiene - Answer washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water when
visibly soiled or as needed, and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer
PPE Precautions - Answer standard: gloves
airborne: N-95
contact: gloves and gown
droplet: mask and goggles/ face shield
Health Assessment techniques - Answer 1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
what is the purpose of the medical record? - Answer •Enhance patient well-being
documentation
•Provide quality care
•Justify payment for services provided
types of nursing notes/ communication - Answer narrative notes
progress notes
SOAP note
DAR
PIE
SBAR
charting by exception