NUR 505 FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY
SHEET
●● Differentiate between subjective and objective data
Answer: Subjective data: symptoms, what the patients tells (their own
words)
objective data: signs, measurable data, things the nurse asks, exams,
vitals, lab work
●● Define a SOAP note
Answer: S-subjective data (medical history, medications, ROS,
symptoms
O-objective (data measured- vitals, physical exam, labs)
A-assessment (nursing diagnosis)
P-plan (goals [SMART], interventions, evaluations)
●● Identify the types and parts of a nursing diagnosis
Answer: 3 types of nursing diagnosis:
1. Problem-Focused (Problems, etiology [cause], symptoms
2. Risk (Problem, Symptoms)
3. Health Promotion ~prevention~ (Problem, Symptoms)
,●● How to select the priority diagnosis
Answer: Priority is what is the most pressing issue on patient. Follow
Maslow's Hierarchy:
1. Physiologic needs
2. Safety
3. Love & Belonging
4. Self-esteem (confidence)
5. Self-actualization (has a strong sense of self)
●● Describe how to develop and write a SMART goal
Answer: Subject: the patient
Verb: the action patient will perform
Conditions: particular circumstances in which goal is achieved
Performance: observable/measurable terms the patient is expected to do
Target Time: specifies when the patient should achieve goal
●● SMART goal
, Answer: Specific- goal specific to patient
Measurable- Can you track the progress?
Attainable- Can patient achieve this goal?
Realistic/Relevant- Does it make sense? Does it meet the needs of
patient?
Timely-Quantify a time limit for goal
●● Discuss the 3 parts to writing a nursing intervention
Answer: 1. Intervention- "WHAT" you will do to achieve goal
2. Rationale- "WHY" is this important?
3. Reference- "WHERE" did you get this info?
●● Identify what nursing interventions are and review some of the types
Answer: Nursing interventions are completed in the planning phase of
nursing process versus actually implementing.
Action types: assess, educate, provide, monitor, consult, encourage
●● Describe the evaluation process, its purpose, and relation to the other
steps in the nursing process
Answer: The nurse and patient together decide how well patient has/has
not achieved goals of care plan. Evaluate/re-evaluate the goal created in
planning phase.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY
SHEET
●● Differentiate between subjective and objective data
Answer: Subjective data: symptoms, what the patients tells (their own
words)
objective data: signs, measurable data, things the nurse asks, exams,
vitals, lab work
●● Define a SOAP note
Answer: S-subjective data (medical history, medications, ROS,
symptoms
O-objective (data measured- vitals, physical exam, labs)
A-assessment (nursing diagnosis)
P-plan (goals [SMART], interventions, evaluations)
●● Identify the types and parts of a nursing diagnosis
Answer: 3 types of nursing diagnosis:
1. Problem-Focused (Problems, etiology [cause], symptoms
2. Risk (Problem, Symptoms)
3. Health Promotion ~prevention~ (Problem, Symptoms)
,●● How to select the priority diagnosis
Answer: Priority is what is the most pressing issue on patient. Follow
Maslow's Hierarchy:
1. Physiologic needs
2. Safety
3. Love & Belonging
4. Self-esteem (confidence)
5. Self-actualization (has a strong sense of self)
●● Describe how to develop and write a SMART goal
Answer: Subject: the patient
Verb: the action patient will perform
Conditions: particular circumstances in which goal is achieved
Performance: observable/measurable terms the patient is expected to do
Target Time: specifies when the patient should achieve goal
●● SMART goal
, Answer: Specific- goal specific to patient
Measurable- Can you track the progress?
Attainable- Can patient achieve this goal?
Realistic/Relevant- Does it make sense? Does it meet the needs of
patient?
Timely-Quantify a time limit for goal
●● Discuss the 3 parts to writing a nursing intervention
Answer: 1. Intervention- "WHAT" you will do to achieve goal
2. Rationale- "WHY" is this important?
3. Reference- "WHERE" did you get this info?
●● Identify what nursing interventions are and review some of the types
Answer: Nursing interventions are completed in the planning phase of
nursing process versus actually implementing.
Action types: assess, educate, provide, monitor, consult, encourage
●● Describe the evaluation process, its purpose, and relation to the other
steps in the nursing process
Answer: The nurse and patient together decide how well patient has/has
not achieved goals of care plan. Evaluate/re-evaluate the goal created in
planning phase.
