NURS 200 FINAL
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
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1. When talking about the disease, the symptoms, lab values, etc. remember
to - Correct Answer: always explain why
2. The admitting diagnosis - Correct Answer: - the reason the patient is in
the hospital/clinic today
- this is the primary focus of your paper
3. The comorbidities - Correct Answer: - co-morbidities are coexisting
medical conditions or disease processes that are additional to an initial
admitting diagnosis
4. Comorbidities - defined - Correct Answer: other diseases which the
patient currently is being treated for, but are NOT the primary reason the
patient is being admitted to the hospital
often the patient is taking medications for these other conditions
a patient can have multiple comorbidities
5. PLEASE NOTE - comorbidities - Correct Answer: smoking is considered a
comorbidity
,6. Intro to the patho paper - s/sx - Correct Answer: these s/sx are what
brought the patient to the hospital...not what was assessed in the hospital.
Think: "What s/sx did the patient have at home?" and include them here.
7. s/sx - Correct Answer: if you chose a discuss a lab or a vital sign be sure
to give the normal finding as well as the pt's abnormal findings why these
are abnormal
(when listing labs or vital signs always include the corresponding unit of
measurement)
8. Discussion of the comorbidity - Correct Answer: - succinct
pathophysiology to a cellular level
- shorter than your discussio on the pathophysiology of the admitting
diagnosis
- discuss how the co-morbidity affects/impacts (or is being
impacted/affected by) the admitting diagnosis
9. Patho paper conclusion - Correct Answer: must have one sentence
which states which phase of hospitalization the patient is in:
- acute phase of hospitalization (the patient is still actively manifesting
s/sx of the disease process)
- recovery phase of hospitalization (the patient is still showing s/sx of
the disease but the patient's s/sx's are significantly improving and
they are well on their way to resolution of the disease process
- terminating phase of hospitalization (the patient has experienced
resolution of the acute disease process, but there may still be some
lingering impact upon the patient's overall well-being
, 10.What's NOT in a patho paper - epidemiology - Correct Answer: - not a
discussion of incidence and prevalence
- not a discussion of morbidity/mortality statistics
11.What's NOT in a patho paper - anatomy and physiology - Correct
Answer: reminder: don't elaborate on basic anatomy
12.What's NOT in a patho paper - "fluff" - Correct Answer: don't discuss
other disease processes... if your patient has the diagnosis of Type 2 DM,
don't discuss the patho of type 1
13.What's NOT in a patho paper - potential complications - Correct
Answer: do not discuss what "could" happen. the focus is on what has/is
happening with your patient. do not include what might happen
14.Capitalization - Correct Answer: - if a medical diagnosis is named after a
person: DO
- if a medical diagnosis is named after a region/country: DO
- if it is not named after a person, DO NOT
15.Patient profile worksheet - ethnicity - Correct Answer: found in the
patient's chart. do not use the abbreviation n/a... it is always applicable to
indluce ehtnicity information, so n/a is not appropriate here
16.Patient profile worksheet - palce of residence - Correct Answer: do not
ever put a patient's address (this is a HIPAA violation). the patient's chart
will list the city/state the patient is from. additionally, if the chart identifies
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. When talking about the disease, the symptoms, lab values, etc. remember
to - Correct Answer: always explain why
2. The admitting diagnosis - Correct Answer: - the reason the patient is in
the hospital/clinic today
- this is the primary focus of your paper
3. The comorbidities - Correct Answer: - co-morbidities are coexisting
medical conditions or disease processes that are additional to an initial
admitting diagnosis
4. Comorbidities - defined - Correct Answer: other diseases which the
patient currently is being treated for, but are NOT the primary reason the
patient is being admitted to the hospital
often the patient is taking medications for these other conditions
a patient can have multiple comorbidities
5. PLEASE NOTE - comorbidities - Correct Answer: smoking is considered a
comorbidity
,6. Intro to the patho paper - s/sx - Correct Answer: these s/sx are what
brought the patient to the hospital...not what was assessed in the hospital.
Think: "What s/sx did the patient have at home?" and include them here.
7. s/sx - Correct Answer: if you chose a discuss a lab or a vital sign be sure
to give the normal finding as well as the pt's abnormal findings why these
are abnormal
(when listing labs or vital signs always include the corresponding unit of
measurement)
8. Discussion of the comorbidity - Correct Answer: - succinct
pathophysiology to a cellular level
- shorter than your discussio on the pathophysiology of the admitting
diagnosis
- discuss how the co-morbidity affects/impacts (or is being
impacted/affected by) the admitting diagnosis
9. Patho paper conclusion - Correct Answer: must have one sentence
which states which phase of hospitalization the patient is in:
- acute phase of hospitalization (the patient is still actively manifesting
s/sx of the disease process)
- recovery phase of hospitalization (the patient is still showing s/sx of
the disease but the patient's s/sx's are significantly improving and
they are well on their way to resolution of the disease process
- terminating phase of hospitalization (the patient has experienced
resolution of the acute disease process, but there may still be some
lingering impact upon the patient's overall well-being
, 10.What's NOT in a patho paper - epidemiology - Correct Answer: - not a
discussion of incidence and prevalence
- not a discussion of morbidity/mortality statistics
11.What's NOT in a patho paper - anatomy and physiology - Correct
Answer: reminder: don't elaborate on basic anatomy
12.What's NOT in a patho paper - "fluff" - Correct Answer: don't discuss
other disease processes... if your patient has the diagnosis of Type 2 DM,
don't discuss the patho of type 1
13.What's NOT in a patho paper - potential complications - Correct
Answer: do not discuss what "could" happen. the focus is on what has/is
happening with your patient. do not include what might happen
14.Capitalization - Correct Answer: - if a medical diagnosis is named after a
person: DO
- if a medical diagnosis is named after a region/country: DO
- if it is not named after a person, DO NOT
15.Patient profile worksheet - ethnicity - Correct Answer: found in the
patient's chart. do not use the abbreviation n/a... it is always applicable to
indluce ehtnicity information, so n/a is not appropriate here
16.Patient profile worksheet - palce of residence - Correct Answer: do not
ever put a patient's address (this is a HIPAA violation). the patient's chart
will list the city/state the patient is from. additionally, if the chart identifies
