12 NURSING DIAGNOSIS NCLEX PRACTICE
QUESTIONS EXAMS WITH 100 % ACCURATE
ANSWERS
1. A registered nurse is writing a diagnosis for a 28-year-old male patient who is in traction due
to multiple fractures from a motor vehicle accident. Which nursing actions are related to this
step in the nursing process? Select all that apply.
a.The nurse uses the nursing interview to collect patient data.
b. The nurse analyzes data collected in the nursing assessment.
c. The nurse develops a care plan for the patient.
d. The nurse points out the patient's strengths.
e. The nurse assesses the patient's mental status.
f. The nurse identifies community resources to help his family cope. - ANS ✅✅-b. The nurse
analyzes data collected in the nursing assessment.
d. The nurse points out the patient's strengths.
f. The nurse identifies community resources to help his family cope.
, 2. A nurse is caring for an older adult patient who presents with labored respirations, productive
cough, and fever. What would be appropriate nursing diagnoses for this patient? Select all that
apply.
a. Bronchial pneumonia
b. Impaired gas exchange
c. Ineffective airway clearance
d. Potential complication: sepsis
e. Infection related to pneumonia
f. Risk for septic shock - ANS ✅✅-b. Impaired gas exchange
c. Ineffective airway clearance
f. Risk for septic shock
3. After assessing a patient who is recovering from a stroke in a rehabilitation facility, a nurse
interprets and analyzes the patient data. Which of the four basic conclusions has the nurse
reached when identifying the need to collect more data to confirm a diagnosis of situational low
self-esteem?
a. No problem
b. Possible problem
QUESTIONS EXAMS WITH 100 % ACCURATE
ANSWERS
1. A registered nurse is writing a diagnosis for a 28-year-old male patient who is in traction due
to multiple fractures from a motor vehicle accident. Which nursing actions are related to this
step in the nursing process? Select all that apply.
a.The nurse uses the nursing interview to collect patient data.
b. The nurse analyzes data collected in the nursing assessment.
c. The nurse develops a care plan for the patient.
d. The nurse points out the patient's strengths.
e. The nurse assesses the patient's mental status.
f. The nurse identifies community resources to help his family cope. - ANS ✅✅-b. The nurse
analyzes data collected in the nursing assessment.
d. The nurse points out the patient's strengths.
f. The nurse identifies community resources to help his family cope.
, 2. A nurse is caring for an older adult patient who presents with labored respirations, productive
cough, and fever. What would be appropriate nursing diagnoses for this patient? Select all that
apply.
a. Bronchial pneumonia
b. Impaired gas exchange
c. Ineffective airway clearance
d. Potential complication: sepsis
e. Infection related to pneumonia
f. Risk for septic shock - ANS ✅✅-b. Impaired gas exchange
c. Ineffective airway clearance
f. Risk for septic shock
3. After assessing a patient who is recovering from a stroke in a rehabilitation facility, a nurse
interprets and analyzes the patient data. Which of the four basic conclusions has the nurse
reached when identifying the need to collect more data to confirm a diagnosis of situational low
self-esteem?
a. No problem
b. Possible problem
