NURS 215 EXAM 2 EXAM REVIEW 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ARIZONA COLLEGE OF
NURSING GRADED A+
⩥ ADPIE. Answer: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation.
⩥ Nursing process characteristics. Answer: The nursing process is NOT
linear.
⩥ Assessment. Answer: Involves gathering data about the patient and
their health status; Info is related to the physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status of the individual.
⩥ Primary data. Answer: Data obtained directly from the patient.
⩥ Subjective data. Answer: What the patient SAYS/TELLS you.
⩥ Objective data. Answer: What you can SEE for yourself.
⩥ Secondary Data. Answer: Data obtained secondhand, from the
medical record or another care provider.
,⩥ Diagnosis. Answer: Using critical-thinking skills, the nurse analyzes
the Assessment to identify patterns in the data and draw conclusions
about the client's health status (strengths, problems, and factors
contributing to the problem).
⩥ Nursing diagnosis. Answer: A statement of patient health status that
nurses can identify, prevent, or treat independently.
⩥ Medical diagnosis. Answer: Describes a disease, illness, or injury;
Purpose is to identify a pathology so appropriate treatment can be given
to cure the condition.
⩥ Planning. Answer: Encompasses identifying goals and outcomes,
choosing interventions, and creating nursing care plans.
⩥ Initial Planning. Answer: Begins with the first patient contact; Refers
to the development of the initial comprehensive care plan.
⩥ Ongoing Planning. Answer: Changes made in the plan; Allows you to
prioritize the problem(s) the patient has.
⩥ Discharge Planning. Answer: Process of planning a self-care and
continuity of care after the patient leaves the healthcare setting.
, ⩥ Nursing Care Plan. Answer: The comprehensive central source of info
needed to guide holistic, goal-oriented care to address each patient's
unique needs; It specifies dependent, interdependent, and independent
nursing actions necessary.
⩥ Implementation/Implement Interventions. Answer: Involves
performing/delegating planned interventions; Carry out the care plan.
⩥ Evaluation. Answer: Last step of the nursing process; Involves
making judgements about the patient's progress towards desired health
outcomes, the effectiveness of the nursing care plan, and the quality of
nursing care in the healthcare setting.
⩥ Structure Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the setting in which care is
provided.
⩥ Process Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the activities performed. It
does NOT describe the results of the activities performed (focuses on
WHAT was done and HOW WELL it was done).
⩥ Outcomes Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the observable/measurable
changes in the patient's health status resulting from the care given.
⩥ HIPAA. Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
A federal law (passed in 1996) which established regulations of
PRACTICE SOLUTION WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ARIZONA COLLEGE OF
NURSING GRADED A+
⩥ ADPIE. Answer: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation.
⩥ Nursing process characteristics. Answer: The nursing process is NOT
linear.
⩥ Assessment. Answer: Involves gathering data about the patient and
their health status; Info is related to the physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status of the individual.
⩥ Primary data. Answer: Data obtained directly from the patient.
⩥ Subjective data. Answer: What the patient SAYS/TELLS you.
⩥ Objective data. Answer: What you can SEE for yourself.
⩥ Secondary Data. Answer: Data obtained secondhand, from the
medical record or another care provider.
,⩥ Diagnosis. Answer: Using critical-thinking skills, the nurse analyzes
the Assessment to identify patterns in the data and draw conclusions
about the client's health status (strengths, problems, and factors
contributing to the problem).
⩥ Nursing diagnosis. Answer: A statement of patient health status that
nurses can identify, prevent, or treat independently.
⩥ Medical diagnosis. Answer: Describes a disease, illness, or injury;
Purpose is to identify a pathology so appropriate treatment can be given
to cure the condition.
⩥ Planning. Answer: Encompasses identifying goals and outcomes,
choosing interventions, and creating nursing care plans.
⩥ Initial Planning. Answer: Begins with the first patient contact; Refers
to the development of the initial comprehensive care plan.
⩥ Ongoing Planning. Answer: Changes made in the plan; Allows you to
prioritize the problem(s) the patient has.
⩥ Discharge Planning. Answer: Process of planning a self-care and
continuity of care after the patient leaves the healthcare setting.
, ⩥ Nursing Care Plan. Answer: The comprehensive central source of info
needed to guide holistic, goal-oriented care to address each patient's
unique needs; It specifies dependent, interdependent, and independent
nursing actions necessary.
⩥ Implementation/Implement Interventions. Answer: Involves
performing/delegating planned interventions; Carry out the care plan.
⩥ Evaluation. Answer: Last step of the nursing process; Involves
making judgements about the patient's progress towards desired health
outcomes, the effectiveness of the nursing care plan, and the quality of
nursing care in the healthcare setting.
⩥ Structure Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the setting in which care is
provided.
⩥ Process Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the activities performed. It
does NOT describe the results of the activities performed (focuses on
WHAT was done and HOW WELL it was done).
⩥ Outcomes Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the observable/measurable
changes in the patient's health status resulting from the care given.
⩥ HIPAA. Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
A federal law (passed in 1996) which established regulations of
