NU 300 EXAM 1 – MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
what is adult health nursing? - ANS ✔✔practice area that requires specialized knowledge and skills to
manage patients from late adolescence to adult lifespan
what is the scope of adult health nursing? - ANS ✔✔Manage actual or potential health problems
affecting the individual, significant other, and community
what are health concepts - ANS ✔✔ACID-BASE BALANCE
• CELLULAR REGULATION
• CLOTTING
• COGNITION
• COMFORT
• ELIMINATION
• FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE
• GAS EXCHANGE
• GLUCOSE REGULATION
• IMMUNITY
• INFECTION
• INFLAMMATION
• MOBILITY
• NUTRITION
• PAIN
• PERFUSION
• SENSORY PERCEPTION
• SEXUALITY
• TISSUE INTEGRITY
what are the 5 steps of the nursing process? - ANS ✔✔1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
what are the 6 functions of clinical judgement? - ANS ✔✔1. recognize cues
2. analyze cues
3. prioritize hypothesis
4. generate solutions
5. take action
6. evaluate outcomes
professional nursing concepts - ANS ✔✔• Clinical Judgment
• Systems Thinking
• Ethics
• Health Care Disparities
, what are the priorities of patient care? - ANS ✔✔- patient centered care
- collaboration
- evidence based practice
- quality improvement
- informatics
what is the HIGHEST priority of patient care? - ANS ✔✔safety
what is QSEN? - ANS ✔✔Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
What is patient-centered care? - ANS ✔✔providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual
patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
what are some examples of patient-centered care? - ANS ✔✔Pet therapy
• Massage therapy
• Guided imagery
• Biofeedback
• Exercise and fitness programs
• Nutritional supplements
• Aromatherapy
• Health-focused television
• Music therapy
• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Disease management programs
What does the Joint Commission recommend to ensure patient-centered care? - ANS ✔✔
What is medication reconciliation? - ANS ✔✔maintain and communicate accurate medication
information for the individual served
Review the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals - ANS ✔✔
why is teamwork and collaboration important in health care? - ANS ✔✔the nurse functions effectively
within nursing and interprofessional teams fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making to achieve quality care"
who are the members of the interprofessional team? - ANS ✔✔• Patient• Family
• Primary Care Providers
• Nurses
• Assistive Personnel (AP)
• Other health professionals and their assistants
− Respiratory Therapy
− Occupational Therapy
− Physical Therapy
interprofessional team attributes - ANS ✔✔Values/Ethics for Interprofessional practice
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
what is adult health nursing? - ANS ✔✔practice area that requires specialized knowledge and skills to
manage patients from late adolescence to adult lifespan
what is the scope of adult health nursing? - ANS ✔✔Manage actual or potential health problems
affecting the individual, significant other, and community
what are health concepts - ANS ✔✔ACID-BASE BALANCE
• CELLULAR REGULATION
• CLOTTING
• COGNITION
• COMFORT
• ELIMINATION
• FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE
• GAS EXCHANGE
• GLUCOSE REGULATION
• IMMUNITY
• INFECTION
• INFLAMMATION
• MOBILITY
• NUTRITION
• PAIN
• PERFUSION
• SENSORY PERCEPTION
• SEXUALITY
• TISSUE INTEGRITY
what are the 5 steps of the nursing process? - ANS ✔✔1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
what are the 6 functions of clinical judgement? - ANS ✔✔1. recognize cues
2. analyze cues
3. prioritize hypothesis
4. generate solutions
5. take action
6. evaluate outcomes
professional nursing concepts - ANS ✔✔• Clinical Judgment
• Systems Thinking
• Ethics
• Health Care Disparities
, what are the priorities of patient care? - ANS ✔✔- patient centered care
- collaboration
- evidence based practice
- quality improvement
- informatics
what is the HIGHEST priority of patient care? - ANS ✔✔safety
what is QSEN? - ANS ✔✔Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
What is patient-centered care? - ANS ✔✔providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual
patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
what are some examples of patient-centered care? - ANS ✔✔Pet therapy
• Massage therapy
• Guided imagery
• Biofeedback
• Exercise and fitness programs
• Nutritional supplements
• Aromatherapy
• Health-focused television
• Music therapy
• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Disease management programs
What does the Joint Commission recommend to ensure patient-centered care? - ANS ✔✔
What is medication reconciliation? - ANS ✔✔maintain and communicate accurate medication
information for the individual served
Review the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals - ANS ✔✔
why is teamwork and collaboration important in health care? - ANS ✔✔the nurse functions effectively
within nursing and interprofessional teams fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making to achieve quality care"
who are the members of the interprofessional team? - ANS ✔✔• Patient• Family
• Primary Care Providers
• Nurses
• Assistive Personnel (AP)
• Other health professionals and their assistants
− Respiratory Therapy
− Occupational Therapy
− Physical Therapy
interprofessional team attributes - ANS ✔✔Values/Ethics for Interprofessional practice
