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NUR 112 EXAM 1|ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Open-Ended Question or comment - correct-answer - Allows the patient a wide
range of possible responses. It allows patients to express what they understand to
be true, yet is specific enough to prevent digressing from the issue at hand. It
encourages free verbalization
Closed Question or Comment - correct-answer - Answered by on or two words
(yes or no). used to gather specific information and allows the nurse and patient
to focus on a particular area
Validating question or comment - correct-answer - Validates what the nurse
believes he or she has heard or observed
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Clarifying question or comment - correct-answer - allows the nurse to gain an
understanding of a patient's comment
reflective question or comment - correct-answer - involves repeating what the
person has said or describing the person's feelings
sequencing question or comment - correct-answer - used to place events in a
chronological order or to investigate a possible cause and effect relationship
directing questions or comment - correct-answer - used to obtain more
information about a topic brought up earlier in the interview or to introduce a
new aspect of a current topic
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Narrative charting - correct-answer - progress notes written by nurses in a source-
oriented record
Critical Thinking - correct-answer - the ability of the nurse to understand and act
on what they know about nursing content (takes place in the classroom)
clinical reasoning - correct-answer - is the application of critical thinking to a
clinical situation (this takes place at the bedside)
Clinical Judgement - correct-answer - is the application of critical thinking and
clinical reasoning in clinical practice.***Together these processes lead to
competent nursing practice that provides safe patient care***
Process: Critical thinking + Clinical reasoning =Result: Clinical Judgement - correct-
answer - Process: Critical thinking + Clinical reasoning =
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Result: Clinical Judgement
subjective data - correct-answer - information perceived only by theaffected
person (patient)***something you cannotvalidate ex: rated pain, patient feeling
tinglingsensation, ***
objective data - correct-answer - observable and measurable data thatcan be
seen, heard, or felt by someone other than theperson experiencing them***ex:
vital signs, age, skintemp, visible rash, feelings, etc.***
SOAP format - correct-answer - • S- Subjective information• O- Objective
information• A- Assessment• P- Plan***Method o charting, narrative progress
notes; organizes dataaccording to S.O.A.P***
NUR 112 EXAM 1|ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Open-Ended Question or comment - correct-answer - Allows the patient a wide
range of possible responses. It allows patients to express what they understand to
be true, yet is specific enough to prevent digressing from the issue at hand. It
encourages free verbalization
Closed Question or Comment - correct-answer - Answered by on or two words
(yes or no). used to gather specific information and allows the nurse and patient
to focus on a particular area
Validating question or comment - correct-answer - Validates what the nurse
believes he or she has heard or observed
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Clarifying question or comment - correct-answer - allows the nurse to gain an
understanding of a patient's comment
reflective question or comment - correct-answer - involves repeating what the
person has said or describing the person's feelings
sequencing question or comment - correct-answer - used to place events in a
chronological order or to investigate a possible cause and effect relationship
directing questions or comment - correct-answer - used to obtain more
information about a topic brought up earlier in the interview or to introduce a
new aspect of a current topic
,3|Page
Narrative charting - correct-answer - progress notes written by nurses in a source-
oriented record
Critical Thinking - correct-answer - the ability of the nurse to understand and act
on what they know about nursing content (takes place in the classroom)
clinical reasoning - correct-answer - is the application of critical thinking to a
clinical situation (this takes place at the bedside)
Clinical Judgement - correct-answer - is the application of critical thinking and
clinical reasoning in clinical practice.***Together these processes lead to
competent nursing practice that provides safe patient care***
Process: Critical thinking + Clinical reasoning =Result: Clinical Judgement - correct-
answer - Process: Critical thinking + Clinical reasoning =
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Result: Clinical Judgement
subjective data - correct-answer - information perceived only by theaffected
person (patient)***something you cannotvalidate ex: rated pain, patient feeling
tinglingsensation, ***
objective data - correct-answer - observable and measurable data thatcan be
seen, heard, or felt by someone other than theperson experiencing them***ex:
vital signs, age, skintemp, visible rash, feelings, etc.***
SOAP format - correct-answer - • S- Subjective information• O- Objective
information• A- Assessment• P- Plan***Method o charting, narrative progress
notes; organizes dataaccording to S.O.A.P***
