BSN 206 Quiz 1 Professional Nursing Foundations,
Ethics, and the Nursing Process ( Module 1) 50
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)
Covers the evolution of professional nursing, basic clinical reasoning, and the first steps of the
ADPIE framework
1. A nurse uses a systematic, 5-step problem-solving approach to guide clinical decision-
making. What is this framework called?
A) Medical model
B) The nursing process
C) Epidemiological triad
D) Collaborative protocol
Rationale: The nursing process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation) is the foundational framework for clinical judgment.
1. Which type of data includes a patient's description of their symptoms, feelings, and
values?
A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Diagnostic laboratory data
D) Biometric baseline measurements
Rationale: Subjective data represents information reported directly by the patient
(symptoms) that cannot be directly measured by an external observer.
1. A nurse measures a blood pressure of 142/90 mmHg and a heart rate of 98 beats per
minute. How are these findings classified?
A) Subjective cues
B) Objective cues
C) Inferred assumptions
D) Nursing diagnoses
, Rationale: Objective data consists of observable, measurable physical metrics gathered
via inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
1. During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse establish measurable, time-
bound client goals?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Rationale: The planning phase involves prioritizing diagnoses and formulating specific,
measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
1. A nurse executes ordered interventions and documents the care delivered. Which phase
of the nursing process is this?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Rationale: Implementation involves carrying out the individualized nursing care plan and
recording the patient responses.
1. When a nurse evaluates whether the patient has achieved the expected outcomes,
which action is performed?
A) Gathering baseline admission history
B) Comparing current patient responses against established goals
C) Writing a new nursing diagnosis from scratch
D) Re-ordering diagnostic laboratory panels
Rationale: Evaluation measures the effectiveness of nursing interventions by
determining if patient goals were met, partially met, or unmet.
1. Which ethical principle refers to the duty to do no harm to the patient?
A) Autonomy
Ethics, and the Nursing Process ( Module 1) 50
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)
Covers the evolution of professional nursing, basic clinical reasoning, and the first steps of the
ADPIE framework
1. A nurse uses a systematic, 5-step problem-solving approach to guide clinical decision-
making. What is this framework called?
A) Medical model
B) The nursing process
C) Epidemiological triad
D) Collaborative protocol
Rationale: The nursing process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation) is the foundational framework for clinical judgment.
1. Which type of data includes a patient's description of their symptoms, feelings, and
values?
A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Diagnostic laboratory data
D) Biometric baseline measurements
Rationale: Subjective data represents information reported directly by the patient
(symptoms) that cannot be directly measured by an external observer.
1. A nurse measures a blood pressure of 142/90 mmHg and a heart rate of 98 beats per
minute. How are these findings classified?
A) Subjective cues
B) Objective cues
C) Inferred assumptions
D) Nursing diagnoses
, Rationale: Objective data consists of observable, measurable physical metrics gathered
via inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
1. During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse establish measurable, time-
bound client goals?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Rationale: The planning phase involves prioritizing diagnoses and formulating specific,
measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
1. A nurse executes ordered interventions and documents the care delivered. Which phase
of the nursing process is this?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Rationale: Implementation involves carrying out the individualized nursing care plan and
recording the patient responses.
1. When a nurse evaluates whether the patient has achieved the expected outcomes,
which action is performed?
A) Gathering baseline admission history
B) Comparing current patient responses against established goals
C) Writing a new nursing diagnosis from scratch
D) Re-ordering diagnostic laboratory panels
Rationale: Evaluation measures the effectiveness of nursing interventions by
determining if patient goals were met, partially met, or unmet.
1. Which ethical principle refers to the duty to do no harm to the patient?
A) Autonomy
