N301 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. which of the following statements describes the purpose of the nursing process?
Answer:
process used to identify and solve patient problems
Question:
2. what does the process of analysis of patient data directly result in?
Answer:
identifyign actual or potential problems amenable to nursing intervention
Question:
3. what does the nurse do in the first step of the nursing process
Answer:
collect data
Question:
4. a client is assessed as having a fever, productive cough, and chest pain. the symptoms of pneumonia
include fever, productive cough, and chest pain. what conclusion can most accurately be drawn?
Answer:
the client probably has pneumonia
Question:
5. a nursing student asks a faculty member how to improve critical thinking. which response by the faculty
is best?
Answer:
"pay close attention to how you solve problems; assess your style of thinking"
Question:
6. the nurse is using client data whether patient outcomes have been achieved. which step of the nursing
process is the nurse using?
Answer:
evaluation
Question:
7. which of the following is considered subjective data in information gathering from the patient?
Answer:
pain
Question:
8. which of the following is a characteristic of an accomplished critical thinker?
Answer:
inquisitiveness
, Question:
9. which of the following is correctly stated nursing diagnosis
Answer:
fluid volume deficit related to vomiting as evidenced by increased heart rate and decreased urine output
Question:
10. difference between nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis
Answer:
nursing diagnosis identify problems that can be treated with independent nursing actions
Question:
11. Phase 1: Assessment
Answer:
gather information or data about the individual, family, or community. Types of data - subjective
(symptoms) and objective (signs) Methods of collecting data - interview, physical examination (inspection,
auscultation, percussion, and palpation), and consultation Organizing patient data Confidentiality of
patient data and HIPAA of 1996
Question:
12. Analysis and identification of the problem
Answer:
Data analysis includes validating and clustering. Nursing diagnosis - identifies the problems the patient is
experiencing as a result of the disease process. Human response to illness, injury, or threat. The use of
nursing diagnosis does not have universal support among various constituencies of the discipline and
profession. Critics believe that the language of nursing diagnosis obscures rather than clarifies patient
problems.
Question:
13. Phase 3: Planning
Answer:
This phase begins with identifying patient goals and ways to reach them.
Goals guide the selection of interventions and the evaluation of patient progress.
Goals are derived from the diagnoses.
Question:
14. Phase 4: Implementation of planned interventions
Answer:
performance of nursing interventions necessary for achieving the goals and expected outcomes of nursing
care.
Question:
15. Step 5: Evaluation
Answer:
the nurse compares the patient's progress with the goals and outcome criteria. may reveal data, diagnosis,
goals, and nursing interventions. Evaluation may indicate a need for change in care plan.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. which of the following statements describes the purpose of the nursing process?
Answer:
process used to identify and solve patient problems
Question:
2. what does the process of analysis of patient data directly result in?
Answer:
identifyign actual or potential problems amenable to nursing intervention
Question:
3. what does the nurse do in the first step of the nursing process
Answer:
collect data
Question:
4. a client is assessed as having a fever, productive cough, and chest pain. the symptoms of pneumonia
include fever, productive cough, and chest pain. what conclusion can most accurately be drawn?
Answer:
the client probably has pneumonia
Question:
5. a nursing student asks a faculty member how to improve critical thinking. which response by the faculty
is best?
Answer:
"pay close attention to how you solve problems; assess your style of thinking"
Question:
6. the nurse is using client data whether patient outcomes have been achieved. which step of the nursing
process is the nurse using?
Answer:
evaluation
Question:
7. which of the following is considered subjective data in information gathering from the patient?
Answer:
pain
Question:
8. which of the following is a characteristic of an accomplished critical thinker?
Answer:
inquisitiveness
, Question:
9. which of the following is correctly stated nursing diagnosis
Answer:
fluid volume deficit related to vomiting as evidenced by increased heart rate and decreased urine output
Question:
10. difference between nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis
Answer:
nursing diagnosis identify problems that can be treated with independent nursing actions
Question:
11. Phase 1: Assessment
Answer:
gather information or data about the individual, family, or community. Types of data - subjective
(symptoms) and objective (signs) Methods of collecting data - interview, physical examination (inspection,
auscultation, percussion, and palpation), and consultation Organizing patient data Confidentiality of
patient data and HIPAA of 1996
Question:
12. Analysis and identification of the problem
Answer:
Data analysis includes validating and clustering. Nursing diagnosis - identifies the problems the patient is
experiencing as a result of the disease process. Human response to illness, injury, or threat. The use of
nursing diagnosis does not have universal support among various constituencies of the discipline and
profession. Critics believe that the language of nursing diagnosis obscures rather than clarifies patient
problems.
Question:
13. Phase 3: Planning
Answer:
This phase begins with identifying patient goals and ways to reach them.
Goals guide the selection of interventions and the evaluation of patient progress.
Goals are derived from the diagnoses.
Question:
14. Phase 4: Implementation of planned interventions
Answer:
performance of nursing interventions necessary for achieving the goals and expected outcomes of nursing
care.
Question:
15. Step 5: Evaluation
Answer:
the nurse compares the patient's progress with the goals and outcome criteria. may reveal data, diagnosis,
goals, and nursing interventions. Evaluation may indicate a need for change in care plan.
