BASIC NURSING SKILLS- EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADED 2026/2027
Nursing Process - correct answerADPIE:
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Process - correct answerA decision-making framework used by nurses to determine
needs of patients
critical thinking - correct answerskillful reasoning/logical thought
Assessment - correct answerhead-to-toe
interviewing
gathering info (medical history)
Diagnosis (nursing diagnosis) - correct answerNOT the same as a medical diagnosis
-NANDA (list of approved nursing diagnoses)
Nursing Diagnosis - correct answer-a label or statement for a problem that a patient is
experiencing as a result of his/her medical diagnosis
Planning - correct answerfiguring out what actions/interventions need to be taken
Implementation - correct answer-interventions (what you will have your patient do)
,-taking action
-setting a time frame
Evaluation - correct answerreflecting on interventions
American Nurse Association - correct answersays that LVN CANNOT make the initial assessment
Objective data - correct answer-things you can see/observe with your senses
Use of senses of Objective Data (table 4.2) - correct answer-use of vision:
read lab & diagnostic results
read patients medical records
make direct observations of patients behavior/bodily fluids
-use of hearing
note patient-made sounds (ex: during auscultation)
-use of smell
detect patient bodily fluid odors
-use of touch
assess pulse rate
detect moisture of patients skin
palpate for masses or edema/swelling
Subjective data - correct answersymptoms only the patient can feel/explain
,Primary data - correct answerinfo the patient provides
Secondary data - correct answerinfo you gather from the patient's family/friends
rapport - correct answermutual trust/understanding with patient
Physical assessment - correct answer1) inspection (visual examination)
2) auscultation (listening)
3) palpation (touching/feeling)
4) percussion (tapping organs)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - correct answerMOST important to LEAST important:
1) physiological (person needs to live, food, air, water, etc)
2) Safety & security (protection, shelter, law, order)
3) love & belonging (affection, meaningful relationships)
4) self-esteem (pride, recognition, sense of accomplishment)
5) cognitive (knowledge, understanding, exploration)
6) aesthetic (beauty)
7) self actualization (personal growth)
8) transcendence (to exist)
NANDA-I - correct answerapproved list of nursing diagnoses
-"risk for"
-"readiness for enhanced"
-"acute"
, -"chronic"
-"family"
-"impaired"
-"disturbed"
-"deficient"
writing a nursing diagnosis - correct answer- 1-to-3 part statements
1) problem
2)etiology (cause) "related to"
3) signs & symptoms (evidence) "evidenced by"
wellness diagnosis - correct answerincludes the phrase "readiness for enhanced"
syndrome diagnosis - correct answera label referring to defining characteristics that do not need
further elaboration
specified diagnoses - correct answerclearly apply to one defined patient
ex: latex allergy response
Planning - correct answersetting long term/short term goals
goals - correct answergeneral
outcomes - correct answerspecific
expected outcome statements - correct answerex: before a patients might be discharged from
hospital
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADED 2026/2027
Nursing Process - correct answerADPIE:
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Process - correct answerA decision-making framework used by nurses to determine
needs of patients
critical thinking - correct answerskillful reasoning/logical thought
Assessment - correct answerhead-to-toe
interviewing
gathering info (medical history)
Diagnosis (nursing diagnosis) - correct answerNOT the same as a medical diagnosis
-NANDA (list of approved nursing diagnoses)
Nursing Diagnosis - correct answer-a label or statement for a problem that a patient is
experiencing as a result of his/her medical diagnosis
Planning - correct answerfiguring out what actions/interventions need to be taken
Implementation - correct answer-interventions (what you will have your patient do)
,-taking action
-setting a time frame
Evaluation - correct answerreflecting on interventions
American Nurse Association - correct answersays that LVN CANNOT make the initial assessment
Objective data - correct answer-things you can see/observe with your senses
Use of senses of Objective Data (table 4.2) - correct answer-use of vision:
read lab & diagnostic results
read patients medical records
make direct observations of patients behavior/bodily fluids
-use of hearing
note patient-made sounds (ex: during auscultation)
-use of smell
detect patient bodily fluid odors
-use of touch
assess pulse rate
detect moisture of patients skin
palpate for masses or edema/swelling
Subjective data - correct answersymptoms only the patient can feel/explain
,Primary data - correct answerinfo the patient provides
Secondary data - correct answerinfo you gather from the patient's family/friends
rapport - correct answermutual trust/understanding with patient
Physical assessment - correct answer1) inspection (visual examination)
2) auscultation (listening)
3) palpation (touching/feeling)
4) percussion (tapping organs)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - correct answerMOST important to LEAST important:
1) physiological (person needs to live, food, air, water, etc)
2) Safety & security (protection, shelter, law, order)
3) love & belonging (affection, meaningful relationships)
4) self-esteem (pride, recognition, sense of accomplishment)
5) cognitive (knowledge, understanding, exploration)
6) aesthetic (beauty)
7) self actualization (personal growth)
8) transcendence (to exist)
NANDA-I - correct answerapproved list of nursing diagnoses
-"risk for"
-"readiness for enhanced"
-"acute"
, -"chronic"
-"family"
-"impaired"
-"disturbed"
-"deficient"
writing a nursing diagnosis - correct answer- 1-to-3 part statements
1) problem
2)etiology (cause) "related to"
3) signs & symptoms (evidence) "evidenced by"
wellness diagnosis - correct answerincludes the phrase "readiness for enhanced"
syndrome diagnosis - correct answera label referring to defining characteristics that do not need
further elaboration
specified diagnoses - correct answerclearly apply to one defined patient
ex: latex allergy response
Planning - correct answersetting long term/short term goals
goals - correct answergeneral
outcomes - correct answerspecific
expected outcome statements - correct answerex: before a patients might be discharged from
hospital
