QUESTIONS WITH UPDATED
ANSWERS
What is subjective data? - ans--data stated by the patient/family member (SUBJECTIVE
is what they SAY).
What is objective data? - ans--data observed by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating the patient (OBJECTIVE is what you OBSERVE).
What is the nursing process? - ans--the standards pf practice in nursing which include:
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Circular Process.
Which priority level of a patient (1-4) is an emergency? - ans--priority 1
What is dyspnea? - ans--difficulty in breathing
What is pallor? - ans--paleness or loss of color from skin or mucous membranes
What is delirium? - ans--disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking
and reduced awareness of your environment.
What is dementia? - ans--a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social
abilities
What is orientation? - ans--the relative position of something or someone to the self
What is thought content? - ans--what a person thinks; ideas, beliefs, and use of words
What is thought process? - ans--the way a person thinks
What is emesis? - ans--vomiting
What is epistaxis? - ans--nose bleed
What is an auscultatory gap? - ans--a period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during
auscultation of a manual blood pressure
What is tachycardia? - ans--abnormal rapid heart rate