NURS 330 Unit 1 Exam fully
solved & updated 2025-
2026(100% verified for accuracy)
ANA (American Nurses Association) - answer Professional
organization for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective
bargaining and education
Scope of practice is determined by the state in which you practice in
-The facility you work for is the policy you abide by as long as it is in
the scope of the state (may be more restrictive)
Health Assessment - answer "Gathering information about the
health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data,
making judgments about nursing interventions based on the
findings and evaluating patient care outcomes" (AACN, 2011)
Includes:
-Health history
-Physical assessment
-Psych, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, lifestyle, etc.
Wellness - answer "An integrated method of functioning, which is
oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is
capable" (Dunn, as cited in Zimmer, 2010)
Encouraging the patient to facilitate for themselves and their
overall ____________
Facilitated via health promotion and risk reduction
,Primary Prevention - answer Strategies aimed at preventing health
problems
Secondary Prevention - answer Early diagnoses and prompt
treatment
Tertiary Prevention - answer Preventing complications of existing
disease, promoting highest health level possible
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating - answer What are the steps to the nursing process? (5)
Assessment - answer A step in the nursing process in which a
complete, accurate account for the patients health data is compiled
Diagnose - answer A step in the nursing process in which the health
data received from the patient is clustered and patterns are sorted
out in order to determine the patient's condition
Different from a medical _______
Planning - answer A step in the nursing process in which SMART
goals and outcomes are formulated and a plan of action is
determined in terms of the interventions to be implemented
, Implementation - answer A step in the nursing process in which
treatment determined based on clinical judgment and knowledge is
performed by the nurse to enhance patient outcomes
Evaluate - answer A step in the nursing process in which the
implementations are judged for efficacy in meeting the patient goals
and outcomes based on patient responses
Diagnostic Reasoning - answer The process of analyzing health data
and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses based on the nurse's
critical thinking
Involves seven steps in context of health assessment
-Identify abnormal data
-Cluster data
-Draw inferences
-Propose nursing diagnoses
-Check for defining characteristics
-Confirm or rule out diagnoses
-Document conclusions
Emergency
Comprehensive
Focused - answer What are the 3 types of assessments?
Emergency (Assessment) - answer A nursing assessment that is
given during a life-threatening or unstable situation
Comprehensive (Assessment) - answer A nursing assessment in
which a complete health history and physical assessment is
performed
solved & updated 2025-
2026(100% verified for accuracy)
ANA (American Nurses Association) - answer Professional
organization for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective
bargaining and education
Scope of practice is determined by the state in which you practice in
-The facility you work for is the policy you abide by as long as it is in
the scope of the state (may be more restrictive)
Health Assessment - answer "Gathering information about the
health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data,
making judgments about nursing interventions based on the
findings and evaluating patient care outcomes" (AACN, 2011)
Includes:
-Health history
-Physical assessment
-Psych, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, lifestyle, etc.
Wellness - answer "An integrated method of functioning, which is
oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is
capable" (Dunn, as cited in Zimmer, 2010)
Encouraging the patient to facilitate for themselves and their
overall ____________
Facilitated via health promotion and risk reduction
,Primary Prevention - answer Strategies aimed at preventing health
problems
Secondary Prevention - answer Early diagnoses and prompt
treatment
Tertiary Prevention - answer Preventing complications of existing
disease, promoting highest health level possible
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating - answer What are the steps to the nursing process? (5)
Assessment - answer A step in the nursing process in which a
complete, accurate account for the patients health data is compiled
Diagnose - answer A step in the nursing process in which the health
data received from the patient is clustered and patterns are sorted
out in order to determine the patient's condition
Different from a medical _______
Planning - answer A step in the nursing process in which SMART
goals and outcomes are formulated and a plan of action is
determined in terms of the interventions to be implemented
, Implementation - answer A step in the nursing process in which
treatment determined based on clinical judgment and knowledge is
performed by the nurse to enhance patient outcomes
Evaluate - answer A step in the nursing process in which the
implementations are judged for efficacy in meeting the patient goals
and outcomes based on patient responses
Diagnostic Reasoning - answer The process of analyzing health data
and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses based on the nurse's
critical thinking
Involves seven steps in context of health assessment
-Identify abnormal data
-Cluster data
-Draw inferences
-Propose nursing diagnoses
-Check for defining characteristics
-Confirm or rule out diagnoses
-Document conclusions
Emergency
Comprehensive
Focused - answer What are the 3 types of assessments?
Emergency (Assessment) - answer A nursing assessment that is
given during a life-threatening or unstable situation
Comprehensive (Assessment) - answer A nursing assessment in
which a complete health history and physical assessment is
performed
