THE NURSING PROCESS
COMPETENCIES EXAM GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Synthesizes available data, information, and knowledge relevant to the situation to
identify patterns and variances. - Answer-Assessment
Applies ethical, legal, and privacy guidelines and policies to the collection, maintenance,
use, and dissemination of data and information. - Answer-Assessment
Recognizes the healthcare consumer as the authority on his/her own health by honoring
their care preferences. - Answer-Assessment
Documents relevant data in a retrievable format. - Answer-Assessment
Derives the diagnoses or issues from assessment data. - Answer-Diagnosis
Validates the diagnoses or issues with the healthcare consumer, family, and other
healthcare providers when possible and appropriate. - Answer-Diagnosis
Identifies actual or potential risks to the healthcare consumer's health and safety or
barriers to health, which may include but are not limited to interpersonal, systematic, or
environmental circumstances. - Answer-Diagnosis
Uses standardized classification systems and clinical decision support tools, when
available, in identifying diagnoses. - Answer-Diagnosis
Documents diagnoses or issues in a manner that facilitates the determination of the
expected outcomes and plan. - Answer-Diagnosis
Involves the healthcare consumer, family, healthcare providers, and others in
formulating expected outcomes when possible and appropriate. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Derives culturally appropriate expected outcomes from diagnoses. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Considers associated risks, benefits, costs, current scientific evidence, expected
trajectory of the condition, and clinical expertise when formulating expected outcomes. -
Answer-Outcomes Identification
Defines expected outcomes in terms of the healthcare consumer, healthcare consumer
culture, values, and ethical considerations. - Answer-Outcomes Identification
, Includes a time estimate for the attainment of expected outcomes. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Develops expected outcomes that facilitate continuity of care. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Modifies expected outcomes according to changes in the status of the healthcare
consumer or evaluation of the situation. - Answer-Outcomes Identification
Documents expected outcomes as measurable goals. - Answer-Outcomes Identification
Develops an individualized plan in partnership with the individual, family, and others
considering the person's characteristics or situation, including but not limited to values,
beliefs, spiritual and health practices, preferences, choices, developmental level, coping
style, culture and environment, and available technology. - Answer-Planning
Establishes plan priorities with the healthcare consumer, family, and others as
appropriate. - Answer-Planning
Includes strategies in the plan that address each of the identified diagnoses or issues
(e.g. promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness, injury, and disease,
alleviation of suffering, and supportive care for those who are dying). - Answer-Planning
Includes strategies for health and wholeness across the lifespan. - Answer-Planning
Provides for continuity in the plan. - Answer-Planning
Incorporates an implementation pathway or timeline in the plan. - Answer-Planning
Considers the economic impact of the plan on the healthcare consumer, family,
caregivers, or other affected individuals. - Answer-Planning
Integrates current scientific evidence, trends, and research. - Answer-Planning
Utilizes the plan to provide direction to other members of the healthcare team. - Answer-
Planning
Explores practice setting and safe space and time for the nurse and the healthcare
consumer to explore suggested, potential, and alternative options. - Answer-Planning
Defines the plan to reflect current statutes, rules, regulations, and standards. - Answer-
Planning
Modifies the plan according to the ongoing assessment of the healthcare consumer's
response and other outcome indicators. - Answer-Planning
COMPETENCIES EXAM GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Synthesizes available data, information, and knowledge relevant to the situation to
identify patterns and variances. - Answer-Assessment
Applies ethical, legal, and privacy guidelines and policies to the collection, maintenance,
use, and dissemination of data and information. - Answer-Assessment
Recognizes the healthcare consumer as the authority on his/her own health by honoring
their care preferences. - Answer-Assessment
Documents relevant data in a retrievable format. - Answer-Assessment
Derives the diagnoses or issues from assessment data. - Answer-Diagnosis
Validates the diagnoses or issues with the healthcare consumer, family, and other
healthcare providers when possible and appropriate. - Answer-Diagnosis
Identifies actual or potential risks to the healthcare consumer's health and safety or
barriers to health, which may include but are not limited to interpersonal, systematic, or
environmental circumstances. - Answer-Diagnosis
Uses standardized classification systems and clinical decision support tools, when
available, in identifying diagnoses. - Answer-Diagnosis
Documents diagnoses or issues in a manner that facilitates the determination of the
expected outcomes and plan. - Answer-Diagnosis
Involves the healthcare consumer, family, healthcare providers, and others in
formulating expected outcomes when possible and appropriate. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Derives culturally appropriate expected outcomes from diagnoses. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Considers associated risks, benefits, costs, current scientific evidence, expected
trajectory of the condition, and clinical expertise when formulating expected outcomes. -
Answer-Outcomes Identification
Defines expected outcomes in terms of the healthcare consumer, healthcare consumer
culture, values, and ethical considerations. - Answer-Outcomes Identification
, Includes a time estimate for the attainment of expected outcomes. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Develops expected outcomes that facilitate continuity of care. - Answer-Outcomes
Identification
Modifies expected outcomes according to changes in the status of the healthcare
consumer or evaluation of the situation. - Answer-Outcomes Identification
Documents expected outcomes as measurable goals. - Answer-Outcomes Identification
Develops an individualized plan in partnership with the individual, family, and others
considering the person's characteristics or situation, including but not limited to values,
beliefs, spiritual and health practices, preferences, choices, developmental level, coping
style, culture and environment, and available technology. - Answer-Planning
Establishes plan priorities with the healthcare consumer, family, and others as
appropriate. - Answer-Planning
Includes strategies in the plan that address each of the identified diagnoses or issues
(e.g. promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness, injury, and disease,
alleviation of suffering, and supportive care for those who are dying). - Answer-Planning
Includes strategies for health and wholeness across the lifespan. - Answer-Planning
Provides for continuity in the plan. - Answer-Planning
Incorporates an implementation pathway or timeline in the plan. - Answer-Planning
Considers the economic impact of the plan on the healthcare consumer, family,
caregivers, or other affected individuals. - Answer-Planning
Integrates current scientific evidence, trends, and research. - Answer-Planning
Utilizes the plan to provide direction to other members of the healthcare team. - Answer-
Planning
Explores practice setting and safe space and time for the nurse and the healthcare
consumer to explore suggested, potential, and alternative options. - Answer-Planning
Defines the plan to reflect current statutes, rules, regulations, and standards. - Answer-
Planning
Modifies the plan according to the ongoing assessment of the healthcare consumer's
response and other outcome indicators. - Answer-Planning
