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Fundamentals of Nursing Exam 1 TB C
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, Chapterg09:gNursinggProcessgMygNursinggTestgBanksgChapterg09:gNursinggProcessgP

otter:gEssentialsgforgNursinggPractice,g8thgEditiongMULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Agnursegisgcollectinggdatagongagpatientgwhogisgbeinggadmittedgintoghospicegcare.gThegnurs
egcollectsgdatagfromgbothgthegpatientgandgthegfamilygsogthatgagcleargpicturegofgthegpatientgstatusgi
sgobtained.gThegnursegisgcurrentlyginvolvedgingwhichgstepgofgthegnursinggprocess?

a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosing

ANS:gA
g


Assessmentgisgthegdeliberategandgsystematicgcollectiongofgdatagaboutgagpatient.gThegdatagwillgrev
ealgagpatientsgcurrentgandgpastghealthgstatus,gfunctionalgstatus,gandgpresentgandgpastgcopinggpatter
ns.gAgnursinggdiagnosisgisgagclinicalgjudgmentgaboutgindividual,gfamily,gorgcommunitygresponses
gtogactualgandgpotentialghealthgproblemsgorglifegprocessesgthatgthegnursegisglicensedgandgcompeten

tgtogtreat.gImplementationgisgthegperformancegofgnursingginterventionsgnecessarygforgachievinggth
eggoalsgandgexpectedgoutcomesgofgnursinggcare.gEvaluationgisgcrucialgtogdecidinggwhether,gafterg
interventionsghavegbeengdelivered,gagpatientsgconditiongorgwell-beinggimproves.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivegLevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:124OBJescribegeachgstepgofgthegnursi
nggprocess.

TOP:gNursinggProcess:gAssessmentgMSC:gNCLEX:gManagementgofgCare

2. Thegnursegisgadmittinggagpatientgtogthegunitgandgasksgthegpatientgaboutgtheghealthghistor
y.gThegnursegisgengagedgingwhichgcomponentgofgthegnursinggprocess?

a. Evaluation

b. Diagnosis



c. Assessment

d. Planning

ANS:gC
g

,Thegnursegisgingthegassessmentgphase.gAngassessmentgdatabasegincludesgagpatientsgcomprehensiv
eghealthghistory,gwhichgincludesginformationgaboutgagpatientsgphysicalgandgdevelopmentalgstatus
,gemotionalghealth,gsocialgpracticesgandgresources,ggoals,gvalues,glifestyle,gandgexpectationsgabo
utgtheghealthgcaregsystem.gThegdatabasegalsogincludesgphysicalgexaminationgfindingsgandgagsum
marygofgresultsgfromglaboratorygandgdiagnosticgtesting.gAgnursinggdiagnosisgisgagclinicalgjudgme
ntgaboutgindividual,gfamily,gorgcommunitygresponsesgtogactualgandgpotentialghealthgproblemsgorg
lifegprocessesgthatgthegnursegisglicensedgandgcompetentgtogtreat.gEvaluationgisgcrucialgtogdecidin
ggwhether,gafterginterventionsghavegbeengdelivered,gagpatientsgconditiongorgwell-beinggimproves.

Planningginvolvesgsettinggpriorities,gidentifyinggpatient-
centeredggoalsgandgexpectedgoutcomes,gandgprescribinggnursingginterventions.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivegLevel:gApplyingg(Application)

REF:g124gOBJ:gDiscussgapproachesgtogdatagcollectiongingnursinggassessment.gTOP:gNursinggPr
ocess:gAssessmentgMSC:gNCLEX:gManagementgofgCare

3. Agpostoperativegpatientgisgcontinuinggtoghavegincisionalgpain.gAsgpartgofgthegnursesgasses
sment,gthegnursegnotesgthatgthegpatientgisggrimacinggwhenghegorgshegchangesgposition.gThegpatie
ntsggrimacegcangbegusefulgingthegassessmentgandgcangbegdescribedgasgwhichgofgthegfollowing?

a. Cue

b. Inference

c. Diagnosis

d. Healthgpattern

ANS:gA
g


Grimacinggisgagcue.gAgcuegisginformationgthatgagnursegobtainsgthroughgusegofgthegsenses.gAnginfe
rencegisgyourgjudgmentgorginterpretationgofgthesegcues.gGordonsgfunctionalghealthgpatternsgaregagt
ypegofgdatabasegformatgtogobtaingagcomprehensivegassessment.gAgnursinggdiagnosisgisgagclinicalgj
udgmentgaboutgindividual,gfamily,gorgcommunitygresponsesgtogactualgandgpotentialghealthgproble
msgorglifegprocessesgthatgthegnursegisglicensedgandgcompetentgtogtreat.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivegLevel:gApplyingg(Application)

REF:g125gOBJ:gExplaingthegtypegofgconclusionsgthatgresultgfromgdataganalysis.gTOP:gNursinggP
rocess:gAssessmentgMSC:gNCLEX:gManagementgofgCare



4. Agpostoperativegpatientghasgdeniedgthegneedgforgpaingmedication.gThegnurseghasgnotedgth
atgthegpatientgdescribesgthegpaingasgag1gongag0gtog10gscale.gThegnursegalsognotesgthatgthegpatient

, grimacesgwhenghegorgshegchangesgpositiongandgguardsgthegincision.gThegnursegbelievesgthatgth
egpatientgisgexperiencinggpaingbasedgongtheginformationggatheredgingthegassessment.gWhatgisgt
hisgphenomenongknowngas?

a. Cue

b. Inference

c. Diagnosis

d. Healthgpattern

ANS:gB
g


Thegnursegmadegagjudgment,gwhichgisganginference,gthatgthegpatientgisgexperiencinggpain.gAnginf
erencegisgagnursesgjudgmentgorginterpretationgofgagcue.gAgcuegisginformationgthatgyougobtaingthr
oughgusegofgthegsenses.gGordonsgfunctionalghealthgpatternsgaregagtypegofgdatabasegformatgtogobt
aingagcomprehensivegassessment.gAgnursinggdiagnosisgisgagclinicalgjudgmentgaboutgindividual,gf
amily,gorgcommunitygresponsesgtogactualgandgpotentialghealthgproblemsgorglifegprocessesgthatgthe
gnursegisglicensedgandgcompetentgtogtreatgsuchgasgimpairedgtissuegperfusion.


PTS:1DIF:CognitivegLevel:gApplyingg(Application)

REF:g125gOBJ:gExplaingthegtypegofgconclusionsgthatgresultgfromgdataganalysis.gTOP:gNursinggP
rocess:gAssessmentgMSC:gNCLEX:gManagementgofgCare

5. Agnursegisgcollectinggdatagduringgthegassessmentgofgagpatient.gDuringgthegassessment,gthe
gnursegcollectsgbothgsubjectivegandgobjectivegdata.gWhichginformationgshouldgthegnursegconsiderg

asgsubjectivegdata?

a. Heartgrategofg96

b. Incisionalgerythema

c. Emesisgofg150gmL

d. Sharp,gburninggpain

ANS:gD
g


Sharp,gburninggpaingisgsubjective.gSubjectivegdatagaregpatientsgverbalgdescriptionsgofgtheirghealt
hgproblems.gOnlygpatientsgprovidegsubjectivegdata.gHeartgrate,gincisions,gandgemesisgaregallgobj
ectivegdata.gObjectivegdatagaregobservationsgorgmeasurementsgofgagpatientsghealthgstatus.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivegLevel:gAnalyzingg(Analysis)