NURS 320 Exam 2 Questions And Correct
Answers Scored A+ | New Update 2025
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER physiological, safety, love/belonging,
esteem, self-actualization
initial assessment - ANSWER performed shortly after the patient is admitted to
a health care facility or service and is used to establish a complete database for
problem identification and care planning
focused assessment - ANSWER nurse gathers data about a specific problem
that has already been identified
emergency assessment - ANSWER when a patient has a physiologic or
psychological crisis it is used to identify life-threatening problems
time-lapsed assessment - ANSWER scheduled to compare a patient's current
status to t he baseline data obtained earlier
patient-centered assessment method (PCAM) - ANSWER a tool health care
practitioners can use to assess patient complexity using the social determinants of
health
subjective data - ANSWER information perceived only by the affected person;
these data cannot be perceived or verified by another person
, objective data - ANSWER observable and measurable data that can be seen,
heard, felt, or measured by someone other than the person experiencing them
nursing diagnosis - ANSWER actual or potential health problem that an
independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve; defining characteristics
are present at risk factors
medical diagnosis - ANSWER statement about a specific disease process using
terminology from a well-developed classification system accepted by the medical
profession
collaborative problem - ANSWER actual or potential health problem that may
occur from complications of disease, diagnostic studies, or treatment regiment;
the nurse works together with other members of the health care team toward its
resolution
NANDA approved nursing diagnoses - ANSWER related to either sign/symptom
that support diagnosis, look at objective and subjective assessment secondary to
an explanation to why nursing diagnosis and related to occuring
long term goal - ANSWER resolution/improvement of your nursing diagnosis
that is measurable, patient-centered, and needs a time frame
short term goal - ANSWER helps patient achieve long term goal; must also be
measurable, patient-centered, and have a time frame
SMART - ANSWER specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound
Answers Scored A+ | New Update 2025
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER physiological, safety, love/belonging,
esteem, self-actualization
initial assessment - ANSWER performed shortly after the patient is admitted to
a health care facility or service and is used to establish a complete database for
problem identification and care planning
focused assessment - ANSWER nurse gathers data about a specific problem
that has already been identified
emergency assessment - ANSWER when a patient has a physiologic or
psychological crisis it is used to identify life-threatening problems
time-lapsed assessment - ANSWER scheduled to compare a patient's current
status to t he baseline data obtained earlier
patient-centered assessment method (PCAM) - ANSWER a tool health care
practitioners can use to assess patient complexity using the social determinants of
health
subjective data - ANSWER information perceived only by the affected person;
these data cannot be perceived or verified by another person
, objective data - ANSWER observable and measurable data that can be seen,
heard, felt, or measured by someone other than the person experiencing them
nursing diagnosis - ANSWER actual or potential health problem that an
independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve; defining characteristics
are present at risk factors
medical diagnosis - ANSWER statement about a specific disease process using
terminology from a well-developed classification system accepted by the medical
profession
collaborative problem - ANSWER actual or potential health problem that may
occur from complications of disease, diagnostic studies, or treatment regiment;
the nurse works together with other members of the health care team toward its
resolution
NANDA approved nursing diagnoses - ANSWER related to either sign/symptom
that support diagnosis, look at objective and subjective assessment secondary to
an explanation to why nursing diagnosis and related to occuring
long term goal - ANSWER resolution/improvement of your nursing diagnosis
that is measurable, patient-centered, and needs a time frame
short term goal - ANSWER helps patient achieve long term goal; must also be
measurable, patient-centered, and have a time frame
SMART - ANSWER specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound
