NR 606 MIDTERM EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026 |ALREADY GRADED A+
Before modifying a care plan to meet a patient's changing needs, the nurse's first action should be to:
A. re-do the entire care plan
B. focus only on the nursing diagnoses with moderate priority
C. assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions
D. add more nursing interventions from a standardized plan of care --PRECISE ANS--C. assess/reassess
the patient's responses to interventions
True or False: Actual or potential health problems that can be prevented or resolved by dependent
nursing intervention are termed nursing diagnoses. --PRECISE ANS--True
Objective data is usually recorded:
A. by body systems.
B. after the assessment and plan.
C. before the health history.
D. in the problem list. --PRECISE ANS--A. by body systems
The examiner's evaluation of a patient's mental status belongs in the:
A. history of present illness.
B. review of systems.
C. physical examination.
D. patient education. --PRECISE ANS--C. physical examination.
Which following component is not related to the format of nursing diagnosis?
A. Problem
,B. Etiology
C. Sign and Symptom
D. Pain --PRECISE ANS--D. Pain
Differential diagnoses belong in the:
history.
assessment.
plan.
laboratory data. --PRECISE ANS--Assessment
Which of the following outcome statements contains the best example of performance criteria? The
patient will
Turn herself in bed frequently while awake
Understand how to use crutches by Day 2
State that pain is decreased after being medicated
Eat 75% of each meal without complaint of nausea --PRECISE ANS--Eat 75% of each meal
without complaint of nausea
True or False: Nursing assessments have the same components as medical assessment, but with less
detail. --PRECISE ANS--False
A patient tells the nurses that he is nervous, he is nauseated and he "feels hot". This type of data would
be:
objective
reflective
subjective
introspective --PRECISE ANS--Subjective
A 42-year-old Asian patient is being seen at the clinic for an initial examination. The nurse knows that it
is important to include cultural information in his health assessment to:
, Identify the cause of his illness
Make accurate disease diagnoses
Provide cultural health rights for the individual
Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care --PRECISE ANS--Provide culturally sensitive and
appropriate care
When questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake, she tells you that she is "only a social drinker."
Which initial response is appropriate?
I am glad that you are a responsible drinker
Many people who are really alcoholic say they are social drinkers
What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?
If you only drink socially, you won't need a designated driver --PRECISE ANS--What amount and what
kind
of alcohol do you drink in a week?
True or False: Carrying out a physician-initiated order is an example of an independent nursing
action. --PRECISE ANS--False
Where would you document that a patient had a flu vaccination last month?
HPI (History of Present Illness) section of the SOAP note
Past Medical History section of the SOAP note
Reveiw of systems section of the SOAP note
Objective data section of the SOAP note --PRECISE ANS--Past Medical History section of the SOAP note
Which of the following questions may lead to an inaccurate patient response?
"Where do you feel the pain?"
"How does this situation make you feel?"
"What happened after you noticed the injury?"
"That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?" --PRECISE ANS--"That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?"
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026 |ALREADY GRADED A+
Before modifying a care plan to meet a patient's changing needs, the nurse's first action should be to:
A. re-do the entire care plan
B. focus only on the nursing diagnoses with moderate priority
C. assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions
D. add more nursing interventions from a standardized plan of care --PRECISE ANS--C. assess/reassess
the patient's responses to interventions
True or False: Actual or potential health problems that can be prevented or resolved by dependent
nursing intervention are termed nursing diagnoses. --PRECISE ANS--True
Objective data is usually recorded:
A. by body systems.
B. after the assessment and plan.
C. before the health history.
D. in the problem list. --PRECISE ANS--A. by body systems
The examiner's evaluation of a patient's mental status belongs in the:
A. history of present illness.
B. review of systems.
C. physical examination.
D. patient education. --PRECISE ANS--C. physical examination.
Which following component is not related to the format of nursing diagnosis?
A. Problem
,B. Etiology
C. Sign and Symptom
D. Pain --PRECISE ANS--D. Pain
Differential diagnoses belong in the:
history.
assessment.
plan.
laboratory data. --PRECISE ANS--Assessment
Which of the following outcome statements contains the best example of performance criteria? The
patient will
Turn herself in bed frequently while awake
Understand how to use crutches by Day 2
State that pain is decreased after being medicated
Eat 75% of each meal without complaint of nausea --PRECISE ANS--Eat 75% of each meal
without complaint of nausea
True or False: Nursing assessments have the same components as medical assessment, but with less
detail. --PRECISE ANS--False
A patient tells the nurses that he is nervous, he is nauseated and he "feels hot". This type of data would
be:
objective
reflective
subjective
introspective --PRECISE ANS--Subjective
A 42-year-old Asian patient is being seen at the clinic for an initial examination. The nurse knows that it
is important to include cultural information in his health assessment to:
, Identify the cause of his illness
Make accurate disease diagnoses
Provide cultural health rights for the individual
Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care --PRECISE ANS--Provide culturally sensitive and
appropriate care
When questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake, she tells you that she is "only a social drinker."
Which initial response is appropriate?
I am glad that you are a responsible drinker
Many people who are really alcoholic say they are social drinkers
What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?
If you only drink socially, you won't need a designated driver --PRECISE ANS--What amount and what
kind
of alcohol do you drink in a week?
True or False: Carrying out a physician-initiated order is an example of an independent nursing
action. --PRECISE ANS--False
Where would you document that a patient had a flu vaccination last month?
HPI (History of Present Illness) section of the SOAP note
Past Medical History section of the SOAP note
Reveiw of systems section of the SOAP note
Objective data section of the SOAP note --PRECISE ANS--Past Medical History section of the SOAP note
Which of the following questions may lead to an inaccurate patient response?
"Where do you feel the pain?"
"How does this situation make you feel?"
"What happened after you noticed the injury?"
"That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?" --PRECISE ANS--"That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?"
