TEST 4: CHAPTER 26 MASTERING (FUNDAMENTALS
OF NURSING) QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
ANSWERS 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE/GET A+
The nurse understands that documentation is an important part of nursing care. What
are the advantages of effective documentation? Select all that apply. - A. Repetition of
therapy
*B. Saving time
*C. Minimizing error
*D. Effective continuity of patient care
E. Omission of treatment
RATIONALE: Effective documentation saves time in finding the patient's details, change
in status, treatment plans, and the treatments administered. It minimizes errors in
treatment because all the details are mentioned in the document. It enhances and
ensures effective continuity of patient care as the relevant details, outcomes of
treatment, and the quality of patient care are noted. Effective documentation reduces
repetition of therapy, because the treatment or therapy that has been done is mentioned
in the document. It also stops omission of treatment, because the treatment plan is
clearly mentioned in the document.
TEST-TAKING TIP: This is a good example of a question where common sense should
prevail. Would you ever want to repeat therapy or omit treatment? The choices,
"Repetition of therapy" and "Omission of treatment" are easily eliminated by staying
calm and examining the choices individually.
You are giving a hand-off report to another nurse who will be caring for your patient at
the end of your shift. Which pieces of information do you include in the report? Select all
that apply. - *A. The patient's name, age, and admitting diagnosis
*B. Allergies to food and medications
C. Your evaluation that the patient is "needy"
D. How much the patient ate for breakfast
*E. That the patient's pain rating went from 8 to 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 after receiving
650 mg of acetaminophen
RATIONALE: During change of shift report, include essential background information
such as the patient's name, age, diagnosis, and allergies. Also include the response to
treatments such as the response to pain-relieving measures. Information about how
, much the patient ate for breakfast is not necessary. This information is in the chart if the
nurse really needs to know. Do not include critical comments about your patients.
A registered nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about the nursing process in a
hospital. Which statement made by a student nurse indicates the need for additional
teaching? - A. "Focus charting follows a data, action, and response (DAR) format."
B. "SOAP originated from medical records and PIE charting has a nursing origin."
*C. "The subjective and objective data are included in problem, intervention, evaluation
(PIE) charting."
D. "The patient's verbalizations are included under subjective data in the subjective,
objective, assessment, plan (SOAP) format."
RATIONALE: An assessment process that includes subjective and objective data is not
included in the PIE charting format. PIE charting includes only the problem, the
necessary intervention, and an effective outcome. Focus charting follows a data, action,
and response (DAR) format. This format reflects various steps of the nursing process.
SOAP and PIE charting are similar in their problem-oriented nature. However, the
SOAP format originated from the medical records and PIE charting has a nursing origin.
The verbalizations of the patient are included under the subjective data in the SOAP
format.
TEST-TAKING TIP: Read the question carefully before looking at the answers: (1)
Determine what the question is really asking and look for key words, (2) Read each
answer thoroughly and see if it completely covers the material asked by the question,
and (3) Narrow the choices by immediately eliminating answers you know are incorrect.
How is proper documentation of a patient's health information useful to medical
insurance companies? Choose the best answer. - A. It helps in providing preventive
care to the patients.
*B. It helps in determining the diagnosis-related group (DRG) of the patient.
C. It helps in reducing the cost of the monthly premium paid by the patient.
D. It helps in reducing the cost of healthcare services provided to the patient
RATIONALE: In order to determine healthcare reimbursements that have to be provided
for the patient, insurance companies have to first determine the diagnosis-related group
(DRG) of the patient. This can be done by referring to the patient's documented reports.
Thus, it is very important that the information pertaining to the patient's health is well
documented. Insurance companies do not provide preventive care to patients;
preventive care is given by the provider. The amount that has to be paid for a premium
OF NURSING) QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
ANSWERS 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE/GET A+
The nurse understands that documentation is an important part of nursing care. What
are the advantages of effective documentation? Select all that apply. - A. Repetition of
therapy
*B. Saving time
*C. Minimizing error
*D. Effective continuity of patient care
E. Omission of treatment
RATIONALE: Effective documentation saves time in finding the patient's details, change
in status, treatment plans, and the treatments administered. It minimizes errors in
treatment because all the details are mentioned in the document. It enhances and
ensures effective continuity of patient care as the relevant details, outcomes of
treatment, and the quality of patient care are noted. Effective documentation reduces
repetition of therapy, because the treatment or therapy that has been done is mentioned
in the document. It also stops omission of treatment, because the treatment plan is
clearly mentioned in the document.
TEST-TAKING TIP: This is a good example of a question where common sense should
prevail. Would you ever want to repeat therapy or omit treatment? The choices,
"Repetition of therapy" and "Omission of treatment" are easily eliminated by staying
calm and examining the choices individually.
You are giving a hand-off report to another nurse who will be caring for your patient at
the end of your shift. Which pieces of information do you include in the report? Select all
that apply. - *A. The patient's name, age, and admitting diagnosis
*B. Allergies to food and medications
C. Your evaluation that the patient is "needy"
D. How much the patient ate for breakfast
*E. That the patient's pain rating went from 8 to 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 after receiving
650 mg of acetaminophen
RATIONALE: During change of shift report, include essential background information
such as the patient's name, age, diagnosis, and allergies. Also include the response to
treatments such as the response to pain-relieving measures. Information about how
, much the patient ate for breakfast is not necessary. This information is in the chart if the
nurse really needs to know. Do not include critical comments about your patients.
A registered nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about the nursing process in a
hospital. Which statement made by a student nurse indicates the need for additional
teaching? - A. "Focus charting follows a data, action, and response (DAR) format."
B. "SOAP originated from medical records and PIE charting has a nursing origin."
*C. "The subjective and objective data are included in problem, intervention, evaluation
(PIE) charting."
D. "The patient's verbalizations are included under subjective data in the subjective,
objective, assessment, plan (SOAP) format."
RATIONALE: An assessment process that includes subjective and objective data is not
included in the PIE charting format. PIE charting includes only the problem, the
necessary intervention, and an effective outcome. Focus charting follows a data, action,
and response (DAR) format. This format reflects various steps of the nursing process.
SOAP and PIE charting are similar in their problem-oriented nature. However, the
SOAP format originated from the medical records and PIE charting has a nursing origin.
The verbalizations of the patient are included under the subjective data in the SOAP
format.
TEST-TAKING TIP: Read the question carefully before looking at the answers: (1)
Determine what the question is really asking and look for key words, (2) Read each
answer thoroughly and see if it completely covers the material asked by the question,
and (3) Narrow the choices by immediately eliminating answers you know are incorrect.
How is proper documentation of a patient's health information useful to medical
insurance companies? Choose the best answer. - A. It helps in providing preventive
care to the patients.
*B. It helps in determining the diagnosis-related group (DRG) of the patient.
C. It helps in reducing the cost of the monthly premium paid by the patient.
D. It helps in reducing the cost of healthcare services provided to the patient
RATIONALE: In order to determine healthcare reimbursements that have to be provided
for the patient, insurance companies have to first determine the diagnosis-related group
(DRG) of the patient. This can be done by referring to the patient's documented reports.
Thus, it is very important that the information pertaining to the patient's health is well
documented. Insurance companies do not provide preventive care to patients;
preventive care is given by the provider. The amount that has to be paid for a premium
