NURS305 / NURS 305 Exam 1:
(Latest 2025/2026 Update)
Pharmacology/Pharmacotherapeuti
cs | Questions & Answers | 100 %
Correct | Grade A – Goshen
Terms in this set (134)
Quiz_________________?
The Nursing Process -
Answer☑️
a critical thinking five-step process that professional nurses use to apply the best available evidence to
caregiving and promoting human functions and responses to health and illness
also establishes a therapeutic relationship between you and the patient
Quiz_________________?
Assessment -
Answer☑️
the deliberate and systematic collection of information about a patient to determine the patient's
current and past health and functional status and his or her present and past coping patterns
Quiz_________________?
Two steps of the Nursing Assessment -
Answer☑️
1.) collection and verification of information from a primary source (the patient) and secondary sources
(family, friends, health care professionals)
1
, 2.) The interpretation and validation of data to ensure a complete database (analysis of data)
Quiz_________________?
Five steps of the Nursing Process: -
Answer☑️
1.) Assessment
2.) Diagnose
3.) Plan
4.) Implement
5.) Evaluate
Quiz_________________?
Diagnostic Reasoning Process -
Answer☑️
involves using the assessment data you gather about a patient to logically explain a clinical judgement or
a nursing diagnosis
Quiz_________________?
Nursing Interventions -
Answer☑️
treatments or actions based on clinical judgement and knowledge that nurses perform to meet patient
outcomes
Quiz_________________?
During interventions nurses need to: -
Answer☑️
-know the scientific rationale for the intervention
-possess the necessary psychomotor and interpersonal skills
-be able to function within a setting to use health care resources effectively
2
, Quiz_________________?
Implementation: The Nursing Process -
Answer☑️
-review the set of all possible nursing interventions
-review all possible consequences associated with each possible nursing action
-determine the probability of all possible consequences
-make a judgement of the value of that consequence to the patient
Quiz_________________?
Assessment (first step) -
Answer☑️
-purpose is to establish a database about the patient's perceived needs, health problems, and responses
to these problems
sources of data - patient, family and significant others, health care team, medical records, scientific
literature, nurse's experience
Quiz_________________?
Cue -
Answer☑️
information that you obtain through use of the senses
Quiz_________________?
Examples of cues: -
Answer☑️
-lies still with arms along sides; tense
-states had not turned for some time
-reports pain a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10
(patient lying in the bed looks uncomfortable)
3
, Quiz_________________?
Inference -
Answer☑️
is your judgement or interpretation of these cues
Quiz_________________?
Examples of inferences: -
Answer☑️
-pain is severe
-pain limits patient's ability to move and reposition self
Quiz_________________?
Structured database format -
Answer☑️
formed on the basis of an accepted theoretical framework or practice standard created by Gordon
known as the 11 Functional Health Patterns
Quiz_________________?
What assessment does for you? -
Answer☑️
Ultimately your assessment identifies functional (patient strengths) and dysfunctional (nursing diagnosis)
patterns that help you develop the nursing care plan
Quiz_________________?
Problem-focused approach -
Answer☑️
focus on a patient's presenting situation and begin with problematic areas such as incisional pain or
limited understanding of postoperative recovery
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(Latest 2025/2026 Update)
Pharmacology/Pharmacotherapeuti
cs | Questions & Answers | 100 %
Correct | Grade A – Goshen
Terms in this set (134)
Quiz_________________?
The Nursing Process -
Answer☑️
a critical thinking five-step process that professional nurses use to apply the best available evidence to
caregiving and promoting human functions and responses to health and illness
also establishes a therapeutic relationship between you and the patient
Quiz_________________?
Assessment -
Answer☑️
the deliberate and systematic collection of information about a patient to determine the patient's
current and past health and functional status and his or her present and past coping patterns
Quiz_________________?
Two steps of the Nursing Assessment -
Answer☑️
1.) collection and verification of information from a primary source (the patient) and secondary sources
(family, friends, health care professionals)
1
, 2.) The interpretation and validation of data to ensure a complete database (analysis of data)
Quiz_________________?
Five steps of the Nursing Process: -
Answer☑️
1.) Assessment
2.) Diagnose
3.) Plan
4.) Implement
5.) Evaluate
Quiz_________________?
Diagnostic Reasoning Process -
Answer☑️
involves using the assessment data you gather about a patient to logically explain a clinical judgement or
a nursing diagnosis
Quiz_________________?
Nursing Interventions -
Answer☑️
treatments or actions based on clinical judgement and knowledge that nurses perform to meet patient
outcomes
Quiz_________________?
During interventions nurses need to: -
Answer☑️
-know the scientific rationale for the intervention
-possess the necessary psychomotor and interpersonal skills
-be able to function within a setting to use health care resources effectively
2
, Quiz_________________?
Implementation: The Nursing Process -
Answer☑️
-review the set of all possible nursing interventions
-review all possible consequences associated with each possible nursing action
-determine the probability of all possible consequences
-make a judgement of the value of that consequence to the patient
Quiz_________________?
Assessment (first step) -
Answer☑️
-purpose is to establish a database about the patient's perceived needs, health problems, and responses
to these problems
sources of data - patient, family and significant others, health care team, medical records, scientific
literature, nurse's experience
Quiz_________________?
Cue -
Answer☑️
information that you obtain through use of the senses
Quiz_________________?
Examples of cues: -
Answer☑️
-lies still with arms along sides; tense
-states had not turned for some time
-reports pain a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10
(patient lying in the bed looks uncomfortable)
3
, Quiz_________________?
Inference -
Answer☑️
is your judgement or interpretation of these cues
Quiz_________________?
Examples of inferences: -
Answer☑️
-pain is severe
-pain limits patient's ability to move and reposition self
Quiz_________________?
Structured database format -
Answer☑️
formed on the basis of an accepted theoretical framework or practice standard created by Gordon
known as the 11 Functional Health Patterns
Quiz_________________?
What assessment does for you? -
Answer☑️
Ultimately your assessment identifies functional (patient strengths) and dysfunctional (nursing diagnosis)
patterns that help you develop the nursing care plan
Quiz_________________?
Problem-focused approach -
Answer☑️
focus on a patient's presenting situation and begin with problematic areas such as incisional pain or
limited understanding of postoperative recovery
4
