ESSENTIALS OF NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+

AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST

Critical Thinking - ANSWER-
B B B Specific Knowledge + Expertise and Experience
B B B B B




What is the purpose of the nursing process? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B



Purpose is to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health proble
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ms



Discuss critical thinking skills used in nursing practice. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B



Connect knowledge and theory with day to day practice and reflect on and analyze tho
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ughts, action and knowledge
B B B




What are the steps of the nursing process? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B



Assessment, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, Evaluate
B B B B




Assessment - ANSWER- Organized and ongoing appraisal of a patient's well-
B B B B B B B B B



being. Comprehensive assessment leads to accurate nursing diagnosis
B B B B B B B




Diagnosis - ANSWER- B B



Identifies the actual problem. Differentiates into 2 part and 3 part system.
B B B B B B B B B B B




Planning - ANSWER- B B



the nurse prioritizes a patient's various nursing diagnoses, establishes short- and long-
B B B B B B B B B B B



term goals, chooses outcome indicators, and identifies interventions to address patient goals.
B B B B B B B B B B B




Implementation - ANSWER- B B



focuses on initiation of appropriate interventions designed to meet the unique needs o
B B B B B B B B B B B B



f each patient
B B

,Evaluate - ANSWER-B B



focuses on the patient and the patient's response to nursing interventions and goal or o
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



utcome attainment.
B




Difference between nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B



Medical Diagnosis: Identify and label medical illnesses. Can be Physical or Psychological
B B B B B B B B B B B



.



Nursing Diagnosis: Broader in focus-
B B B B



Consider patient's response to medical diagnoses to life situations-
B B B B B B B B



Make clinical judgments based on medical diagnoses and conditions.
B B B B B B B B




Infection - ANSWER-
B B



the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms; results in disease.
B B B B B B B B B B B B




Colonization - ANSWER- B B



presence and growth of microorganisms within a host without tissue invasion or dama
B B B B B B B B B B B B



ge.



Health Care Associated Infections - ANSWER-
B B B B B Patients at greater risk for health care-
B B B B B B



associated infections (HAIs)
B B B




Multiple illnessesB




•Older adults
B




•Poorly nourished
B




•Compromised immune system B B




Iatrogenic (HAIs) - ANSWER-
B B B Infection stems from a procedure B B B B




Exogenous (HAIs) - ANSWER- B B B from microorganisms outside the individual
B B B B

, Endogenous (HAIs) - ANSWER- B B B



when the patient's flora becomes altered and overgrowth occurs
B B B B B B B B




Contact (mode of transmission) - ANSWER-
B B B B B



junction of body surfaces with other bodies or objects
B B B B B B B B




Direct: Contact with infected person
B B B B




Indirect: Contact with contaminated object
B B B B




Airborne (mode of transmission) - ANSWER-
B B B B B



microorganisms dispersed by air, then inhaled or deposited. Examples of illnesses trans B B B B B B B B B B B



mitted through the air include tuberculosis, measles, and chickenpox
B B B B B B B B




Droplet (mode of transmission) - ANSWER-
B B B B B



mucous membranes of resp tract are exposed to secretions of infected person. Droplet
B B B B B B B B B B B B



s cannot remain suspended in the air for long periods and seldom travel more than 3 feet from
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



the source.
B B B




Examples of illnesses transmitted by droplets are influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infe
B B B B B B B B B B B B



ction



Vector borne - ANSWER- B B B



carry the pathogens from one host to another. Vectors often are invertebrate animals s
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



uch as ticks, but they can also be vertebrate animals such as raccoons, which can transmit rabi
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



es by biting.
B B




A microorganism is considered resistant if replication cannot be stopped by _______ ____ ___
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



___ antibiotics sequentially or simultaneously. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B two or more B B




Hand Hygiene - ANSWER-
B B B Hands visibly soiled--- soap and water
B B B B B




Rub vigoursly with soap for at least 15-30 seconds
B B B B B B B B




Hands not visibly soiled --- alcohol based rub
B B B B B B B




Rub until alcohol is dry
B B B B