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NURSING PROCESS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which should the nurse do during the evaluation step of the nursing process?
A. Set the time frames for goals.
B. Revise a plan of care.
C. Determine priorities.
D. Establish outcomes. -correct-answer-B. Revise a plan of care.
During which step of the nursing process does determining which actions will be
employed to meet the needs of a patient occur?
A. Implementation
B. Assessment
C. Planning
D. Analysis -correct-answer-C. Planning
Which information supports the appropriateness of a nursing diagnosis?
A. Defining characteristics
B. Planned intervention
C. Diagnostic statement
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D. Related risk factors -correct-answer-A. Defining characteristics
Which is the primary goal of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
A. Build trust
B. Collect data
C. Establish goals
D. Validate the medical diagnosis -correct-answer-B. Collect data
Which most directly influences the planning step of the nursing process?
A. Related factors
B. Diagnostic label
C. Secondary factors
D. Medical diagnosis -correct-answer-A. Related factors
A nurse collects information about a patient. Which should the nurse do next?
A. Plan nursing interventions
B. Write patient-centered goals
C. Formulate nursing diagnosis
D. Determine significance of the data -correct-answer-D. Determine significance
of the data
NURSING PROCESS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which should the nurse do during the evaluation step of the nursing process?
A. Set the time frames for goals.
B. Revise a plan of care.
C. Determine priorities.
D. Establish outcomes. -correct-answer-B. Revise a plan of care.
During which step of the nursing process does determining which actions will be
employed to meet the needs of a patient occur?
A. Implementation
B. Assessment
C. Planning
D. Analysis -correct-answer-C. Planning
Which information supports the appropriateness of a nursing diagnosis?
A. Defining characteristics
B. Planned intervention
C. Diagnostic statement
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D. Related risk factors -correct-answer-A. Defining characteristics
Which is the primary goal of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
A. Build trust
B. Collect data
C. Establish goals
D. Validate the medical diagnosis -correct-answer-B. Collect data
Which most directly influences the planning step of the nursing process?
A. Related factors
B. Diagnostic label
C. Secondary factors
D. Medical diagnosis -correct-answer-A. Related factors
A nurse collects information about a patient. Which should the nurse do next?
A. Plan nursing interventions
B. Write patient-centered goals
C. Formulate nursing diagnosis
D. Determine significance of the data -correct-answer-D. Determine significance
of the data
