NUR 160 EXAM 1 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
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Steps of the Nursing Process - ANS 1.Assessment
2.Diagnosis (problem)
3.Planning (outcomes & interventions)
4.Implementation
5.Evaluation
Assessment - ANS *1st step of the nursing process
*gathering of data
*helps you decide what news to be done for the patient
*must be done by RN
Subjective - ANS what the patient actually says to you
Objective - ANS information the nurse gains by performing an assessment or
laboratory/diagnostic tests
Ex. BP 160/78; slight redness noted to sacrum, CXR negative for pneumonia
Types of Assessment - ANS *initial (admission)
*ongoing (shift assessment)
*comprehensive
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, *focused (area of complaint)
*special needs (death & blind)
Diagnosis (problem) - ANS once you have gathered all the data you need/want, then it is
time to create a diagnosis or identify the problem
-want to use a NANDA-I approved nursing diagnosis
NANDA-I - ANS organization to submit new & revised diagnosis
Types of Nursing Diagnosis - ANS 1. Actual: actively having problem
2. Risk: have the potential of falling
Diagnostic Reasoning - ANS *components of diagnostic reasoning
*draw conclusions about health status
*verify conclusions with the patient
*write the diagnostic statements
*prioritize the problem
*analyze and interpret data
prioritizing problem - ANS maslow's hierarchy of needs
Maslow - ANS Physiological
Safety
Love/belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
Physiological - ANS breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Steps of the Nursing Process - ANS 1.Assessment
2.Diagnosis (problem)
3.Planning (outcomes & interventions)
4.Implementation
5.Evaluation
Assessment - ANS *1st step of the nursing process
*gathering of data
*helps you decide what news to be done for the patient
*must be done by RN
Subjective - ANS what the patient actually says to you
Objective - ANS information the nurse gains by performing an assessment or
laboratory/diagnostic tests
Ex. BP 160/78; slight redness noted to sacrum, CXR negative for pneumonia
Types of Assessment - ANS *initial (admission)
*ongoing (shift assessment)
*comprehensive
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, *focused (area of complaint)
*special needs (death & blind)
Diagnosis (problem) - ANS once you have gathered all the data you need/want, then it is
time to create a diagnosis or identify the problem
-want to use a NANDA-I approved nursing diagnosis
NANDA-I - ANS organization to submit new & revised diagnosis
Types of Nursing Diagnosis - ANS 1. Actual: actively having problem
2. Risk: have the potential of falling
Diagnostic Reasoning - ANS *components of diagnostic reasoning
*draw conclusions about health status
*verify conclusions with the patient
*write the diagnostic statements
*prioritize the problem
*analyze and interpret data
prioritizing problem - ANS maslow's hierarchy of needs
Maslow - ANS Physiological
Safety
Love/belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
Physiological - ANS breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion
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