NURS 6050 AGENDA COMPARISON GRID
AND FACT SHEET ASSIGNMENT
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse writes the following in a patient's chart: Heart tones strong.
However, the nurse meant to write weak rather than strong. What should
the nurse do? Answer: Make a single horizontal line through strong and
initial it.
⩥ The nurse is contributing data to the care plan from a primary source.
Which source did the nurse use? Answer: When the patient provides
information, it is considered primary data.
⩥ The nurse observes a patient pacing and believes the patient is
anxious. Which initial action should the nurse take? Answer: Validate
findings with the patient.
Nurses who use critical thinking avoid jumping to conclusions about
patients or patient care. They also avoid making decisions based on
assumptions. They validate, or ensure the correctness of, the information
they obtain.
⩥ Which information that the nurse gives in report is objective? Answer:
Patient's blood pressure is 120/70.
, Blood pressure is objective data. Objective data are those things that the
nurse can observe through the senses of hearing, sight, smell, and touch.
⩥ Which charting entry best reflects the nurse's evaluation of patient
learning for constipation? Answer: States, "I will eat more high-fiber
foods"
⩥ The nurse is caring for a resident in a long-term care facility. Which
action should the nurse take when charting care about this resident
Answer: Use a specific time for each entry.
⩥ The nurse is using DAR charting. Which information would the nurse
chart after the A for a patient with food poisoning? Answer: Bedside
commode placed near bed
This would be charted after the A for action
⩥ Which situations will cause the nurse to complete an incident report?
Select all that apply Answer: A patient fell during ambulation.
A visitor fainted in the lobby.
A new medication was ordered 2 days ago and is just being administered
now.
A patient spilled hot coffee on the chest.
⩥ Which actions indicate the nurse understands narrative charting?
Select all that apply. Answer: Charts in chronological order
AND FACT SHEET ASSIGNMENT
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse writes the following in a patient's chart: Heart tones strong.
However, the nurse meant to write weak rather than strong. What should
the nurse do? Answer: Make a single horizontal line through strong and
initial it.
⩥ The nurse is contributing data to the care plan from a primary source.
Which source did the nurse use? Answer: When the patient provides
information, it is considered primary data.
⩥ The nurse observes a patient pacing and believes the patient is
anxious. Which initial action should the nurse take? Answer: Validate
findings with the patient.
Nurses who use critical thinking avoid jumping to conclusions about
patients or patient care. They also avoid making decisions based on
assumptions. They validate, or ensure the correctness of, the information
they obtain.
⩥ Which information that the nurse gives in report is objective? Answer:
Patient's blood pressure is 120/70.
, Blood pressure is objective data. Objective data are those things that the
nurse can observe through the senses of hearing, sight, smell, and touch.
⩥ Which charting entry best reflects the nurse's evaluation of patient
learning for constipation? Answer: States, "I will eat more high-fiber
foods"
⩥ The nurse is caring for a resident in a long-term care facility. Which
action should the nurse take when charting care about this resident
Answer: Use a specific time for each entry.
⩥ The nurse is using DAR charting. Which information would the nurse
chart after the A for a patient with food poisoning? Answer: Bedside
commode placed near bed
This would be charted after the A for action
⩥ Which situations will cause the nurse to complete an incident report?
Select all that apply Answer: A patient fell during ambulation.
A visitor fainted in the lobby.
A new medication was ordered 2 days ago and is just being administered
now.
A patient spilled hot coffee on the chest.
⩥ Which actions indicate the nurse understands narrative charting?
Select all that apply. Answer: Charts in chronological order
