NUR 142 QUIZ 1 WITH ALL CORRECT
SOLUTIONS UPDATE 2026
4 broad goals of nursing - Ans---To promote health
-To prevent illness
-To treat human responses to health or disease
-To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
direct care - Ans--when directly in contact with a patient
indirect care - Ans--nursing interventions on behalf of a patient
independent nursing - Ans--Registered nurses function independently in
nursing, imitating and carrying out nursing activities.
dependent nursing - Ans--initiated by a provider in the form of an order, and
conducted by the nurse
nursing assessment is a(n) _______ nursing action - Ans--independent
Purpose of Nursing Assessment - Ans--1. systematic data collection
2. predicting health risks
3. identifying health promotion activities
4 types of nursing assessments - Ans--1. Initial (baseline) Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
purpose of nursing process - Ans--identify client needs and deliver care to
meet those needs
5 steps of the nursing process - Ans--1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
,4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
nursing process characteristics - Ans--Systematic
Dynamic
Interpersonal
Goal-oriented
Universally applicable
Holistic process
Intuitive and subjective
Autonomy of individual
true or false: critical thinking is always needed - Ans--false
characteristics of critical thinking - Ans--problem solving, decision making,
evaluate, alternatives
NCLEX Clinical Judgement Model - Ans--1) noticing
2) interpreting
3) responding
4) reflecting
diagnostic reasoning is based on what? - Ans--based on the nurses critical
thinking, intuition, and 5 senses
steps of diagnostic reasoning - Ans--1) gather assessment data
2) identify abnormal findings and patient strengths
3) collect objective and subjective data
4) cluster data
5) determine whether the data found is a fact, inference, judgement, or
opinon
Cues - Ans--objective; you observe
inferences - Ans--assumption based on cues
deductive reasoning - Ans---"top down" reasoning
- starts with the conclusion
, - analyze the conclusion with significant cues
inductive reasoning - Ans--- "bottom up" reasoning
- starts with cues
- analyzes cues to come up with a conclusion
components of a health assessment - Ans--1) health interview and history
2) comprehensive physical assessment
3) medical reconciliation
4) areas for health promotion and teaching which can include:
- physical fitness assessment
- spiritual health assessment
- social support system review
- lifestyle assessment
- life stress assessment
Objective - Ans--things you can use your senses to document
subjective - Ans--based on patients telling
health interview purpose - Ans--1) get/give information
2) identify problems of mutual concern
3) evaluate change
4) teach
5) provide support, counseling, or therapy
important things to do in health interview - Ans--1) smile
2) eye contact
3) no barrier between you and the patient (ex: computer, clip board)
Components of Health History - Ans--1) biographical data
2) chief complaint or reason for visit
3) past history
4) family history
5) lifestyle
6) social data
7) psychological
8) patterns of health care
SOLUTIONS UPDATE 2026
4 broad goals of nursing - Ans---To promote health
-To prevent illness
-To treat human responses to health or disease
-To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
direct care - Ans--when directly in contact with a patient
indirect care - Ans--nursing interventions on behalf of a patient
independent nursing - Ans--Registered nurses function independently in
nursing, imitating and carrying out nursing activities.
dependent nursing - Ans--initiated by a provider in the form of an order, and
conducted by the nurse
nursing assessment is a(n) _______ nursing action - Ans--independent
Purpose of Nursing Assessment - Ans--1. systematic data collection
2. predicting health risks
3. identifying health promotion activities
4 types of nursing assessments - Ans--1. Initial (baseline) Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
purpose of nursing process - Ans--identify client needs and deliver care to
meet those needs
5 steps of the nursing process - Ans--1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
,4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
nursing process characteristics - Ans--Systematic
Dynamic
Interpersonal
Goal-oriented
Universally applicable
Holistic process
Intuitive and subjective
Autonomy of individual
true or false: critical thinking is always needed - Ans--false
characteristics of critical thinking - Ans--problem solving, decision making,
evaluate, alternatives
NCLEX Clinical Judgement Model - Ans--1) noticing
2) interpreting
3) responding
4) reflecting
diagnostic reasoning is based on what? - Ans--based on the nurses critical
thinking, intuition, and 5 senses
steps of diagnostic reasoning - Ans--1) gather assessment data
2) identify abnormal findings and patient strengths
3) collect objective and subjective data
4) cluster data
5) determine whether the data found is a fact, inference, judgement, or
opinon
Cues - Ans--objective; you observe
inferences - Ans--assumption based on cues
deductive reasoning - Ans---"top down" reasoning
- starts with the conclusion
, - analyze the conclusion with significant cues
inductive reasoning - Ans--- "bottom up" reasoning
- starts with cues
- analyzes cues to come up with a conclusion
components of a health assessment - Ans--1) health interview and history
2) comprehensive physical assessment
3) medical reconciliation
4) areas for health promotion and teaching which can include:
- physical fitness assessment
- spiritual health assessment
- social support system review
- lifestyle assessment
- life stress assessment
Objective - Ans--things you can use your senses to document
subjective - Ans--based on patients telling
health interview purpose - Ans--1) get/give information
2) identify problems of mutual concern
3) evaluate change
4) teach
5) provide support, counseling, or therapy
important things to do in health interview - Ans--1) smile
2) eye contact
3) no barrier between you and the patient (ex: computer, clip board)
Components of Health History - Ans--1) biographical data
2) chief complaint or reason for visit
3) past history
4) family history
5) lifestyle
6) social data
7) psychological
8) patterns of health care
