NSG 214 Midterm Questions and All
Correct Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Nursing Process - Answer 1. Analyze/Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Evaluate/ outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
evidence-based practice - Answer Interpret, validate, compare, identify, document.
SBAR - Answer S: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
First-Level Priority - Answer emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as establishing
an airway or supporting breathing
Second-Level Priority - Answer Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further
deterioration
Example: acute pain, infection risk, elimination problems.
Third-Level Priority - Answer Important to patient's health but can be addressed after more
urgent problems are addressed
4 Types of Data - Answer Emergency, Follow-up, Focussed/Problem-Centered,
Complete/Total Health.
Emergency Database - Answer rapid collection of the database, often compiled concurrently
with lifesaving measures
Follow-Up Database - Answer used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or chronic
health problems
Example: heart failure (reevaluate medications, discuss coping strategies).
,Focused or Problem-Centered Database - Answer For limited or short term problem. Collect
"mini" database, smaller in scope, concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body
system
Example: 2 days after surgery person suddenly has shortness of breath.
Complete (total health) Database - Answer Complete health history and physical
examination. It describes current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all
future changes can be measured. Yields first diagnoses.
Evidence-Based Practice - Answer clinical decision making that integrates the best available
research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
Holistic Health - Answer the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole within the environment
Health Disparities - Answer differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of
diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
Cultural Competence - Answer An understanding of how a patient's cultural background
shapes his beliefs, values, and expectations for therapy.
Linguistic competence - Answer ability of caregivers and organizations to understand and
effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care
encounter
Acculturation - Answer The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under
the influence of another.
Assimilation - Answer the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with
another
Ethnicity - Answer A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often
race.
Biculturalism - Answer dual pattern of identification and often of divided loyalty
Spirituality - Answer connectedness with self, others, a life force, or God that allows people
to find meaning in life
, Religion - Answer organized system of beliefs about a higher power; often includes set forms
of worship, spiritual practices, and codes of conduct
Health - Answer The balance of the person, both within one's being (physical, mental, or
spiritual) and in the outside world (natural, communal, or metaphysical).
Biomedical or Scientific theory - Answer assumes that all events in life have a cause and
effect, that the human body functions more or less mechanically, that all life can be reduced or
divided into smaller parts, and that all of reality can be observed and measured
Naturalistic or Holistic Perspective - Answer Belief that human life is only one aspect of
nature and a part of the general order of the cosmos.
Yin/Yang Theory - Answer Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Hot/ Cold theory - Answer The four humors of the body--blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow
bile--regulate basic bodily functions and are described in terms of temperature, dryness, and
moisture.
Western Medicine - Answer the most common form of medical care in the United States,
which uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness
Magicoreligious - Answer Supernatural powers predominate in area of health and illness
Examples include voodoo, witchcraft, and faith healing
Heritage consistency - Answer Degree to which a person's lifestyle reflects his or her
traditional heritage
Behavioral Theory - Answer Use of reinforcement methods to change learners' behaviors
Congruence Mechanism - Answer carl rogers described the concepts of congruence and
incongruence as important ideas in his theory of personality and human development
Socialization - Answer the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and
norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society
Symptoms influenced by cultural heritage? - Answer Pain (subjective)
Correct Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Nursing Process - Answer 1. Analyze/Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Evaluate/ outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
evidence-based practice - Answer Interpret, validate, compare, identify, document.
SBAR - Answer S: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
First-Level Priority - Answer emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as establishing
an airway or supporting breathing
Second-Level Priority - Answer Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further
deterioration
Example: acute pain, infection risk, elimination problems.
Third-Level Priority - Answer Important to patient's health but can be addressed after more
urgent problems are addressed
4 Types of Data - Answer Emergency, Follow-up, Focussed/Problem-Centered,
Complete/Total Health.
Emergency Database - Answer rapid collection of the database, often compiled concurrently
with lifesaving measures
Follow-Up Database - Answer used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or chronic
health problems
Example: heart failure (reevaluate medications, discuss coping strategies).
,Focused or Problem-Centered Database - Answer For limited or short term problem. Collect
"mini" database, smaller in scope, concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body
system
Example: 2 days after surgery person suddenly has shortness of breath.
Complete (total health) Database - Answer Complete health history and physical
examination. It describes current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all
future changes can be measured. Yields first diagnoses.
Evidence-Based Practice - Answer clinical decision making that integrates the best available
research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
Holistic Health - Answer the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole within the environment
Health Disparities - Answer differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of
diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
Cultural Competence - Answer An understanding of how a patient's cultural background
shapes his beliefs, values, and expectations for therapy.
Linguistic competence - Answer ability of caregivers and organizations to understand and
effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care
encounter
Acculturation - Answer The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under
the influence of another.
Assimilation - Answer the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with
another
Ethnicity - Answer A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often
race.
Biculturalism - Answer dual pattern of identification and often of divided loyalty
Spirituality - Answer connectedness with self, others, a life force, or God that allows people
to find meaning in life
, Religion - Answer organized system of beliefs about a higher power; often includes set forms
of worship, spiritual practices, and codes of conduct
Health - Answer The balance of the person, both within one's being (physical, mental, or
spiritual) and in the outside world (natural, communal, or metaphysical).
Biomedical or Scientific theory - Answer assumes that all events in life have a cause and
effect, that the human body functions more or less mechanically, that all life can be reduced or
divided into smaller parts, and that all of reality can be observed and measured
Naturalistic or Holistic Perspective - Answer Belief that human life is only one aspect of
nature and a part of the general order of the cosmos.
Yin/Yang Theory - Answer Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Hot/ Cold theory - Answer The four humors of the body--blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow
bile--regulate basic bodily functions and are described in terms of temperature, dryness, and
moisture.
Western Medicine - Answer the most common form of medical care in the United States,
which uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness
Magicoreligious - Answer Supernatural powers predominate in area of health and illness
Examples include voodoo, witchcraft, and faith healing
Heritage consistency - Answer Degree to which a person's lifestyle reflects his or her
traditional heritage
Behavioral Theory - Answer Use of reinforcement methods to change learners' behaviors
Congruence Mechanism - Answer carl rogers described the concepts of congruence and
incongruence as important ideas in his theory of personality and human development
Socialization - Answer the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and
norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society
Symptoms influenced by cultural heritage? - Answer Pain (subjective)
