Chapter 4: The Nursing Process and
Pharmacology questions and answers
25/2026
What is the primary purpose of the nursing assessment? - Answer Exploring patient responses to
health problems
What is the basis of the NANDA I taxonomy? - Answer Human response patterns
Which task is included in the assessment step of the nursing process? - Answer Collecting and
communicating data
Which statement regarding nursing diagnoses is accurate? - Answer Nursing diagnoses describe
patient problems that nurses treat.
What do the classification systems NIC and NOC provide? - Answer Standardized language for
reporting and analyzing nursing care delivery
Which type of nursing diagnosis will be written when the patient exhibits factors that makes him
or her susceptible to the development of a problem? - Answer Risk diagnosis
Which outcome statement identified by the nurse is written correctly? - Answer Within the next
8 hours, urine output will be greater than 30 mL/hr.
Which is an example of an interdependent nursing action? - Answer Administer Demerol 50 mg
intramuscularly (IM) every 4 hours PRN.
What is the nurse's primary source of information when obtaining a patient history? - Answer
The patient
Pharmacology questions and answers
25/2026
What is the primary purpose of the nursing assessment? - Answer Exploring patient responses to
health problems
What is the basis of the NANDA I taxonomy? - Answer Human response patterns
Which task is included in the assessment step of the nursing process? - Answer Collecting and
communicating data
Which statement regarding nursing diagnoses is accurate? - Answer Nursing diagnoses describe
patient problems that nurses treat.
What do the classification systems NIC and NOC provide? - Answer Standardized language for
reporting and analyzing nursing care delivery
Which type of nursing diagnosis will be written when the patient exhibits factors that makes him
or her susceptible to the development of a problem? - Answer Risk diagnosis
Which outcome statement identified by the nurse is written correctly? - Answer Within the next
8 hours, urine output will be greater than 30 mL/hr.
Which is an example of an interdependent nursing action? - Answer Administer Demerol 50 mg
intramuscularly (IM) every 4 hours PRN.
What is the nurse's primary source of information when obtaining a patient history? - Answer
The patient
