CHAPTER 5 NURSING PROCESS AND
CRITICAL THINKING NCLEX EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which are official categories of nursing diagnoses? (Select all that apply.)
a. Actual
b. Risk
c. Wellness
d. Syndrome
e. Potential - ANS A, B, C, D
Which are acceptable secondary sources for data? (Select all that apply.)
a. Patient
b. Family members
c. Other health professionals
d. Diagnostic reports
e. Textbooks - ANS B, C, D, E
Which is an example of a medical diagnosis?
a. Pain
b. Anxiety
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, c. Pneumonia
d. Impaired skin integrity - ANS c. Pneumonia
Which is an example of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Pneumonia
b. Diabetes mellitus
c. Impaired skin integrity
d. Congestive heart failure - ANS c. Impaired skin integrity
A nurse is formulating a nursing diagnosis. What is an example of an appropriately written
nursing diagnosis?
a. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to physical immobilization
b. Physical immobilization secondary to risk for impaired skin integrity
c. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to diagnosis of decubitus ulcers
d. Physical immobilization secondary to decreased cognitive ability - ANS a. Risk for impaired
skin integrity related to physical immobilization
During an admission assessment, the nurse collects objective and subjective data. What is an
example of objective data?
a. The patient complains of feeling depressed.
b. The patient states, I hear voices in my head.
c. The patient complains of auditory hallucinations.
d. The patient is pacing back and forth while chanting. - ANS d. The patient is pacing back
and forth while chanting
.During an admission assessment, the nurse collects objective and subjective data. What is an
example of subjective data?
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CRITICAL THINKING NCLEX EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which are official categories of nursing diagnoses? (Select all that apply.)
a. Actual
b. Risk
c. Wellness
d. Syndrome
e. Potential - ANS A, B, C, D
Which are acceptable secondary sources for data? (Select all that apply.)
a. Patient
b. Family members
c. Other health professionals
d. Diagnostic reports
e. Textbooks - ANS B, C, D, E
Which is an example of a medical diagnosis?
a. Pain
b. Anxiety
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, c. Pneumonia
d. Impaired skin integrity - ANS c. Pneumonia
Which is an example of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Pneumonia
b. Diabetes mellitus
c. Impaired skin integrity
d. Congestive heart failure - ANS c. Impaired skin integrity
A nurse is formulating a nursing diagnosis. What is an example of an appropriately written
nursing diagnosis?
a. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to physical immobilization
b. Physical immobilization secondary to risk for impaired skin integrity
c. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to diagnosis of decubitus ulcers
d. Physical immobilization secondary to decreased cognitive ability - ANS a. Risk for impaired
skin integrity related to physical immobilization
During an admission assessment, the nurse collects objective and subjective data. What is an
example of objective data?
a. The patient complains of feeling depressed.
b. The patient states, I hear voices in my head.
c. The patient complains of auditory hallucinations.
d. The patient is pacing back and forth while chanting. - ANS d. The patient is pacing back
and forth while chanting
.During an admission assessment, the nurse collects objective and subjective data. What is an
example of subjective data?
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