COMPLETE EXAMWITH ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS NEW UPDATED
VERSION LATEST 2025
Before modifying a care plan to meet a patient's changing needs, the nurse's first action should be to:
A. re-do the entire care plan
B. focus only on the nursing diagnoses with moderate priority
C. assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions
D. add more nursing interventions from a standardized plan of care - CORRECT ANSWER-C.
assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions
True or False: Actual or potential health problems that can be prevented or resolved by dependent
nursing intervention are termed nursing diagnoses. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Objective data is usually recorded:
A. by body systems.
,B. after the assessment and plan.
C. before the health history.
D. in the problem list. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. by body systems
The examiner's evaluation of a patient's mental status belongs in the:
A. history of present illness.
B. review of systems.
C. physical examination.
D. patient education. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. physical examination.
Which following component is not related to the format of nursing diagnosis?
A. Problem
, B. Etiology
C. Sign and Symptom
D. Pain - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Pain
Differential diagnoses belong in the:
history.
assessment.
plan.
laboratory data. - CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment
Which of the following outcome statements contains the best example of performance criteria? The
patient will
Turn herself in bed frequently while awake
Understand how to use crutches by Day 2
State that pain is decreased after being medicated
Eat 75% of each meal without complaint of nausea - CORRECT ANSWER-Eat 75% of each meal without
complaint of nausea
True or False: Nursing assessments have the same components as medical assessment, but with less
detail. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
A patient tells the nurses that he is nervous, he is nauseated and he "feels hot". This type of data would
be:
objective
reflective
subjective
introspective - CORRECT ANSWER-Subjective
A 42-year-old Asian patient is being seen at the clinic for an initial examination. The nurse knows that it
is important to include cultural information in his health assessment to: