NUR 300 - Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers 2025
You ||are ||reviewing ||assessment ||data ||of ||a ||45 ||year ||old ||male ||patient ||and ||note
||pain | | of ||8/10, ||labored ||breathing, ||and ||pale ||skin ||color ||on ||the ||electronic
||health ||record. | | This ||documentation ||is ||an ||example ||of:
a) Hypothetical | | Reasoning
b) Diagnostic | | Reasoning
c) Data | | Cluster
D) Signs | | and | | Symptoms | | - | | ANS✓✓-c) | | Data | | Cluster
The ||concept ||of ||health ||and ||healing ||has ||evolved ||in ||recent ||years. ||Which ||is ||the
| | best ||description ||of ||health?
a) Health | | is | | the | | absence | | of | | disease
b) Health | | is | | a | | dynamic | | process | | toward | | optimal | | functioning
c) Health ||depends ||on ||an ||interaction ||of ||mind, ||body, ||and ||spirit ||within ||the
| | environment
d) Health ||is ||the ||prevention ||of ||disease ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||Health ||depends ||on ||an
| | interaction ||of ||mind, ||body, ||and ||spirit ||within ||the ||environment
Which ||would ||be ||included ||in ||the ||database ||for ||a ||new ||patient ||admission ||to ||a
| | surgical ||unit?
a) All ||subjective ||and ||objective ||data ||gathered ||by ||a ||health ||practitioner ||from ||a
||patient
b) All ||objective ||data ||obtained ||from ||a ||patient ||through ||inspection, ||percussion,
||palpation, ||and ||auscultation
c) A | | summary | | of | | a | | patient's | | record, | | including | | laboratory | | studies
d) All ||subjective ||and ||objective, ||and ||data ||gathered ||from ||a ||patient ||and ||the ||results
| | of ||any ||laboratory ||or ||diagnostic ||studies ||completed ||- ||ANS✓✓-d) ||All ||subjective
| | and | | objective, | | and | | data | | gathered | | from | | a | | patient | | and | | the | | results | | of
| | any
laboratory | | or | | diagnostic | | studies | | completed
A ||patient ||is ||in ||the ||emergency ||department ||with ||nausea ||and ||vomiting. ||Which
| | would ||you ||include ||in ||the ||database?
a) A | | complete | | health | | history | | and | | full | | physical | | examination
b) A | | diet | | and | | GI | | history
c) Previously | | identified | | problems
,d) Start ||collection ||of ||data ||in ||conjunction ||with ||lifesaving ||measures ||- ||ANS✓✓-b)
| | A ||diet ||and ||GI ||history
A ||patient ||has ||recently ||received ||health ||insurance ||and ||would ||like ||to ||know ||how
| | often ||he ||should ||visit ||the ||provider. ||How ||do | | you ||respond?
a) "It | | would | | be | | most | | efficient | | if | | you | | visit | | on | | an | | annual | | basis"
b) "There | | is | | no | | recommendation | | for | | the | | frequency | | of | | health | | care | | visits"
c) "Your | | visits | | may | | vary, | | depending | | on | | your | | level | | of | | wellness"
d) "Your ||visits ||will ||be ||based ||on ||your ||preference" ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||"Your ||visits ||may
| | vary, ||depending ||on ||your ||level ||of ||wellness"
You ||are ||reviewing ||concepts ||related ||to ||steps ||in ||the ||nursing ||process ||for
| | determining ||prioritization ||and ||developing ||patient ||outcomes. ||To ||what ||are
||these ||actions ||attributed?
a) Planning
b) Assessment
c) Implementation
d) Diagnosis | | - | | ANS✓✓-a) | | Planning
Which | | best | | describes | | evidence | | based | | nursing | | practice?
a) Combining ||clinical ||expertise ||with ||the ||use ||of ||nursing ||research ||to ||provide ||the
||best ||care | | for ||patients ||while ||considering | | the | | patient's | | values | | and
| | circumstances
b) Appraising ||and ||looking ||at ||the ||implications ||of ||one ||or ||two ||articles ||as ||they
| | relate ||to ||the ||culture ||and ||ethnicity ||of ||the ||patient
c) Completing ||a ||literature ||search ||to ||find ||relevant ||articles ||that ||use ||nursing
||research ||to ||encourage ||nurses ||to ||use ||good ||practice
d) Finding ||value-based ||resources ||to ||justify ||nursing ||actions ||when ||working ||with
||patients ||of ||diverse ||cultural ||backgrounds ||- ||ANS✓✓-a) ||Combining ||clinical
||expertise | | with | | the | | use | | of | | nursing | | research | | to | | provide | | the | | best | | care | | for
| | patients
while | | considering | | the | | patient's | | values | | and | | circumstances
What ||can ||be ||determined ||when ||the ||nurse ||clusters ||data ||as ||part ||of ||the ||critical-
| | thinking ||process?
a) This ||step ||identifies ||problems ||that ||may ||be ||urgent ||and ||require ||immediate
||action
b) This | | step | | involves | | making | | assumptions | | in | | the | | data
c) The | | nurse | | recognizes | | relevant | | information | | among | | the | | data
d) Risk ||factors ||can ||be ||determined ||so ||the ||nurse ||knows ||how ||to ||offer ||health
| | teaching ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||The ||nurse ||recognizes ||relevant ||information ||among
||the ||data
A ||patient ||says | | she ||is | | very ||nervous | | and ||nauseated, ||and ||she ||feels ||like ||she ||will
| | vomit. ||This ||data ||would ||be ||what ||type ||of ||data?
,a) Objective
, b) Reflective
c) Subjective
d) Introspective | | - | | ANS✓✓-c) | | Subjective
The ||expert ||nurse ||differs ||from ||the ||novice ||nurse ||by ||acting ||without ||consciously
| | thinking ||about ||the ||actions. ||This ||is ||referred ||to ||as:
a) Deductive | | reasoning
b) Intuition
c) The | | nursing | | process
d) Focus | | assessment | | - | | ANS✓✓-b) | | Intuition
Which | | would | | be | | considered | | a | | risk | | diagnosis?
a) Identifying | | existing | | levels | | of | | wellness
b) Evaluating | | previous | | problems | | and | | goals
c) Identifying | | potential | | problems | | the | | individual | | may | | develop
d) Focusing ||on ||strengths ||and ||reflecting ||an ||individual's ||transition ||to ||higher
||levels ||of ||wellness ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||Identifying ||potential ||problems ||the
||individual ||may ||develop
Which | | would | | be | | included | | in | | a | | holistic | | model | | of | | assessment?
a) Nursing | | goals | | for | | the | | patient
b) Anticipated | | growth | | and | | development | | patterns
c) A | | patient's | | perception | | of | | his | | or | | her | | own | | health
d) The ||nurse's ||perception ||of ||disease ||related ||to ||the ||patient ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||A
| | patient's ||perception ||of ||his ||or ||her ||own ||health
The ||nurse ||uses ||health ||promotion ||activities ||with ||a ||new ||patient. ||What ||would ||this
| | focus ||include?
a) The | | nurse | | would | | try | | to | | change | | the | | patient's | | perceptions | | of | | disease
b) The | | nurse | | would | | search | | for | | identification | | of | | biomedical | | model | | interventions
c) The | | nurse | | would | | help | | to | | identify | | negative | | health | | acts | | of | | the | | patient
d) The | | nurse | | would | | empower | | the | | patient | | to | | choose | | a | | healthier | | lifestyle | | -
| | ANS✓
✓ -d) | | The | | nurse | | would | | empower | | the | | patient | | to | | choose | | a | | healthier | | lifestyle
Which | | is | | an | | example | | of | | objective | | data?
a) Patient's | | history | | of | | allergies
b) Patient's | | use | | of | | medications | | at | | home
c) Last | | menstrual | | period | | 1 | | month | | ago
d) 2- ||x ||5-cm ||scar ||present ||on ||the ||right ||lower | | forearm ||- ||ANS✓✓-d) ||2- ||x ||5-cm
| | scar ||present ||on ||the ||right ||lower ||forearm
During ||the ||evaluation ||phase ||of ||the ||nursing ||process, ||which ||action ||would ||be
| | included?
Answers 2025
You ||are ||reviewing ||assessment ||data ||of ||a ||45 ||year ||old ||male ||patient ||and ||note
||pain | | of ||8/10, ||labored ||breathing, ||and ||pale ||skin ||color ||on ||the ||electronic
||health ||record. | | This ||documentation ||is ||an ||example ||of:
a) Hypothetical | | Reasoning
b) Diagnostic | | Reasoning
c) Data | | Cluster
D) Signs | | and | | Symptoms | | - | | ANS✓✓-c) | | Data | | Cluster
The ||concept ||of ||health ||and ||healing ||has ||evolved ||in ||recent ||years. ||Which ||is ||the
| | best ||description ||of ||health?
a) Health | | is | | the | | absence | | of | | disease
b) Health | | is | | a | | dynamic | | process | | toward | | optimal | | functioning
c) Health ||depends ||on ||an ||interaction ||of ||mind, ||body, ||and ||spirit ||within ||the
| | environment
d) Health ||is ||the ||prevention ||of ||disease ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||Health ||depends ||on ||an
| | interaction ||of ||mind, ||body, ||and ||spirit ||within ||the ||environment
Which ||would ||be ||included ||in ||the ||database ||for ||a ||new ||patient ||admission ||to ||a
| | surgical ||unit?
a) All ||subjective ||and ||objective ||data ||gathered ||by ||a ||health ||practitioner ||from ||a
||patient
b) All ||objective ||data ||obtained ||from ||a ||patient ||through ||inspection, ||percussion,
||palpation, ||and ||auscultation
c) A | | summary | | of | | a | | patient's | | record, | | including | | laboratory | | studies
d) All ||subjective ||and ||objective, ||and ||data ||gathered ||from ||a ||patient ||and ||the ||results
| | of ||any ||laboratory ||or ||diagnostic ||studies ||completed ||- ||ANS✓✓-d) ||All ||subjective
| | and | | objective, | | and | | data | | gathered | | from | | a | | patient | | and | | the | | results | | of
| | any
laboratory | | or | | diagnostic | | studies | | completed
A ||patient ||is ||in ||the ||emergency ||department ||with ||nausea ||and ||vomiting. ||Which
| | would ||you ||include ||in ||the ||database?
a) A | | complete | | health | | history | | and | | full | | physical | | examination
b) A | | diet | | and | | GI | | history
c) Previously | | identified | | problems
,d) Start ||collection ||of ||data ||in ||conjunction ||with ||lifesaving ||measures ||- ||ANS✓✓-b)
| | A ||diet ||and ||GI ||history
A ||patient ||has ||recently ||received ||health ||insurance ||and ||would ||like ||to ||know ||how
| | often ||he ||should ||visit ||the ||provider. ||How ||do | | you ||respond?
a) "It | | would | | be | | most | | efficient | | if | | you | | visit | | on | | an | | annual | | basis"
b) "There | | is | | no | | recommendation | | for | | the | | frequency | | of | | health | | care | | visits"
c) "Your | | visits | | may | | vary, | | depending | | on | | your | | level | | of | | wellness"
d) "Your ||visits ||will ||be ||based ||on ||your ||preference" ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||"Your ||visits ||may
| | vary, ||depending ||on ||your ||level ||of ||wellness"
You ||are ||reviewing ||concepts ||related ||to ||steps ||in ||the ||nursing ||process ||for
| | determining ||prioritization ||and ||developing ||patient ||outcomes. ||To ||what ||are
||these ||actions ||attributed?
a) Planning
b) Assessment
c) Implementation
d) Diagnosis | | - | | ANS✓✓-a) | | Planning
Which | | best | | describes | | evidence | | based | | nursing | | practice?
a) Combining ||clinical ||expertise ||with ||the ||use ||of ||nursing ||research ||to ||provide ||the
||best ||care | | for ||patients ||while ||considering | | the | | patient's | | values | | and
| | circumstances
b) Appraising ||and ||looking ||at ||the ||implications ||of ||one ||or ||two ||articles ||as ||they
| | relate ||to ||the ||culture ||and ||ethnicity ||of ||the ||patient
c) Completing ||a ||literature ||search ||to ||find ||relevant ||articles ||that ||use ||nursing
||research ||to ||encourage ||nurses ||to ||use ||good ||practice
d) Finding ||value-based ||resources ||to ||justify ||nursing ||actions ||when ||working ||with
||patients ||of ||diverse ||cultural ||backgrounds ||- ||ANS✓✓-a) ||Combining ||clinical
||expertise | | with | | the | | use | | of | | nursing | | research | | to | | provide | | the | | best | | care | | for
| | patients
while | | considering | | the | | patient's | | values | | and | | circumstances
What ||can ||be ||determined ||when ||the ||nurse ||clusters ||data ||as ||part ||of ||the ||critical-
| | thinking ||process?
a) This ||step ||identifies ||problems ||that ||may ||be ||urgent ||and ||require ||immediate
||action
b) This | | step | | involves | | making | | assumptions | | in | | the | | data
c) The | | nurse | | recognizes | | relevant | | information | | among | | the | | data
d) Risk ||factors ||can ||be ||determined ||so ||the ||nurse ||knows ||how ||to ||offer ||health
| | teaching ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||The ||nurse ||recognizes ||relevant ||information ||among
||the ||data
A ||patient ||says | | she ||is | | very ||nervous | | and ||nauseated, ||and ||she ||feels ||like ||she ||will
| | vomit. ||This ||data ||would ||be ||what ||type ||of ||data?
,a) Objective
, b) Reflective
c) Subjective
d) Introspective | | - | | ANS✓✓-c) | | Subjective
The ||expert ||nurse ||differs ||from ||the ||novice ||nurse ||by ||acting ||without ||consciously
| | thinking ||about ||the ||actions. ||This ||is ||referred ||to ||as:
a) Deductive | | reasoning
b) Intuition
c) The | | nursing | | process
d) Focus | | assessment | | - | | ANS✓✓-b) | | Intuition
Which | | would | | be | | considered | | a | | risk | | diagnosis?
a) Identifying | | existing | | levels | | of | | wellness
b) Evaluating | | previous | | problems | | and | | goals
c) Identifying | | potential | | problems | | the | | individual | | may | | develop
d) Focusing ||on ||strengths ||and ||reflecting ||an ||individual's ||transition ||to ||higher
||levels ||of ||wellness ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||Identifying ||potential ||problems ||the
||individual ||may ||develop
Which | | would | | be | | included | | in | | a | | holistic | | model | | of | | assessment?
a) Nursing | | goals | | for | | the | | patient
b) Anticipated | | growth | | and | | development | | patterns
c) A | | patient's | | perception | | of | | his | | or | | her | | own | | health
d) The ||nurse's ||perception ||of ||disease ||related ||to ||the ||patient ||- ||ANS✓✓-c) ||A
| | patient's ||perception ||of ||his ||or ||her ||own ||health
The ||nurse ||uses ||health ||promotion ||activities ||with ||a ||new ||patient. ||What ||would ||this
| | focus ||include?
a) The | | nurse | | would | | try | | to | | change | | the | | patient's | | perceptions | | of | | disease
b) The | | nurse | | would | | search | | for | | identification | | of | | biomedical | | model | | interventions
c) The | | nurse | | would | | help | | to | | identify | | negative | | health | | acts | | of | | the | | patient
d) The | | nurse | | would | | empower | | the | | patient | | to | | choose | | a | | healthier | | lifestyle | | -
| | ANS✓
✓ -d) | | The | | nurse | | would | | empower | | the | | patient | | to | | choose | | a | | healthier | | lifestyle
Which | | is | | an | | example | | of | | objective | | data?
a) Patient's | | history | | of | | allergies
b) Patient's | | use | | of | | medications | | at | | home
c) Last | | menstrual | | period | | 1 | | month | | ago
d) 2- ||x ||5-cm ||scar ||present ||on ||the ||right ||lower | | forearm ||- ||ANS✓✓-d) ||2- ||x ||5-cm
| | scar ||present ||on ||the ||right ||lower ||forearm
During ||the ||evaluation ||phase ||of ||the ||nursing ||process, ||which ||action ||would ||be
| | included?
