ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND
DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 4TH EDITION
RHOADS ACTUAL EXAM TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ What are the steps of the nursing process? Answer: Assessment,
Diagnosis, Outcome Identification, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation.
⩥ How do novice practitioners typically approach diagnostic reasoning?
Answer: Novices often use hypothesis forming and deductive reasoning
through the hypothetico-deductive model.
⩥ What types of data are collected during a health assessment? Answer:
Objective data (physical exam) and subjective data (patient history).
⩥ What are first-level priority problems? Answer: Emergent, life-
threatening, and immediate issues requiring immediate attention.
⩥ What defines second-level priority problems? Answer: Next in
urgency, requiring attention to avoid further deterioration.
⩥ What are third-level priority problems? Answer: Important to the
patient's health but can be addressed after more urgent problems.
DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 4TH EDITION
RHOADS ACTUAL EXAM TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ What are the steps of the nursing process? Answer: Assessment,
Diagnosis, Outcome Identification, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation.
⩥ How do novice practitioners typically approach diagnostic reasoning?
Answer: Novices often use hypothesis forming and deductive reasoning
through the hypothetico-deductive model.
⩥ What types of data are collected during a health assessment? Answer:
Objective data (physical exam) and subjective data (patient history).
⩥ What are first-level priority problems? Answer: Emergent, life-
threatening, and immediate issues requiring immediate attention.
⩥ What defines second-level priority problems? Answer: Next in
urgency, requiring attention to avoid further deterioration.
⩥ What are third-level priority problems? Answer: Important to the
patient's health but can be addressed after more urgent problems.
