NUR 101 NCSBN PRACTICE TESTED QUESTIONS
2026 VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
◉ Planning. Answer: Process of designing interventions to achieve
the goals and outcomes of health care delivery.
◉ External Variables. Answer: Variables outside of one's self, but still
has influence.
◉ Measurable outcomes. Answer: Measure or observe whether a
change takes place in a patient's status.
◉ Humility. Answer: Recognize when you need more information to
make a decision
◉ Data validation. Answer: Validation of assessment data is the
comparision of data with another source to determine data accuracy
◉ Primary prevention. Answer: "True Prevention"
The goal is to reduce the incident of disease, including,
immunizations, nutritional programs, health education.
, ◉ In Maslow's Hierarchy, "Who's needs need met first?". Answer:
Priority of care
◉ The first step in the nursing process. Answer: Assessment
◉ Critical thinking. Answer: the ability to think in a systematic and
logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the
reasoning process
◉ Interpretation. Answer: As you gather data you begin to
differentiate important data from all the data you collected. Critically
interpret assessment data to determine whether abnormal findings
are present.
◉ Data validation vs. data interpretation. Answer: Validation -
comparing to other sources to ensure accuracy.
Interpretation - what you take from data.
◉ Correctly write a nursing diagnosis. Answer: A nursing diagnosis
has two segments: a diagnosis and an associated risk factor
preceded by the phrase "as evidenced by"
◉ Nursing Process. Answer: 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
2026 VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
◉ Planning. Answer: Process of designing interventions to achieve
the goals and outcomes of health care delivery.
◉ External Variables. Answer: Variables outside of one's self, but still
has influence.
◉ Measurable outcomes. Answer: Measure or observe whether a
change takes place in a patient's status.
◉ Humility. Answer: Recognize when you need more information to
make a decision
◉ Data validation. Answer: Validation of assessment data is the
comparision of data with another source to determine data accuracy
◉ Primary prevention. Answer: "True Prevention"
The goal is to reduce the incident of disease, including,
immunizations, nutritional programs, health education.
, ◉ In Maslow's Hierarchy, "Who's needs need met first?". Answer:
Priority of care
◉ The first step in the nursing process. Answer: Assessment
◉ Critical thinking. Answer: the ability to think in a systematic and
logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the
reasoning process
◉ Interpretation. Answer: As you gather data you begin to
differentiate important data from all the data you collected. Critically
interpret assessment data to determine whether abnormal findings
are present.
◉ Data validation vs. data interpretation. Answer: Validation -
comparing to other sources to ensure accuracy.
Interpretation - what you take from data.
◉ Correctly write a nursing diagnosis. Answer: A nursing diagnosis
has two segments: a diagnosis and an associated risk factor
preceded by the phrase "as evidenced by"
◉ Nursing Process. Answer: 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
