NURSING 108 EXAM REVIEW MIDTERM 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ what do public health nurses do? Answer: promote/protect the
health of a specific population or the community as a whole
◉ what do home health/clinic nurses do? Answer: focus on
prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and palliative
care
◉ what kind of patients did community health nurses first begin to
work with? Answer: -TB patients in 1905
-later began to work with children to promote hygiene and nutrition
◉ what is the British North American Act? (1867) Answer: stated
that the federal gov't funds quarantine and marine hospitals but the
provinces are in charge of everything else. Organized health care
was provided at the local level through public welfare and charities.
◉ what is the Medical Care Insurance Act? (1968) Answer: universal
insurance for hospital and medical services
,◉ what is critical thinking? Answer: ability to focus purposeful
thinking to get required results in specific situations.
◉ why is critical thinking important to nursing? Answer: it produces
a positive patient/family outcome, helps with patient safety and
patient/family satisfaction
◉ name some things that foster critical thinking Answer: empathy,
courage, humility, curiosity etc.
◉ what are the 7 critical thinking skills? Answer: 1) use of precise
language
2) perceiving; recognizing differences
3) believing and knowing; don't jump to conclusions
4) clarifying; ask questions
5) comparing; notice similarities and differences
6) judging and evaluating; providing evidence
7) reasoning; distinguish b/w relevant vs irrelevant info
◉ what are the 5 ways of acquiring nursing knowledge? Answer:
tradition, authority, trial and error, personal experience, and role
modelling
,◉ what is the nursing problem solving process? Answer: a systemic,
problem solving approach to identify, prevent and treat actual or
potential health problems and promote wellness. It's a 'thinking and
doing' approach= a way of organizing your thoughts, then creating
an action for it.
◉ what are some benefits of the nursing problem solving process?
Answer: promotes collaboration, is efficient, increases client
participation, promotes individualized care, promotes continuing
care and increases job satisfaction
◉ what are the 5 steps of the nursing problem solving process cycle?
Answer: 1) assessment
2) nursing diagnosis
3) planning of care
4) implementation of care
5) evaluation
◉ what is nursing assessment? Answer: -the first phase of the cycle,
it's the process of collecting data where the focus is on the client,
family or community health status.
-can be subjective or objective data, primary or secondary sources,
comprehensive vs focus assessment
, ◉ what is subjective data? provide an example. Answer: what the
PATIENT/family tells you; including their thought, beliefs, feelings
and perceptions of health
ex:patient states they are in pain
◉ what is objective data? provide an example. Answer: what YOU
observe or the information gathered based on your assessment.
ex: you find the BP to be 120/80
◉ what is primary source? Answer: information by the patient, can
be subjective or objective...can be their BP you read or them telling
you they hurt
◉ what is secondary source? Answer: all other sources of
information...can include other doctors, reading charts etc.
◉ what is comprehensive assessment? Answer: a way of assessing
and gathering ALL data. Have to keep an open mind to avoid pre-
diagnosing
◉ what is focused assessment? Answer: a way of gathering and
assessing SPECIFIC data. ex: if a patient claims they hurt their elbow,
focus the assessment around their elbow.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ what do public health nurses do? Answer: promote/protect the
health of a specific population or the community as a whole
◉ what do home health/clinic nurses do? Answer: focus on
prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and palliative
care
◉ what kind of patients did community health nurses first begin to
work with? Answer: -TB patients in 1905
-later began to work with children to promote hygiene and nutrition
◉ what is the British North American Act? (1867) Answer: stated
that the federal gov't funds quarantine and marine hospitals but the
provinces are in charge of everything else. Organized health care
was provided at the local level through public welfare and charities.
◉ what is the Medical Care Insurance Act? (1968) Answer: universal
insurance for hospital and medical services
,◉ what is critical thinking? Answer: ability to focus purposeful
thinking to get required results in specific situations.
◉ why is critical thinking important to nursing? Answer: it produces
a positive patient/family outcome, helps with patient safety and
patient/family satisfaction
◉ name some things that foster critical thinking Answer: empathy,
courage, humility, curiosity etc.
◉ what are the 7 critical thinking skills? Answer: 1) use of precise
language
2) perceiving; recognizing differences
3) believing and knowing; don't jump to conclusions
4) clarifying; ask questions
5) comparing; notice similarities and differences
6) judging and evaluating; providing evidence
7) reasoning; distinguish b/w relevant vs irrelevant info
◉ what are the 5 ways of acquiring nursing knowledge? Answer:
tradition, authority, trial and error, personal experience, and role
modelling
,◉ what is the nursing problem solving process? Answer: a systemic,
problem solving approach to identify, prevent and treat actual or
potential health problems and promote wellness. It's a 'thinking and
doing' approach= a way of organizing your thoughts, then creating
an action for it.
◉ what are some benefits of the nursing problem solving process?
Answer: promotes collaboration, is efficient, increases client
participation, promotes individualized care, promotes continuing
care and increases job satisfaction
◉ what are the 5 steps of the nursing problem solving process cycle?
Answer: 1) assessment
2) nursing diagnosis
3) planning of care
4) implementation of care
5) evaluation
◉ what is nursing assessment? Answer: -the first phase of the cycle,
it's the process of collecting data where the focus is on the client,
family or community health status.
-can be subjective or objective data, primary or secondary sources,
comprehensive vs focus assessment
, ◉ what is subjective data? provide an example. Answer: what the
PATIENT/family tells you; including their thought, beliefs, feelings
and perceptions of health
ex:patient states they are in pain
◉ what is objective data? provide an example. Answer: what YOU
observe or the information gathered based on your assessment.
ex: you find the BP to be 120/80
◉ what is primary source? Answer: information by the patient, can
be subjective or objective...can be their BP you read or them telling
you they hurt
◉ what is secondary source? Answer: all other sources of
information...can include other doctors, reading charts etc.
◉ what is comprehensive assessment? Answer: a way of assessing
and gathering ALL data. Have to keep an open mind to avoid pre-
diagnosing
◉ what is focused assessment? Answer: a way of gathering and
assessing SPECIFIC data. ex: if a patient claims they hurt their elbow,
focus the assessment around their elbow.
