NURSING 205 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is critical thinking . Answer: High level thinking and reasoning
skills
Attending to salient information and responding appropriately
(Discovering what is truly important)
Clinical reasoning and clinical judgement are synonyms
◉ What is evidenced-informed practice . Answer: Conscious use of
evidence to deliver the best-informed decision
Dependent on the client's values
◉ Where are Clinical practice guidelines made . Answer: Made from
regulatory bodies (RNAO, CNO) or specialized organizations (Canadian
Cancer Society)
◉ What is a clinical practice guideline . Answer: Synthesis of nursing
research
Minimum of 5 years ago and gives a starting place for care but must still
be individualized
,◉ What is a consensus recommendation . Answer: Group of experts
choose what is the most appropriate decision based off of no prior
research
*good areas to develop research
◉ What is a collaborative care plan . Answer: Groups of experts in the
hospital come from different areas and come up with a plan of care
◉ What is the nursing process . Answer: ADPIE - Assessment,
diagnosis, planning outcomes, planning interventions, implementation,
and evaluation
Way of thinking for nurses (similar to scientific method)
Used to identify, prevent, and treat health problems
◉ What is assessment in ADPIE . Answer: Gathering of both objective
and subjective data
Obtained through interview, observation, and a physical examination
◉ What is diagnosis in ADPIE . Answer: What is contributing to the
presenting health status
,"nursing diagnosis"
◉ What is a nursing diagnosis . Answer: Precise statement about
current health status and contributing factors
Problem-etiology-signs & symptoms format
(problem -related to- etiology(probable cause) -as evidenced by- signs
and symptoms)
Helps determine which diagnosis will respond to nursing care and which
must be referred to another HCP
◉ What is planning outcomes in ADPIE . Answer: Setting SMART
short- and long- term goals
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
, ◉ What is planning interventions in ADPIE . Answer: Independent
(nurse capable) and dependent (HCP/medication) interventions
Interventions should be feasible and based on best evidence
◉ What is implementation in ADPIE . Answer: Doing, delegating, and
documenting
◉ What is evaluation in ADPIE . Answer: Evaluating the short- and
long therm interventions
Evaluation data becomes new assessment data in the ADPIE cycle
◉ What is the importance of the nursing process . Answer: Promotes
collaboration
Is cost efficient
Helps people understand what nurses do
Is required by professional standards of practice
Increases client participation in care and promotes client autonomy
Promotes individualized care
Promotes efficiency
Promotes continuity and coordination of care (Next HCP will be able to
easily follow along and continue care)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is critical thinking . Answer: High level thinking and reasoning
skills
Attending to salient information and responding appropriately
(Discovering what is truly important)
Clinical reasoning and clinical judgement are synonyms
◉ What is evidenced-informed practice . Answer: Conscious use of
evidence to deliver the best-informed decision
Dependent on the client's values
◉ Where are Clinical practice guidelines made . Answer: Made from
regulatory bodies (RNAO, CNO) or specialized organizations (Canadian
Cancer Society)
◉ What is a clinical practice guideline . Answer: Synthesis of nursing
research
Minimum of 5 years ago and gives a starting place for care but must still
be individualized
,◉ What is a consensus recommendation . Answer: Group of experts
choose what is the most appropriate decision based off of no prior
research
*good areas to develop research
◉ What is a collaborative care plan . Answer: Groups of experts in the
hospital come from different areas and come up with a plan of care
◉ What is the nursing process . Answer: ADPIE - Assessment,
diagnosis, planning outcomes, planning interventions, implementation,
and evaluation
Way of thinking for nurses (similar to scientific method)
Used to identify, prevent, and treat health problems
◉ What is assessment in ADPIE . Answer: Gathering of both objective
and subjective data
Obtained through interview, observation, and a physical examination
◉ What is diagnosis in ADPIE . Answer: What is contributing to the
presenting health status
,"nursing diagnosis"
◉ What is a nursing diagnosis . Answer: Precise statement about
current health status and contributing factors
Problem-etiology-signs & symptoms format
(problem -related to- etiology(probable cause) -as evidenced by- signs
and symptoms)
Helps determine which diagnosis will respond to nursing care and which
must be referred to another HCP
◉ What is planning outcomes in ADPIE . Answer: Setting SMART
short- and long- term goals
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
, ◉ What is planning interventions in ADPIE . Answer: Independent
(nurse capable) and dependent (HCP/medication) interventions
Interventions should be feasible and based on best evidence
◉ What is implementation in ADPIE . Answer: Doing, delegating, and
documenting
◉ What is evaluation in ADPIE . Answer: Evaluating the short- and
long therm interventions
Evaluation data becomes new assessment data in the ADPIE cycle
◉ What is the importance of the nursing process . Answer: Promotes
collaboration
Is cost efficient
Helps people understand what nurses do
Is required by professional standards of practice
Increases client participation in care and promotes client autonomy
Promotes individualized care
Promotes efficiency
Promotes continuity and coordination of care (Next HCP will be able to
easily follow along and continue care)
