NURS 220 MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Patient Safety - ANS the pursuit of the reduction and mitigation of unsafe acts within the
healthcare system, as well as the use of best practices show to lead to optimal patient
outcomes.
Nurses are responsible for assessing the patient and environment for - ANS •hazards as well
as plan, intervene, and maintain that safe environment.
•Educating the patient
•making / keeping the environment clean
•While caring for someone who is ill, encourage sleep, good nutrition and plenty of fluids
•Proper hygiene and PPE- the transmission of pathogen is reduced (or eliminated)
•Basic needs are met
•Physical hazards are reduced
•Pollution is controlled
•Plans are in place for potential disasters Ex. fire, tornado ect
Nurses must have knowledge of - ANS The patient
The environment
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,yourself
types of patient safety incidents - ANS •Harmful
•Near Miss
•No harm
Harmful - ANS an incident that results in patient harm
Near miss - ANS an incident that didn't reach the patient (no harm)
No harm - ANS an incident that reached the patient but no harm resulted
Specific risks to patient safety within the healthcare system include - ANS •Falls
•Patient inherent injuries
•Procedure related injuries
•Equipment related injuries
Assess - ANS the situation/ Patient ~ Involves a collection and verification of data and the
analysis of all data to establish a database about a clients perceived needs, health problems,
and responses to those problems. gather data and information about what we are dealing with.
Diagnose - ANS review the clusters of data to identify patterns. Three types of diagnosis exist
1) actual 2) at risk 3) wellness
Written in a two part format including a diagnostic label and an etiological or related factor
The related factors become the basis for selecting the nursing diagnosis Ex. disturbed thought
process at risk for trauma
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, Planning - ANS you determine client centered goals, set priorities, develop expected
outcomes of nursing care and develop a nursing care plan.
A client-centered goal is singular, observable,measurable, time limited, mutual and realistic.
we want to make sure the patient doesn't get sicker- not picking up other infections (we want to
keep the patient as healthy as possible)
Implementation - ANS Is the step in which you provide direct and indirect nursing care
interventions to patients
Routine practice~ hand hygiene (soap and water OR hand sanitizer) and PPE (to protect yourself
and patients). We want to break the chain of infection
Giving the client medication
Trying a new diet
Evaluation - ANS •allows nurses to determine whether nursing interventions are successful in
improving the client's condition or well being.
•The appropriateness of the intervention as well as the outcome should be evaluated.
•Involves two components:
1. Examination of condition or situation
2. Judgement as to whether change has occurred
•did we do what we needed to do? Is there something else we could/should try?~ did the plan
work?
•Should also evaluate whether the goals of care were realistic.
•As a result of the evaluation sometimes a client's nursing diagnosis, priorities and interventions
sometimes change
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Patient Safety - ANS the pursuit of the reduction and mitigation of unsafe acts within the
healthcare system, as well as the use of best practices show to lead to optimal patient
outcomes.
Nurses are responsible for assessing the patient and environment for - ANS •hazards as well
as plan, intervene, and maintain that safe environment.
•Educating the patient
•making / keeping the environment clean
•While caring for someone who is ill, encourage sleep, good nutrition and plenty of fluids
•Proper hygiene and PPE- the transmission of pathogen is reduced (or eliminated)
•Basic needs are met
•Physical hazards are reduced
•Pollution is controlled
•Plans are in place for potential disasters Ex. fire, tornado ect
Nurses must have knowledge of - ANS The patient
The environment
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1
,yourself
types of patient safety incidents - ANS •Harmful
•Near Miss
•No harm
Harmful - ANS an incident that results in patient harm
Near miss - ANS an incident that didn't reach the patient (no harm)
No harm - ANS an incident that reached the patient but no harm resulted
Specific risks to patient safety within the healthcare system include - ANS •Falls
•Patient inherent injuries
•Procedure related injuries
•Equipment related injuries
Assess - ANS the situation/ Patient ~ Involves a collection and verification of data and the
analysis of all data to establish a database about a clients perceived needs, health problems,
and responses to those problems. gather data and information about what we are dealing with.
Diagnose - ANS review the clusters of data to identify patterns. Three types of diagnosis exist
1) actual 2) at risk 3) wellness
Written in a two part format including a diagnostic label and an etiological or related factor
The related factors become the basis for selecting the nursing diagnosis Ex. disturbed thought
process at risk for trauma
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, Planning - ANS you determine client centered goals, set priorities, develop expected
outcomes of nursing care and develop a nursing care plan.
A client-centered goal is singular, observable,measurable, time limited, mutual and realistic.
we want to make sure the patient doesn't get sicker- not picking up other infections (we want to
keep the patient as healthy as possible)
Implementation - ANS Is the step in which you provide direct and indirect nursing care
interventions to patients
Routine practice~ hand hygiene (soap and water OR hand sanitizer) and PPE (to protect yourself
and patients). We want to break the chain of infection
Giving the client medication
Trying a new diet
Evaluation - ANS •allows nurses to determine whether nursing interventions are successful in
improving the client's condition or well being.
•The appropriateness of the intervention as well as the outcome should be evaluated.
•Involves two components:
1. Examination of condition or situation
2. Judgement as to whether change has occurred
•did we do what we needed to do? Is there something else we could/should try?~ did the plan
work?
•Should also evaluate whether the goals of care were realistic.
•As a result of the evaluation sometimes a client's nursing diagnosis, priorities and interventions
sometimes change
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