NUR1211C EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Identify factors that influence communication. Answer:
Developmental level, gender, sociocultural differences, roles and
responsibilities, space/territoriality, physical/mental/emotional state,
values, environment
● Discuss types of communication used in healthcare and the role of the
nurse in each type.. Answer: Verbal, nonverbal, electronic
● Define therapeutic communication and helping relationships.. Answer:
the face-to-face process of interacting that focuses on advancing the
physical and emotional well-being of a patient. Involves: listening,
conversation skills, silence, touch, humor, interviewing techniques
● Discuss and utilize SBAR communication technique when
communicating with physicians and other nurses.. Answer: S (Situation),
B (Background), A (Assessment), R (Recommendation)
● Discuss role of documentation in healthcare and demonstrate
appropriate documentation techniques.. Answer: "If you didn't chart it, it
didn't happen". Source oriented records (paper documentation in which
each healthcare group/discipline keeps data on its own form), problem
oriented records, computerized documentations, PIE (problem,
,intervention, evaluation), Focus charting, charting by exception, case
management model
● Discuss professional responsibilities when using electronic
communication. Answer: Date and time, timing, legibility, permanence,
accepted terminology, correct spelling, signature, accuracy
● Discuss the role of computers in healthcare and the impact on the
nursing profession.. Answer: Pros: Facilitates focus on client outcome,
fast, efficient use of time, legible, link various sources, links to monitors,
bedside terminals. Cons: Client privacy concerns, breakdowns make
information unavailable, systems expensive, extended training periods
● Ergonomics. Answer: Study and design of the work environment as it
relates to operator fatigue, discomfort and productivity
● Discuss the personal attributes of the professional nurse.. Answer:
Open-mindedness, profound sense of value of the person, self-
awareness, sense of personal responsibility, motivation, leadership skills,
bravery
● Define and discuss leadership principles, commitment to profession,
and work ethics. Answer: Commitment to excellence, problem-solving,
passion, integrity, respectfulness, accessibility, empathy, responsibility c
,● Compare and contrast clinical reasoning, clinical judgement, and
critical thinking. Answer: Clinical reasoning (Specific- thinking about
patient care issues such as managing patient problems), clinical
judgement (The result of critical thinking and clinical reasoning) ,
critical thinking (the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in
order to form a judgment. Five components: Knowledge base,
experience, nursing process competencies, attitudes, standards)
● Define the nursing process and it's characteristics. Answer: A
systematic problem-solving process that guides all nursing actions.
Systematic, dynamic, interpersonal, outcome oriented, universally
applicable
● Discuss the 5 steps of the nursing process and the goals and activities
of each step.. Answer: Assessment (preparing for data collection,
collecting data, identifying cues and making inferences, validating data,
clustering related data and identifying patterns, reporting and recording
data), diagnosis (the reasoning process used in interpreting assessment
data, analyze data, identify health problems, risks, and strengths,
determine risk factors to be managed, formulate diagnostic statements) ,
planning (establish priorities, identify expected patient outcomes, select
evidence-based nursing intervention, communicate the plan of care),
implementing (do it!, continue data collection, modify plan of care as
needed, document), evaluating (measure how well the patient has
achieved the desired outcomes, identify factors contributing to the
patients success or failure, modify the plan of care if indicated)
, ● Describe and demonstrate the steps in concept mapping care planning.
Answer:
● Altruism. Answer: The selfless giving of others
● Autonomy. Answer: The patient has the right to determine their own
course of healthcare
● Human Dignity. Answer: The person has dignity just because they are
human
● Integrity. Answer: Admit when you make a mistake. You wont try to
cover it up or blame someone else
● Social justice. Answer: Protecting the rights of everyone
● Reflective journaling. Answer: A tool used to clarify concepts through
reflection by thinking back or recalling situations
● Concept mapping. Answer: A visual representation of patient problems
and interventions that illustrates an interrelationship
● Cues. Answer: Information obtained through use of the senses
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Identify factors that influence communication. Answer:
Developmental level, gender, sociocultural differences, roles and
responsibilities, space/territoriality, physical/mental/emotional state,
values, environment
● Discuss types of communication used in healthcare and the role of the
nurse in each type.. Answer: Verbal, nonverbal, electronic
● Define therapeutic communication and helping relationships.. Answer:
the face-to-face process of interacting that focuses on advancing the
physical and emotional well-being of a patient. Involves: listening,
conversation skills, silence, touch, humor, interviewing techniques
● Discuss and utilize SBAR communication technique when
communicating with physicians and other nurses.. Answer: S (Situation),
B (Background), A (Assessment), R (Recommendation)
● Discuss role of documentation in healthcare and demonstrate
appropriate documentation techniques.. Answer: "If you didn't chart it, it
didn't happen". Source oriented records (paper documentation in which
each healthcare group/discipline keeps data on its own form), problem
oriented records, computerized documentations, PIE (problem,
,intervention, evaluation), Focus charting, charting by exception, case
management model
● Discuss professional responsibilities when using electronic
communication. Answer: Date and time, timing, legibility, permanence,
accepted terminology, correct spelling, signature, accuracy
● Discuss the role of computers in healthcare and the impact on the
nursing profession.. Answer: Pros: Facilitates focus on client outcome,
fast, efficient use of time, legible, link various sources, links to monitors,
bedside terminals. Cons: Client privacy concerns, breakdowns make
information unavailable, systems expensive, extended training periods
● Ergonomics. Answer: Study and design of the work environment as it
relates to operator fatigue, discomfort and productivity
● Discuss the personal attributes of the professional nurse.. Answer:
Open-mindedness, profound sense of value of the person, self-
awareness, sense of personal responsibility, motivation, leadership skills,
bravery
● Define and discuss leadership principles, commitment to profession,
and work ethics. Answer: Commitment to excellence, problem-solving,
passion, integrity, respectfulness, accessibility, empathy, responsibility c
,● Compare and contrast clinical reasoning, clinical judgement, and
critical thinking. Answer: Clinical reasoning (Specific- thinking about
patient care issues such as managing patient problems), clinical
judgement (The result of critical thinking and clinical reasoning) ,
critical thinking (the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in
order to form a judgment. Five components: Knowledge base,
experience, nursing process competencies, attitudes, standards)
● Define the nursing process and it's characteristics. Answer: A
systematic problem-solving process that guides all nursing actions.
Systematic, dynamic, interpersonal, outcome oriented, universally
applicable
● Discuss the 5 steps of the nursing process and the goals and activities
of each step.. Answer: Assessment (preparing for data collection,
collecting data, identifying cues and making inferences, validating data,
clustering related data and identifying patterns, reporting and recording
data), diagnosis (the reasoning process used in interpreting assessment
data, analyze data, identify health problems, risks, and strengths,
determine risk factors to be managed, formulate diagnostic statements) ,
planning (establish priorities, identify expected patient outcomes, select
evidence-based nursing intervention, communicate the plan of care),
implementing (do it!, continue data collection, modify plan of care as
needed, document), evaluating (measure how well the patient has
achieved the desired outcomes, identify factors contributing to the
patients success or failure, modify the plan of care if indicated)
, ● Describe and demonstrate the steps in concept mapping care planning.
Answer:
● Altruism. Answer: The selfless giving of others
● Autonomy. Answer: The patient has the right to determine their own
course of healthcare
● Human Dignity. Answer: The person has dignity just because they are
human
● Integrity. Answer: Admit when you make a mistake. You wont try to
cover it up or blame someone else
● Social justice. Answer: Protecting the rights of everyone
● Reflective journaling. Answer: A tool used to clarify concepts through
reflection by thinking back or recalling situations
● Concept mapping. Answer: A visual representation of patient problems
and interventions that illustrates an interrelationship
● Cues. Answer: Information obtained through use of the senses
