NURSING PROCESS EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
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Nursing Process - ANS critical thinking five-step process
Involves looking at the whole patient at all times
Personalizes the patient
It provides a "road map" that ensures good nursing care & improves patient outcomes
What is process? What is Nursing Process? - ANS Process-series of planned actions
performed to achieve a goal.
Nursing Process-A systematic problem--solving process that guides all nursing actions.
What is the nursing process? - ANS Orderly, step by step process. Client is evaluated
(assessment). Data are collected and analyzed (Diagnosis). Plan of care is determined and set
into motion (planning and implementation) Client is monitored, evaluated (evaluation), Care
plan is revised as needed (evaluation)
What should you do if your plan did not work? - ANS Go back and analyze every step of the
concept map.
What does an assessment include? - ANS anything you know about the patient---what the
family says, etc. Note if there was an argument etc.
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,Why is the nursing process important? - ANS Method of planning and providing care
Includes problem solving and decision making
Promotes organization
Each step overlaps with previous and subsequent steps
Scientifically based
Provides a framework for nursing
Client centered
Promotes quality care
Promotes coordinated, ongoing care
Serves as a guide to avoid omissions or inaccuracies
Promotes collaboration with other disciplines
What is the medical process? - ANS focuses on illness, injury, or disease. Does not vary until
treatment is completed. (What are you here for?) Quick.
What is the nursing process? - ANS focuses on the client's response to actual or potential
health problems. Is dynamic and fluid, changing in response to changes in the client condition.
(interested on impact on people. Ex: can patient afford this prescription? Dr.'s depend on nurses
to let them know these things)
What do I need in order to use the Nursing Process? - ANS Critical thinking.
What is the biggest part of critical thinking? - ANS an ability to reflect (Did I miss something?)
Have knowledge and know how to apply it (tomato in fruit salad) Have to be able to admit when
you're wrong.
Why do nurses have to use critical thinking? - ANS Because nurses
Use complex critical - thinking processes, problem solving, decision making in every aspect of
their work.
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,Must constantly assess and evaluate client responses
Deal with complex problems on a daily basis
Work with clients that are unique
Provide holistic care
How do I critically think? - ANS Critical thinking requires the thinker to use both skills and
attitudes
What are critical thinking skills? - ANS Objectively gathering information
Recognizing need for more information and gaps in one's own knowledge
Listening carefully
Separating and organizing data
Drawing conclusions
Integrating new and old information
Visualizing solutions to a problem
Objectively evaluating solutions
Evaluating sources of information
Five steps of nursing process - ANS assess
diagnose
plan
implement
evaluate
nursing assessment - ANS collection of information from a primary source (patient) and
secondary sources (family, friends, health professionals, medical record)
the interpretation and validation of data to ensure a complete database
Verify/validate
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, ID problems
Gives sense of overall health status
Report and record
How does assessment relate to other Nursing Process steps? - ANS provides basis for the
diagnosis. In the planning phase, the data collected supports realistic goals and individualized
interventions for the clients. You will assess before, during, and after implementation. During
evaluation, you will assess if the client has met the goal(s). Assessment also provides data for
revision of the plan if necessary.
Assessment is what you build everything off of. Provides your inferences.
What is baseline data? - ANS foundation, accuracy is crucial, comparison for future data,
interview, physical exam, diagnostic exam(s).
Ask patient questions...do physical assessment.
What are sources of data? - ANS direct assessment, client, significant others, nursing and
medical records, diagnostic/lab studies, other health care professionals, relevant literature (ex:
snake venom--used relevant literature about it)
What is the delegation of the assessment? - ANS some items of assessment may be
delegated such as vital signs. RN must be aware of data and validate if needed.
Make sure data was collected and recorded---RN job to interpret data.
What is subjective data? - ANS Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell
you. Usually in a statement. Helps nurse determine what to look for during the physical exam.
Ex: "I feel sick to my stomach." "I feel like nobody likes me"
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 EDITION
Nursing Process - ANS critical thinking five-step process
Involves looking at the whole patient at all times
Personalizes the patient
It provides a "road map" that ensures good nursing care & improves patient outcomes
What is process? What is Nursing Process? - ANS Process-series of planned actions
performed to achieve a goal.
Nursing Process-A systematic problem--solving process that guides all nursing actions.
What is the nursing process? - ANS Orderly, step by step process. Client is evaluated
(assessment). Data are collected and analyzed (Diagnosis). Plan of care is determined and set
into motion (planning and implementation) Client is monitored, evaluated (evaluation), Care
plan is revised as needed (evaluation)
What should you do if your plan did not work? - ANS Go back and analyze every step of the
concept map.
What does an assessment include? - ANS anything you know about the patient---what the
family says, etc. Note if there was an argument etc.
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,Why is the nursing process important? - ANS Method of planning and providing care
Includes problem solving and decision making
Promotes organization
Each step overlaps with previous and subsequent steps
Scientifically based
Provides a framework for nursing
Client centered
Promotes quality care
Promotes coordinated, ongoing care
Serves as a guide to avoid omissions or inaccuracies
Promotes collaboration with other disciplines
What is the medical process? - ANS focuses on illness, injury, or disease. Does not vary until
treatment is completed. (What are you here for?) Quick.
What is the nursing process? - ANS focuses on the client's response to actual or potential
health problems. Is dynamic and fluid, changing in response to changes in the client condition.
(interested on impact on people. Ex: can patient afford this prescription? Dr.'s depend on nurses
to let them know these things)
What do I need in order to use the Nursing Process? - ANS Critical thinking.
What is the biggest part of critical thinking? - ANS an ability to reflect (Did I miss something?)
Have knowledge and know how to apply it (tomato in fruit salad) Have to be able to admit when
you're wrong.
Why do nurses have to use critical thinking? - ANS Because nurses
Use complex critical - thinking processes, problem solving, decision making in every aspect of
their work.
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,Must constantly assess and evaluate client responses
Deal with complex problems on a daily basis
Work with clients that are unique
Provide holistic care
How do I critically think? - ANS Critical thinking requires the thinker to use both skills and
attitudes
What are critical thinking skills? - ANS Objectively gathering information
Recognizing need for more information and gaps in one's own knowledge
Listening carefully
Separating and organizing data
Drawing conclusions
Integrating new and old information
Visualizing solutions to a problem
Objectively evaluating solutions
Evaluating sources of information
Five steps of nursing process - ANS assess
diagnose
plan
implement
evaluate
nursing assessment - ANS collection of information from a primary source (patient) and
secondary sources (family, friends, health professionals, medical record)
the interpretation and validation of data to ensure a complete database
Verify/validate
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, ID problems
Gives sense of overall health status
Report and record
How does assessment relate to other Nursing Process steps? - ANS provides basis for the
diagnosis. In the planning phase, the data collected supports realistic goals and individualized
interventions for the clients. You will assess before, during, and after implementation. During
evaluation, you will assess if the client has met the goal(s). Assessment also provides data for
revision of the plan if necessary.
Assessment is what you build everything off of. Provides your inferences.
What is baseline data? - ANS foundation, accuracy is crucial, comparison for future data,
interview, physical exam, diagnostic exam(s).
Ask patient questions...do physical assessment.
What are sources of data? - ANS direct assessment, client, significant others, nursing and
medical records, diagnostic/lab studies, other health care professionals, relevant literature (ex:
snake venom--used relevant literature about it)
What is the delegation of the assessment? - ANS some items of assessment may be
delegated such as vital signs. RN must be aware of data and validate if needed.
Make sure data was collected and recorded---RN job to interpret data.
What is subjective data? - ANS Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell
you. Usually in a statement. Helps nurse determine what to look for during the physical exam.
Ex: "I feel sick to my stomach." "I feel like nobody likes me"
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