FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING- EXAM 1
QUIZZES WITH RIGHT SOLUTIONS 2026 –
2027 .
What is the Nursing Process? - Correct Answer -Critical thinking; Provides the framework in
which nurses use their knowledge and skills to express human caring.
ADPIE & SOAPIE
ADPIE - Correct Answer -A- Assessment: general overview of patient/ health needs; Collects
comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or situation: Info medical personnel
can look at & begins the moment you walk through the door
D- Diagnosis/ Patient Problem: nursing diagnosis routed on assessments -> related to med
diagnosis w/ patient. Analyze the assessment and make a clinical judgement related to an
actual or potential health problem.
P- Planning/ Goal Setting : goal must be reasonable; long or short term goal with varying
time frame attached.
I- Intervention/ Rationales: scientific step; done independently or with team to get patient to
goal
E- Evaluating: determine if patient has reached goal ; goes along w/ planning (follow thru?
fall short? met? not met?)
10 Trends to Watch for in Nursing Edu - Correct Answer -1) Changing demographic/
diversity
2) Tech explosion
3) Globalization of economy/ society
4) Era of educated consumer
5)Shift to pop-based care + increased complexity
6) cost/challenge of managed care
7/ Impact of policy/ regulation
8) interdisciplinary edu + collab practice
9) Nursing Shortage
10) Advances in science/ research
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, Common Concepts in Nursing Theories - Correct Answer -1) *The person
2) the environment
3) health
4) nursing
SOAPIE - Correct Answer -S- Subjective: what patient tells you
O- Objective: verifiable info; vital signs (bp, hr, resp/ O2 sat, temp, pain) or sensory info you
gather
A- Assessment: acts as diagnosis
P- Planning: Plan of care
I- Intervention: needs rationale
E- Evaluation
Attributes of a professional nurse - Correct Answer -1)Well defined body of specific/ unique
knowledge
2) Strong Service Orientation
3) Recognizing authority by professional group
4) Code of ethics
5) Professional organization that sets standards
6) Ongoing research
7) Autonomy and self regulation
Subjective vs. Objective data - Correct Answer -Subjective- What the patient tells you
Objective- what you detect during exam; sensory observation and/or verifiable and factual
and measurable.
Medical vs. Nursing Diagnosis - Correct Answer -Medical: identify diseases; statement about
a specific disease process using terminology from a well-developed classification system
accepted by the medical profession. Defining health problem dealt with by physicians. Ex:
Myocardial Infarction
Nursing Diagnosis: actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing
intervention can prevent or resolve (actual problem is present; possible problem may be
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QUIZZES WITH RIGHT SOLUTIONS 2026 –
2027 .
What is the Nursing Process? - Correct Answer -Critical thinking; Provides the framework in
which nurses use their knowledge and skills to express human caring.
ADPIE & SOAPIE
ADPIE - Correct Answer -A- Assessment: general overview of patient/ health needs; Collects
comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or situation: Info medical personnel
can look at & begins the moment you walk through the door
D- Diagnosis/ Patient Problem: nursing diagnosis routed on assessments -> related to med
diagnosis w/ patient. Analyze the assessment and make a clinical judgement related to an
actual or potential health problem.
P- Planning/ Goal Setting : goal must be reasonable; long or short term goal with varying
time frame attached.
I- Intervention/ Rationales: scientific step; done independently or with team to get patient to
goal
E- Evaluating: determine if patient has reached goal ; goes along w/ planning (follow thru?
fall short? met? not met?)
10 Trends to Watch for in Nursing Edu - Correct Answer -1) Changing demographic/
diversity
2) Tech explosion
3) Globalization of economy/ society
4) Era of educated consumer
5)Shift to pop-based care + increased complexity
6) cost/challenge of managed care
7/ Impact of policy/ regulation
8) interdisciplinary edu + collab practice
9) Nursing Shortage
10) Advances in science/ research
1
, Common Concepts in Nursing Theories - Correct Answer -1) *The person
2) the environment
3) health
4) nursing
SOAPIE - Correct Answer -S- Subjective: what patient tells you
O- Objective: verifiable info; vital signs (bp, hr, resp/ O2 sat, temp, pain) or sensory info you
gather
A- Assessment: acts as diagnosis
P- Planning: Plan of care
I- Intervention: needs rationale
E- Evaluation
Attributes of a professional nurse - Correct Answer -1)Well defined body of specific/ unique
knowledge
2) Strong Service Orientation
3) Recognizing authority by professional group
4) Code of ethics
5) Professional organization that sets standards
6) Ongoing research
7) Autonomy and self regulation
Subjective vs. Objective data - Correct Answer -Subjective- What the patient tells you
Objective- what you detect during exam; sensory observation and/or verifiable and factual
and measurable.
Medical vs. Nursing Diagnosis - Correct Answer -Medical: identify diseases; statement about
a specific disease process using terminology from a well-developed classification system
accepted by the medical profession. Defining health problem dealt with by physicians. Ex:
Myocardial Infarction
Nursing Diagnosis: actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing
intervention can prevent or resolve (actual problem is present; possible problem may be
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