NSG527 MIDTERM VERSION ONE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ WV BON regulations & rules Answer: - Regulates nursing practice
in WV
- Creates rules and regulations to administer the nurse practice act
NPA
- Describes rules of conduct for nurses
◉ delegation Answer: assigning a task to somebody
◉ what can you not delegate Answer: medicine, shift assessment
- ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
◉ Purpose of physical exam Answer: - Gather baseline data
- Supplement, confirm, or refute data in nursing hx
- Confirm and identify nursing diagnosis
- Make clinical judgments about changing status
- Evaluate the physiological outcomes of care
◉ nurses role Answer: provider of care - direct / indirect
manager of care - advocacy
,member of a profession - research and scholarship
◉ Primary prevention Answer: Prevent the development of the
disease
- Ex: Immunizations, Lifestyle changes (i.e. losing weight, exercise,
modifying high risk sexual behavior), Car seats, Nutrition education,
Fitness activities, and Health Ed in Schools
◉ Secondary prevention Answer: Identify and treat asymptomatic
persons with risk factors or pre-clinical disease.... Also preventing a
worsening health status (ex:)
- Ex: Pap smears, Communicable disease screening, Blood pressure
screening, Early detection/treatment of DM, and Exercise program
for frail older adults
◉ Tertiary prevention Answer: Aims to prevent long-term
consequences of chronic illness of disability and support optimal
functioning (ex:)
- EX: Prevention of pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury and
Promoting independence after traumatic brain injury
◉ NSG process Answer: (ADPIE) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation
,◉ critical thinking Answer: think through analysis, develop
alternatives, and implement the best interventions
identify patterns and trends, consider missing or conflicting
assessment information, and decide the type and frequency of future
assessments
◉ Critical thinking entails ___ Answer: Entails purposeful, outcome-
directed (result-oriented) thinking
◉ Critical thinking is driven by: Answer: patient, family, and
community needs
◉ Critical thinking is based on what 3 things? Answer: the nursing
process, evidence-based thinking, and the scientific method
◉ Critical thinking requires ___, ___, and __ Answer: Requires specific
knowledge, skills, and experience
◉ Critical thinking is guided by ___ Answer: professional standards
and codes of ethics
◉ Critical thinking is constantly doing what to improve? Answer:
reevaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve
, ◉ Diagnostic reasoning is based on what? Answer: based on nurse's
critical thinking
nurses draw inferences or ideas about what the issue is
◉ First step of diagnostic reasoning Answer: gather assessment data
◉ How do you gather assessment data in diagnostic reasoning?
Answer: - Identify both abnormal findings and patient strengths
- Collect subjective and objective data
- Cluster data
◉ 3 main types of diagnoses: Answer: wellness, at risk, and actual
◉ wellness diagnoses is what Answer: focus on strengths and
transition to a higher level of wellness
- patient quotes, i want to know more about etc
◉ three types of nursing assessments Answer: emergency - problem
focused - problem area
comprehensive - broad and wide ranging
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ WV BON regulations & rules Answer: - Regulates nursing practice
in WV
- Creates rules and regulations to administer the nurse practice act
NPA
- Describes rules of conduct for nurses
◉ delegation Answer: assigning a task to somebody
◉ what can you not delegate Answer: medicine, shift assessment
- ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
◉ Purpose of physical exam Answer: - Gather baseline data
- Supplement, confirm, or refute data in nursing hx
- Confirm and identify nursing diagnosis
- Make clinical judgments about changing status
- Evaluate the physiological outcomes of care
◉ nurses role Answer: provider of care - direct / indirect
manager of care - advocacy
,member of a profession - research and scholarship
◉ Primary prevention Answer: Prevent the development of the
disease
- Ex: Immunizations, Lifestyle changes (i.e. losing weight, exercise,
modifying high risk sexual behavior), Car seats, Nutrition education,
Fitness activities, and Health Ed in Schools
◉ Secondary prevention Answer: Identify and treat asymptomatic
persons with risk factors or pre-clinical disease.... Also preventing a
worsening health status (ex:)
- Ex: Pap smears, Communicable disease screening, Blood pressure
screening, Early detection/treatment of DM, and Exercise program
for frail older adults
◉ Tertiary prevention Answer: Aims to prevent long-term
consequences of chronic illness of disability and support optimal
functioning (ex:)
- EX: Prevention of pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury and
Promoting independence after traumatic brain injury
◉ NSG process Answer: (ADPIE) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation
,◉ critical thinking Answer: think through analysis, develop
alternatives, and implement the best interventions
identify patterns and trends, consider missing or conflicting
assessment information, and decide the type and frequency of future
assessments
◉ Critical thinking entails ___ Answer: Entails purposeful, outcome-
directed (result-oriented) thinking
◉ Critical thinking is driven by: Answer: patient, family, and
community needs
◉ Critical thinking is based on what 3 things? Answer: the nursing
process, evidence-based thinking, and the scientific method
◉ Critical thinking requires ___, ___, and __ Answer: Requires specific
knowledge, skills, and experience
◉ Critical thinking is guided by ___ Answer: professional standards
and codes of ethics
◉ Critical thinking is constantly doing what to improve? Answer:
reevaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve
, ◉ Diagnostic reasoning is based on what? Answer: based on nurse's
critical thinking
nurses draw inferences or ideas about what the issue is
◉ First step of diagnostic reasoning Answer: gather assessment data
◉ How do you gather assessment data in diagnostic reasoning?
Answer: - Identify both abnormal findings and patient strengths
- Collect subjective and objective data
- Cluster data
◉ 3 main types of diagnoses: Answer: wellness, at risk, and actual
◉ wellness diagnoses is what Answer: focus on strengths and
transition to a higher level of wellness
- patient quotes, i want to know more about etc
◉ three types of nursing assessments Answer: emergency - problem
focused - problem area
comprehensive - broad and wide ranging
