NFDN 1002 MIDTERM UNITS 1-4 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Intrapersonal Communication - ANS communication with oneself
Interpersonal Communication - ANS between two or more people
Transpersonal Communication - ANS interaction that occurs within a person's spiritual
domain
SOAP Charting - ANS S= Subjective data (how the patient feels)
O= Objective data (results of physical exam, vital signs, etc)
A= Assessment (what is the patient's status)
P= Plan (does the plan stay the same or is change needed?)
SOAPIE Charting - ANS I= Intervention (what did the nurse do?)
E= Evaluation (what is the patient outcome following the intervention?)
PIE Charting - ANS P= Patient problems (teaching needs and discharge planning needs,
identified during initial assessment of the patient)
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,I= Interventions carried out for each specific nursing diagnosis
E= Evaluate the outcomes of the interventions
DAR - ANS Data: information that supports the focus
Action: the nursing intervention
Response: how the patient responds to the intervention and the outcome
Focus Charting - ANS Eliminates the word "problem" and uses the term "focus"
Includes patient's condition, nursing diagnosis, s&s, or significant event or change in condition
Organized using DAR
Source-Oriented Charting - ANS Most common
Information is organized & presented according to its source
There are separate sections for the doctor's notes, the nurse's notes, the respiratory therapist
notes, etc
Read through all the sections & piece together the data
Charting by Exception - ANS Chart only when there is a significant change or finding different
from the norm
Otherwise use standardized flow sheets, nursing database, SOAP progress notes and care plans
CBE use narrative format
Alerts staff to something unusual that has occurred with the patient
Presumes that unless documented otherwise, all standards have been met with a normal
response
A.C. - ANS before meals
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, P.C. - ANS after meals
NKA - ANS No known allergies
NPO - ANS Nothing per mouth
HOB - ANS Head of bed
W/C - ANS wheelchair
SOB - ANS Shortness of breath
PRN - ANS As needed
TPR - ANS temperature, pulse, respiration
Written Orders - ANS Physically written by the physician on the chart
Verbal Orders - ANS Given to the nurse while in their presence
Not written on the chart
Telephone Orders - ANS Given to the nurse via telephone
Electronic Orders - ANS Written through the electronic health system of the facility
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Intrapersonal Communication - ANS communication with oneself
Interpersonal Communication - ANS between two or more people
Transpersonal Communication - ANS interaction that occurs within a person's spiritual
domain
SOAP Charting - ANS S= Subjective data (how the patient feels)
O= Objective data (results of physical exam, vital signs, etc)
A= Assessment (what is the patient's status)
P= Plan (does the plan stay the same or is change needed?)
SOAPIE Charting - ANS I= Intervention (what did the nurse do?)
E= Evaluation (what is the patient outcome following the intervention?)
PIE Charting - ANS P= Patient problems (teaching needs and discharge planning needs,
identified during initial assessment of the patient)
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,I= Interventions carried out for each specific nursing diagnosis
E= Evaluate the outcomes of the interventions
DAR - ANS Data: information that supports the focus
Action: the nursing intervention
Response: how the patient responds to the intervention and the outcome
Focus Charting - ANS Eliminates the word "problem" and uses the term "focus"
Includes patient's condition, nursing diagnosis, s&s, or significant event or change in condition
Organized using DAR
Source-Oriented Charting - ANS Most common
Information is organized & presented according to its source
There are separate sections for the doctor's notes, the nurse's notes, the respiratory therapist
notes, etc
Read through all the sections & piece together the data
Charting by Exception - ANS Chart only when there is a significant change or finding different
from the norm
Otherwise use standardized flow sheets, nursing database, SOAP progress notes and care plans
CBE use narrative format
Alerts staff to something unusual that has occurred with the patient
Presumes that unless documented otherwise, all standards have been met with a normal
response
A.C. - ANS before meals
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, P.C. - ANS after meals
NKA - ANS No known allergies
NPO - ANS Nothing per mouth
HOB - ANS Head of bed
W/C - ANS wheelchair
SOB - ANS Shortness of breath
PRN - ANS As needed
TPR - ANS temperature, pulse, respiration
Written Orders - ANS Physically written by the physician on the chart
Verbal Orders - ANS Given to the nurse while in their presence
Not written on the chart
Telephone Orders - ANS Given to the nurse via telephone
Electronic Orders - ANS Written through the electronic health system of the facility
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 3
