NU 325 EXAM 1 (CH 1,2,3,4,8) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026

NU 325 EXAM 1 (CH 1,2,3,4,8)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026




Assessment - ANS collection of data about individual's health state



elements of a database - ANS -subjective data

-objective data

-patient's records

-laboratory studies



Subjective data - ANS what a patient says about him/her-self.



objective data - ANS what you, as the health professional, observe by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, & auscultating during the physical examination.



6 steps of nursing process - ANS -assessment

-diagnosis

-outcome identification

-planning


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, -implementation

-evaluation



what is performed in the "assessment" step of nursing process - ANS -collect data

-use evidence based assessment techniques

-document relative data



what is performed in the "diagniosis" step of nursing process - ANS -compare cliniclal findings
with normal and abnormal variation and developmental events.

-interpret data: ID clusters of clues, make hypothesis, test it, derive diagnosis

-validate diagnosis, document diagnosis



what is performed in the "Outcome identification" step of nursing process - ANS -ID expected
outcomes

-individualize to the person

-culturally appropriate

-realistic and measurable

-include timeline



what is performed in the "planning" step of nursing process - ANS -est. priorities

-develop outcomes

-set timelines for outcomes

-ID interventions

-integrate evidence-based trends and research

-document plan of care



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