Fundamentals of
Nursing Exam 1 2025
– Complete Verified
Questions & Answers
(A+ Rated)
What are the most important roles of the nurse (5) - ANS✔✔---
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Researcher
Leader
,What are the 5 steps in the nursing process? - ANS✔✔---(1)
Assessment
(2) Nursing Diagnosis
(3) Planning
(4) Implementation
(5) Evaluation
*** All of the above require critical thinking!
Define Assessment - ANS✔✔---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
Can the RN provide subjective information about patient? -
ANS✔✔---NO! Only the patient can give subjective info.
OBJECTIVE info is what the RN sees, hears, or smells
,What is the Diagnosis phase? - ANS✔✔---Analyze the
assessment and make a clinical judgement related to an
ACTUAL or POTENTIAL health problem.
* Nurses have to be aware of potential risks based on
health problems.
* Also collaborate with other specialists to manage
the problem(s)
What are the three phases of a Nursing Diagnosis? - ANS✔✔-- -
First info → Related to → as evidence by
WHAT is the problem?
WHY is it a problem?
WHAT is the evidence of that problem?
Ex:
"Acute pain → related to surgical incision → as evidence
by patient report (or as evidence by crying)"
What are the OUTCOMES IDENTIFICATION? - ANS✔✔---This
is the statement of how a patient's status will change once
interventions have been successfully instituted
, Identify the expected outcomes when planning for the
patient's individual situation.
Interventions must be measurable criterion indicating
that objectives have been met.
Define the PLANNING stage of the nursing process - ANS✔✔-- -
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
attain expected outcomes.
- Prioritize strategies
- Goals (statement that describes the aim if the nursing
care) should be short term and long term
Describe IMPLEMENTATION of the nursing process -
ANS✔✔---The actions to facilitate positive patient outcomes
What three skills are needed in order to implement goals?
- ANS✔✔---Cognitive
Personal
Psychomotor
Nursing Exam 1 2025
– Complete Verified
Questions & Answers
(A+ Rated)
What are the most important roles of the nurse (5) - ANS✔✔---
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Researcher
Leader
,What are the 5 steps in the nursing process? - ANS✔✔---(1)
Assessment
(2) Nursing Diagnosis
(3) Planning
(4) Implementation
(5) Evaluation
*** All of the above require critical thinking!
Define Assessment - ANS✔✔---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
Can the RN provide subjective information about patient? -
ANS✔✔---NO! Only the patient can give subjective info.
OBJECTIVE info is what the RN sees, hears, or smells
,What is the Diagnosis phase? - ANS✔✔---Analyze the
assessment and make a clinical judgement related to an
ACTUAL or POTENTIAL health problem.
* Nurses have to be aware of potential risks based on
health problems.
* Also collaborate with other specialists to manage
the problem(s)
What are the three phases of a Nursing Diagnosis? - ANS✔✔-- -
First info → Related to → as evidence by
WHAT is the problem?
WHY is it a problem?
WHAT is the evidence of that problem?
Ex:
"Acute pain → related to surgical incision → as evidence
by patient report (or as evidence by crying)"
What are the OUTCOMES IDENTIFICATION? - ANS✔✔---This
is the statement of how a patient's status will change once
interventions have been successfully instituted
, Identify the expected outcomes when planning for the
patient's individual situation.
Interventions must be measurable criterion indicating
that objectives have been met.
Define the PLANNING stage of the nursing process - ANS✔✔-- -
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
attain expected outcomes.
- Prioritize strategies
- Goals (statement that describes the aim if the nursing
care) should be short term and long term
Describe IMPLEMENTATION of the nursing process -
ANS✔✔---The actions to facilitate positive patient outcomes
What three skills are needed in order to implement goals?
- ANS✔✔---Cognitive
Personal
Psychomotor
