NURS 1522 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026

NURS 1522 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026 Assessment - Answers gathering information Why do we assess? - Answers to create a plan of care for patient Initial Assessment - Answers done on admission to establish a complete data base for problem identification and care planning Focused Assessment - Answers completed as often as necessary depending on pts status, focusing on specific problems Emergency Assessment - Answers focus on life threatening issue first, then may go back and complete rest of the assessment Characteristics of data: - Answers -complete -factual and accurate -relevant Diagnosis - Answers identifying pt problem Data Interpretation & Analysis - Answers -recognizing patterns - identify strengths and problems Formulations & Validating Nursing Diagnosis - Answers writing nursing diagnosis, actual, potential and possible nursing diagnosis Actual Problem - Answers a problem that is present (ex. pain,nausea,skin break down) Potential Problem - Answers a problem that might happen in the future ( for falls, risk for skin breakdown) Diagnosis example include... - Answers -due to -associated with NANDA - Answers North American Nursing Diagnosis Association What did NANDA do? - Answers developed to differentiate nursing diagnosis from medical diagnosis Planning - Answers setting goals and deciding how to achieve them What are types of goals? - Answers -cognitive and psychomotor -short term and long term Planning steps - Answers 1. set client centered goals 2. prioritize goals 3. outline expected outcomes Plan statements always start with... - Answers "the client will" Writing a plan should include... - Answers SMART criteria SMART - Answers -specific -measurable -achievable -realistic -timely Types of nursing interventions - Answers -nurse initiated (independant) -physician initiated (dependant) -collaborative Components of Therapeutic Relationship - Answers -power,empathy,respect,trust,professional intimacy Client-Centered Care - Answers -right to know -right to choose -right to participate -right to have an opinion Maintaining Boundaries - Answers -do not get involved with clients personal relationship -do not disclose info -beware of co-relationships -ensure its all about the client -abstain from financial involvement Giving Gifts - Answers -may be acceptable as a part of therapeutic plan -may be given from group of nurse/institution -do not expect a gift in return Receiving Gifts - Answers -if its initiated by the pt -if they're not expecting anything in return -if client is mentally competent Appropriateness of Gift - Answers -dont solicit gift -ensure cx and pt know they will be treated the same as everyone else Co-existing Relationships - Answers should be limited, usually only when nobody else is available Personal Care - Answers -not acting as a paid professional -providing compotent care Paid Employee - Answers -must have impute from client -maintain objectivity -ensure youre comfortable Intimate Partner Care - Answers Can only provide when nobody else is available Warning signs that you may be crossing boundaries - Answers · Spending extra time with one client beyond therapeutic need · Changing client assignments to give care to one specific client · Feeling other members of the team don't understand a specific client as well as you do · Spending time off duty with client · Ignoring policies of the agency when working with a specific client · Keeping secrets with a client apart from the health care team · Giving a client your phone number unless it is required as a part of the nursing role · Client only wanting to talk to one nurse Client abuse - Answers -disrespect -emotional -physical -sexual -financial -neglect How to protect client from abuse - Answers -report -intervene when necessary -do not get involved with pt outside work -monitor behaviour Abuse - Answers physical or emotional harm to someone CNO - Answers Chief Nursing Officer CNO - Confidentiality and Privacy - Answers nurses have ethical and legal responsibilities to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of client health information obtained while providing client CNO - Consent - Answers nurses have ethical and legal obligations for obtaining consent RHPA - Answers Regulated Health Professions Act What does RHPA do? - Answers ts out consistent rules and processes for governance, registration, complaints and discipline, and regulation and by-law making authority how do nurses break the law? - Answers -crime & torts -false imprisonment -negligence -libel & slander Libel - Answers written or printed material tending to injure a persons reputation unjustly Slander - Answers -speaking or utterance of false info that damages another's reputation, social media, group chats - be aware of what you write and say Crimes & Torts - Answers unintentional & intentional Why do so many people breach confidentiality and privacy? - Answers -GOSSIP Provincial Laws - Answers -good samaritan status -PHIPA -health care consent act -substitute decisions act -mental health act Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act - Answers -response to national health crisis of opioid overdose and deaths -provides some legal protection for people who experience or witness an overdose PHIPA - Answers Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 What does PHIPA do? - Answers -allow for the sharing of personal health information btwn healthcare team members to facilitate efficient and effective care -in an emergency situation we are allowed to use personal information to obtain a phone # of a next of kin as we may need to notify someone Privacy and Confidentiality : Who can you share information with? - Answers -you can only share information with those directly involved with patient -lockbox prevision: pt makes choice to not share certain information Privacy and Confidentiality : Who can access patient information? - Answers you, nurses, anyone at healthcare facility Privacy and Confidentiality : What can you share with patients family? - Answers -POA or substitute decision maker Privacy and Confidentiality : What can you share with your family? - Answers NOTHING Health Care Consent Act (1996) - Answers -Health care practitioners have NO authority to make treatment decisions on behalf of clients (except in an emergency when no authorized person is available to make the decisions) -A persons wishes about treatment, admission or personal assistance services may be expressed orally, in writing, in any other form, or they may be implied Informed Consent - Answers -person has knowledge about procedure -nurses witness' the signature for formal procedure -no age of health consent -poa or substitute decision maker Informed consent must include... - Answers -adequate disclosure -clear understanding -voluntarily given consent Consent - Answers -must be involuntary or informed -the client must have the capacity to understand the information -the client can withdraw at any time POA (power of attorney) - Answers - usually family members -must have proof -personal, property If POA is not available... - Answers -spouse -partner -child (16 years or over) -custodial parent -brother or sister -any relative Therapeutic Communication - Answers a type of communication that health care providers consciously use when talking with residents in order to influence residents or help residents to a better understanding 2 common types of complaints - Answers -nursing communicating inappropriately with pts and family member -nurses communicating inappropriately with colleagues Levels of Communication - Answers -Intrapersonal -Interpersonal -Small group communtication Intrapersonal - Answers communication with oneself Interpersonal - Answers entire process and practive Types of communication - Answers verbal and nonverbal Verbal Communication - Answers -expressed in words -eye contact Non-Verbal Communication - Answers -body language -facial expressions -signs and symbols Touch and Personal Space - Answers -non-verbal -touch can convey many things -maintain personal space