CASE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ A home health nurse reviews the nursing care plan with the client and
family. Then they mutually discuss the expected outcomes of the nursing
care to be provided. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse
illustrating?.
Answer: Planning
◍ A nurse has completed a client assessment and is preparing to identify
appropriate nursing diagnoses. Which areas would the nurse likely address
in the diagnosis? Select all that apply..
Answer: Impaired mobilityImbalanced nutritionIneffective coping
◍ Which is a characteristic of person-centered care?.
Answer: It is a framework for providing care.
◍ A nurse has gathered data through interview, observation, and physical
assessment of a client and has formulated diagnostic statements. What
would the nurse do during the outcome identification phase?.
Answer: formulate client-focused goals
◍ Which human responses identified by the nurse are examples of objective
data? Select all that apply
A. Irregular radial pulse of 50 beats/min
B. Wheezing on expiration
C. Temperature of 99F
D. Shortness of breath
E. Dizziness.
Answer: A. Irregular radial pulse of 50 beats/minB. Wheezing on
, expirationC. Temperature of 99F
◍ A nurse is reading a journal article about providing individualized care.
Which aspect would the nurse most likely read about as the almost
universally accepted method for providing nursing care?.
Answer: Nursing process
◍ A nurse identifies the following: "Impaired skin integrity related to
immobility as evidenced by reddened areas on the sacrum." The nurse is
most likely in which phase of the nursing process?.
Answer: Diagnosis
◍ Which is an example of a subjective finding that the nurse would likely
obtain when performing a review of systems (ROS)?.
Answer: A client report of shooting pain up the left leg
◍ Which question asked by the nurse demonstrates proper understanding of a
functional assessment?.
Answer: "Can you bathe and dress yourself?"
◍ Nurses use the nursing process to provide nursing care. These statements
reflect nursing care being provided to a variety of patients. Place the
statements in order as the nurse progresses through the steps of the nursing
process, starting with assessment and ending with evaluation.
A. 'Did you sleep last night after I gave you the sleeping medication?'
B. 'The patient's clinical manifestations indicate dehydration.'
C. The patient will have a bowel movement in the morning.'
D. 'What brought you to the hospital today?'
E. 'I am going to give you an enema.'.
Answer: D. 'What brought you to the hospital today?'B. 'The patient's
clinical manifestations indicate dehydration.'C. 'The patient will have a
bowel movement in the morning.'E. 'I am going to give you an enema.'A.
'Did you sleep last night after I gave you the sleeping medication?'
◍ Self-evaluation is a method that nurses use to promote their own
development and to grow in confidence in their nursing roles. This process
, is referred to as:.
Answer: reflective practice.
◍ A nurse is interviewing a patient. Which patient statements are examples of
objective data? Select all that apply
A. 'I am hungry'
B. 'I feel very warm'
C. 'I ate half my lunch.'
D. 'I have a rash on my arm.'
E. 'I have the urge to urinate.'
F. 'I vomit every time I eat something.'.
Answer: C. 'I ate half my lunch.'D. 'I have a rash on my arm.'F. 'I vomit
every time I eat something.'
◍ Which statement regarding critical thinking in nursing is true?.
Answer: It is a systematic way of thinking
◍ A nurse is collecting subjective data associated with a patient's anxiety.
Which assessment method should be used to collect this information?
A. Observing
B. Inspecting
C. Auscultation
D. Interviewing.
Answer: D. Interviewing
◍ When considering the nursing process, the word "observe" is to "assess" as
the word "explore" is to which of the following words?
A. Plan
B. Analyze
C. Evaluate
D. Implement.
Answer: B. Analyze
◍ Which statement is true of the nursing process?.
Answer: Scientific problem solving can occur within the nursing process.