EVIDENCE BASED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Objective data. Answer: information that is seen, heard, felt, or
smelled by an observer; signs
◉ Diagnostic reasoning. Answer: the process of analyzing health
data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses
◉ Four major components of diagnostic reasoning. Answer:
Attending to cues, formulating hypotheses, gathering data, and
evaluating each hypothesis
◉ Six phases of the nursing process. Answer: 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome Identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
,◉ Assessment includes. Answer: Collecting data, Use evidence based
assessment and document relevant data
◉ Diagnosis includes. Answer: Compare clinical findings with
normal and abnormal variation and developmental events, Interpret
data, Validate diagnosis, Document diagnoses
◉ Outcome Identification. Answer: Identify expected outcomes,
individualize to the person, culturally appropriate, realistic and
measurable, include a timeline
◉ Planning. Answer: -establish priorities
-develop outcomes
-set timelines for outcomes
-identify interventions
-integrate evidence-based trends and research
-document plan of care
◉ Implementation. Answer: - Implement in a safe and timely
manner
- Use evidence-based interventions
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Use community resources
, - Coordinate care delivery
- Provide health teaching and health promotion
- Document implementation and any modification
◉ Evaluation. Answer: - Progress toward outcomes
- Conduct systematic, ongoing, criterion-based evaluation
- Include patient and significant others
- Use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses, outcomes, plan
- Disseminate results to patient and family
◉ First-level priority problems. Answer: emergent, life-threatening,
and immediate, such as establishing an airway or supporting
breathing
◉ Second-level priority problems. Answer: those that are next in
urgency requiring your prompt intervention to forestall further
deterioration. (mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary
elimination problem, untreated medical problems, abnormal lab test
results
◉ Third-level priority problems. Answer: Important to the patient's
health but can be addressed after more urgent health problems are
addressed
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Objective data. Answer: information that is seen, heard, felt, or
smelled by an observer; signs
◉ Diagnostic reasoning. Answer: the process of analyzing health
data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses
◉ Four major components of diagnostic reasoning. Answer:
Attending to cues, formulating hypotheses, gathering data, and
evaluating each hypothesis
◉ Six phases of the nursing process. Answer: 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome Identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
,◉ Assessment includes. Answer: Collecting data, Use evidence based
assessment and document relevant data
◉ Diagnosis includes. Answer: Compare clinical findings with
normal and abnormal variation and developmental events, Interpret
data, Validate diagnosis, Document diagnoses
◉ Outcome Identification. Answer: Identify expected outcomes,
individualize to the person, culturally appropriate, realistic and
measurable, include a timeline
◉ Planning. Answer: -establish priorities
-develop outcomes
-set timelines for outcomes
-identify interventions
-integrate evidence-based trends and research
-document plan of care
◉ Implementation. Answer: - Implement in a safe and timely
manner
- Use evidence-based interventions
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Use community resources
, - Coordinate care delivery
- Provide health teaching and health promotion
- Document implementation and any modification
◉ Evaluation. Answer: - Progress toward outcomes
- Conduct systematic, ongoing, criterion-based evaluation
- Include patient and significant others
- Use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses, outcomes, plan
- Disseminate results to patient and family
◉ First-level priority problems. Answer: emergent, life-threatening,
and immediate, such as establishing an airway or supporting
breathing
◉ Second-level priority problems. Answer: those that are next in
urgency requiring your prompt intervention to forestall further
deterioration. (mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary
elimination problem, untreated medical problems, abnormal lab test
results
◉ Third-level priority problems. Answer: Important to the patient's
health but can be addressed after more urgent health problems are
addressed
