NSG 211 Final Exam 2026 Revision Guide | Latest
Version | Graded A+ Q&A with Detailed
Rationales
STUDY MEDTERM - answers
The official do not use list: - answers - The symbols ">" and "<"
- All abbreviations for drug names
- Apothecary units
- The symbol "@"
- The abbreviation "cc
- "The abbreviation "μg
5 ethical principles - answers Autonomy, Beneficence, Fidelity, Justice, and Non-
maleficence
autonomy - answers Agreement to respect another right to self-determine a course of
action; support of indolence decision making
beneficence - answers Compassion; taking positive action to help others; desire to do
good; core principle of our patient advocacy
nonmaleficence - answers The ethical principle of doing no harm
fidelity - answers Loyalty, fairness, truthfulness, advocacy, a dn decision to our patients.
It involves an agreement to keep our promises. Fidelity refers to the concept of keeping
a commitment and is based upon the virtue of caring
justice - answers individual people and groups with similar circumstances and
conditions should be treated alike; fairness with equal distribution of goods and services
confidentiality - answers trusting others with personal and private information
veracity - answers truthfulness
ANA - answers american nurses association; answer to board of the state for nursing
ANA code of ethics: primary commitment Is to ___ - answers Patient (individual, family
or community)
ANA code of ethics the applies in course of professional practice: - answers - Primary
commitment to patient
-Demonstrates compassion and respect for all patients regardless of patient status
- Promotes the health and welfare of patients
,- Accountable for individual practice.
- Maintains and increases own knowledge base
- Works to improve healthcare environment for providers and patients
WV BON regulations & rules - answers - Regulates nursing practice in WV
- Creates rules and regulations to administer the nurse practice act NPA
- Describes rules of conduct for nurses
delegation - answers assigning a task to somebody
what can you not delegate - answers medicine, shift assessment
- ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Purpose of physical exam - answers - Gather baseline data
- Supplement, confirm, or refute data in nursing hx
- Confirm and identify nursing diagnosis
- Make clinical judgments about changing status
- Evaluate the physiological outcomes of care
nurses role - answers provider of care - direct / indirect
manager of care - advocacy
member of a profession - research and scholarship
Primary prevention - answers Prevent the development of the disease
- Ex: Immunizations, Lifestyle changes (i.e. losing weight, exercise, modifying high risk
sexual behavior), Car seats, Nutrition education, Fitness activities, and Health Ed in
Schools
Secondary prevention - answers Identify and treat asymptomatic persons with risk
factors or pre-clinical disease.... Also preventing a worsening health status (ex:)
- Ex: Pap smears, Communicable disease screening, Blood pressure screening, Early
detection/treatment of DM, and Exercise program for frail older adults
Tertiary prevention - answers Aims to prevent long-term consequences of chronic
illness of disability and support optimal functioning (ex:)
- EX: Prevention of pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury and Promoting independence
after traumatic brain injury
NSG process - answers (ADPIE) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
critical thinking - answers think through analysis, develop alternatives, and implement
the best interventions
identify patterns and trends, consider missing or conflicting assessment information,
and decide the type and frequency of future assessments
,Critical thinking entails ___ - answers Entails purposeful, outcome-directed (result-
oriented) thinking
Critical thinking is driven by: - answers patient, family, and community needs
Critical thinking is based on what 3 things? - answers the nursing process, evidence-
based thinking, and the scientific method
Critical thinking requires ___, ___, and __ - answers Requires specific knowledge,
skills, and experience
Critical thinking is guided by ___ - answers professional standards and codes of ethics
Critical thinking is constantly doing what to improve? - answers reevaluating, self-
correcting, and striving to improve
Diagnostic reasoning is based on what? - answers based on nurse's critical thinking
nurses draw inferences or ideas about what the issue is
First step of diagnostic reasoning - answers gather assessment data
How do you gather assessment data in diagnostic reasoning? - answers - Identify both
abnormal findings and patient strengths
- Collect subjective and objective data
- Cluster data
3 main types of diagnoses: - answers wellness, at risk, and actual
wellness diagnoses is what - answers focus on strengths and transition to a higher level
of wellness
- patient quotes, i want to know more about etc
three types of nursing assessments - answers emergency - problem
focused - problem area
comprehensive - broad and wide ranging
how do we prioritize nursing diagnoses - answers ABC
airway, breathing, circulation
and maslows hierarchy of needs
Emergency assessment: - answers life-threatening situation
- ABC
Comprehensive assessment: - answers annually on outpatient basis
, - Different for RN and APN
Focused assessment: - answers Based on patient issues
- In hospital, first assessment more thorough
- Reassessment, issues surrounding illness
Guidelines for priority setting: - answers - Life-threatening
- Maslow's
- Issues that need immediate attention
- Patient concerns
- Issue that is requiring a lot of time
Guidelines- Life-threatening: - answers - ABCs
- Knowledge about s/sx of hypoglycemia vs diet
Priority issue assumes ___. ex: - answers Priority issue assumes the most importance
among several issues
- Depends on acuity of setting
- Clinical experience, knowledge, expertise, and judgement
- Pulse ox vs coffee
Issues that need immediate attention: - answers Risk for human violence
Patient concerns - answers Often have to balance with what nurse identifies
maslows hierarchy of needs - answers physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem,
self-actualization
Frequency of assessment varies with - answers the patient's needs, purpose of data
collection, and health care setting
Frequency when assessing in long term care - answers once a month
Frequency when assessing in Intensive care setting - answers hourly
Frequency when assessing in acute care setting - answers once a shift
Frequency when assessing in outpatient setting - answers focused assessments
following treatments
Frequency when assessing in well visits - answers Periodic health assessment focuses
on the most common screening and prevention services for four age groups
how do you know how often you assess - answers kardex; if no orders it is hospital
policy - typically once every shift
Version | Graded A+ Q&A with Detailed
Rationales
STUDY MEDTERM - answers
The official do not use list: - answers - The symbols ">" and "<"
- All abbreviations for drug names
- Apothecary units
- The symbol "@"
- The abbreviation "cc
- "The abbreviation "μg
5 ethical principles - answers Autonomy, Beneficence, Fidelity, Justice, and Non-
maleficence
autonomy - answers Agreement to respect another right to self-determine a course of
action; support of indolence decision making
beneficence - answers Compassion; taking positive action to help others; desire to do
good; core principle of our patient advocacy
nonmaleficence - answers The ethical principle of doing no harm
fidelity - answers Loyalty, fairness, truthfulness, advocacy, a dn decision to our patients.
It involves an agreement to keep our promises. Fidelity refers to the concept of keeping
a commitment and is based upon the virtue of caring
justice - answers individual people and groups with similar circumstances and
conditions should be treated alike; fairness with equal distribution of goods and services
confidentiality - answers trusting others with personal and private information
veracity - answers truthfulness
ANA - answers american nurses association; answer to board of the state for nursing
ANA code of ethics: primary commitment Is to ___ - answers Patient (individual, family
or community)
ANA code of ethics the applies in course of professional practice: - answers - Primary
commitment to patient
-Demonstrates compassion and respect for all patients regardless of patient status
- Promotes the health and welfare of patients
,- Accountable for individual practice.
- Maintains and increases own knowledge base
- Works to improve healthcare environment for providers and patients
WV BON regulations & rules - answers - Regulates nursing practice in WV
- Creates rules and regulations to administer the nurse practice act NPA
- Describes rules of conduct for nurses
delegation - answers assigning a task to somebody
what can you not delegate - answers medicine, shift assessment
- ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Purpose of physical exam - answers - Gather baseline data
- Supplement, confirm, or refute data in nursing hx
- Confirm and identify nursing diagnosis
- Make clinical judgments about changing status
- Evaluate the physiological outcomes of care
nurses role - answers provider of care - direct / indirect
manager of care - advocacy
member of a profession - research and scholarship
Primary prevention - answers Prevent the development of the disease
- Ex: Immunizations, Lifestyle changes (i.e. losing weight, exercise, modifying high risk
sexual behavior), Car seats, Nutrition education, Fitness activities, and Health Ed in
Schools
Secondary prevention - answers Identify and treat asymptomatic persons with risk
factors or pre-clinical disease.... Also preventing a worsening health status (ex:)
- Ex: Pap smears, Communicable disease screening, Blood pressure screening, Early
detection/treatment of DM, and Exercise program for frail older adults
Tertiary prevention - answers Aims to prevent long-term consequences of chronic
illness of disability and support optimal functioning (ex:)
- EX: Prevention of pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury and Promoting independence
after traumatic brain injury
NSG process - answers (ADPIE) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
critical thinking - answers think through analysis, develop alternatives, and implement
the best interventions
identify patterns and trends, consider missing or conflicting assessment information,
and decide the type and frequency of future assessments
,Critical thinking entails ___ - answers Entails purposeful, outcome-directed (result-
oriented) thinking
Critical thinking is driven by: - answers patient, family, and community needs
Critical thinking is based on what 3 things? - answers the nursing process, evidence-
based thinking, and the scientific method
Critical thinking requires ___, ___, and __ - answers Requires specific knowledge,
skills, and experience
Critical thinking is guided by ___ - answers professional standards and codes of ethics
Critical thinking is constantly doing what to improve? - answers reevaluating, self-
correcting, and striving to improve
Diagnostic reasoning is based on what? - answers based on nurse's critical thinking
nurses draw inferences or ideas about what the issue is
First step of diagnostic reasoning - answers gather assessment data
How do you gather assessment data in diagnostic reasoning? - answers - Identify both
abnormal findings and patient strengths
- Collect subjective and objective data
- Cluster data
3 main types of diagnoses: - answers wellness, at risk, and actual
wellness diagnoses is what - answers focus on strengths and transition to a higher level
of wellness
- patient quotes, i want to know more about etc
three types of nursing assessments - answers emergency - problem
focused - problem area
comprehensive - broad and wide ranging
how do we prioritize nursing diagnoses - answers ABC
airway, breathing, circulation
and maslows hierarchy of needs
Emergency assessment: - answers life-threatening situation
- ABC
Comprehensive assessment: - answers annually on outpatient basis
, - Different for RN and APN
Focused assessment: - answers Based on patient issues
- In hospital, first assessment more thorough
- Reassessment, issues surrounding illness
Guidelines for priority setting: - answers - Life-threatening
- Maslow's
- Issues that need immediate attention
- Patient concerns
- Issue that is requiring a lot of time
Guidelines- Life-threatening: - answers - ABCs
- Knowledge about s/sx of hypoglycemia vs diet
Priority issue assumes ___. ex: - answers Priority issue assumes the most importance
among several issues
- Depends on acuity of setting
- Clinical experience, knowledge, expertise, and judgement
- Pulse ox vs coffee
Issues that need immediate attention: - answers Risk for human violence
Patient concerns - answers Often have to balance with what nurse identifies
maslows hierarchy of needs - answers physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem,
self-actualization
Frequency of assessment varies with - answers the patient's needs, purpose of data
collection, and health care setting
Frequency when assessing in long term care - answers once a month
Frequency when assessing in Intensive care setting - answers hourly
Frequency when assessing in acute care setting - answers once a shift
Frequency when assessing in outpatient setting - answers focused assessments
following treatments
Frequency when assessing in well visits - answers Periodic health assessment focuses
on the most common screening and prevention services for four age groups
how do you know how often you assess - answers kardex; if no orders it is hospital
policy - typically once every shift
