NU136 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Define the Nursing Process Answer: is a way of thinking and acting
based on the scientific method
◉ What are the five components of the nursing process ? Answer:
assessment (data collection), nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
◉ True or false ?
Patient input during the planning stage results in greater success with the
care plan and care coordination. Answer: True
◉ What are the scientific method step ? Answer: 1. Define the problem.
gather information
2. Analyze the information (data)
3. Develop solutions. Make a decision
4. Implement the decision
5. Evaluate the decision
, ◉ What are the nursing process step ? Answer: 1. Assessment (data
collection) -take patient history, perform physical assessment, and gather
results of diagnostic tests.
2. Nursing Diagnosis- consider assessment database and identify
problems; choose nursing diagnoses.
3. Planning- determine desired outcomes. Choose interventions to
achieve those outcomes.
4. Implementation- carry out the interventions.
5. Evaluation- Assess the result of the interventions; determine whether
outcomes have been achieved; revise the plan if outcomes are not being
met; terminate intervention no longer needed.
◉ What is clinical reasoning ? Answer: skills that result in solid clinical
judgement
◉ Clinical thinking Answer: is directed, purposeful, mental activity by
which you create and evaluate ideas, analyze data, anticipate problems,
use expansive thinking, reflect on experience, construct plans, and
determine desired outcomes.
◉ Clinical judgement Answer: is the outcome of clinical reasoning: the
conclusion or decision (sometimes a nursing diagnosis) you arrived at by
exercising your clinical reasoning skills.
◉ To solve a problem, one should use the following steps: Answer: 1.
define the problem clearly.
EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Define the Nursing Process Answer: is a way of thinking and acting
based on the scientific method
◉ What are the five components of the nursing process ? Answer:
assessment (data collection), nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
◉ True or false ?
Patient input during the planning stage results in greater success with the
care plan and care coordination. Answer: True
◉ What are the scientific method step ? Answer: 1. Define the problem.
gather information
2. Analyze the information (data)
3. Develop solutions. Make a decision
4. Implement the decision
5. Evaluate the decision
, ◉ What are the nursing process step ? Answer: 1. Assessment (data
collection) -take patient history, perform physical assessment, and gather
results of diagnostic tests.
2. Nursing Diagnosis- consider assessment database and identify
problems; choose nursing diagnoses.
3. Planning- determine desired outcomes. Choose interventions to
achieve those outcomes.
4. Implementation- carry out the interventions.
5. Evaluation- Assess the result of the interventions; determine whether
outcomes have been achieved; revise the plan if outcomes are not being
met; terminate intervention no longer needed.
◉ What is clinical reasoning ? Answer: skills that result in solid clinical
judgement
◉ Clinical thinking Answer: is directed, purposeful, mental activity by
which you create and evaluate ideas, analyze data, anticipate problems,
use expansive thinking, reflect on experience, construct plans, and
determine desired outcomes.
◉ Clinical judgement Answer: is the outcome of clinical reasoning: the
conclusion or decision (sometimes a nursing diagnosis) you arrived at by
exercising your clinical reasoning skills.
◉ To solve a problem, one should use the following steps: Answer: 1.
define the problem clearly.
