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NURSING 108 MIDTERM EXAM FULLY SOLVED
2026-2027 | LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY – REAL EXAM QUESTIONS +
ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT WITH
RATIONALES | ASSURED SUCCESS
what are the 2 types of community health nurses -
.....answer...1) public health nurse
2) home health nurse/clinic nurse
what do public health nurses do? -
.....answer...promote/protect the health of a specific
population or the community as a whole
what do home health/clinic nurses do? - .....answer...focus
on prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and
palliative care
what kind of patients did community health nurses first
begin to work with? - .....answer...-TB patients in 1905
-later began to work with children to promote hygiene and
nutrition
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what is the British North American Act? (1867) -
.....answer...stated that the federal gov't funds quarantine
and marine hospitals but the provinces are in charge of
everything else. Organized health care was provided at
the local level through public welfare and charities.
what is the Medical Care Insurance Act? (1968) -
.....answer...universal insurance for hospital and medical
services
what is critical thinking? - .....answer...ability to focus
purposeful thinking to get required results in specific
situations.
why is critical thinking important to nursing? -
.....answer...it produces a positive patient/family outcome,
helps with patient safety and patient/family satisfaction
name some things that foster critical thinking -
.....answer...empathy, courage, humility, curiosity etc.
what are the 7 critical thinking skills? - .....answer...1) use
of precise language
2) perceiving; recognizing differences
3) believing and knowing; don't jump to conclusions
4) clarifying; ask questions
5) comparing; notice similarities and differences
6) judging and evaluating; providing evidence
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7) reasoning; distinguish b/w relevant vs irrelevant info
what are the 5 ways of acquiring nursing knowledge? -
.....answer...tradition, authority, trial and error, personal
experience, and role modelling
what is the nursing problem solving process? -
.....answer...a systemic, problem solving approach to
identify, prevent and treat actual or potential health
problems and promote wellness. It's a 'thinking and doing'
approach= a way of organizing your thoughts, then
creating an action for it.
what are some benefits of the nursing problem solving
process? - .....answer...promotes collaboration, is efficient,
increases client participation, promotes individualized
care, promotes continuing care and increases job
satisfaction
what are the 5 steps of the nursing problem solving
process cycle? - .....answer...1) assessment
2) nursing diagnosis
3) planning of care
4) implementation of care
5) evaluation
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what is nursing assessment? - .....answer...-the first phase
of the cycle, it's the process of collecting data where the
focus is on the client, family or community health status.
-can be subjective or objective data, primary or secondary
sources, comprehensive vs focus assessment
what is subjective data? provide an example. -
.....answer...what the PATIENT/family tells you;
including their thought, beliefs, feelings and perceptions
of health
ex:patient states they are in pain
what is objective data? provide an example. -
.....answer...what YOU observe or the information
gathered based on your assessment.
ex: you find the BP to be 120/80
what is primary source? - .....answer...information by the
patient, can be subjective or objective...can be their BP
you read or them telling you they hurt
what is secondary source? - .....answer...all other sources
of information...can include other doctors, reading charts
etc.
what is comprehensive assessment? - .....answer...a way
of assessing and gathering ALL data. Have to keep an
open mind to avoid pre-diagnosing
NURSING 108 MIDTERM EXAM FULLY SOLVED
2026-2027 | LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY – REAL EXAM QUESTIONS +
ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT WITH
RATIONALES | ASSURED SUCCESS
what are the 2 types of community health nurses -
.....answer...1) public health nurse
2) home health nurse/clinic nurse
what do public health nurses do? -
.....answer...promote/protect the health of a specific
population or the community as a whole
what do home health/clinic nurses do? - .....answer...focus
on prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and
palliative care
what kind of patients did community health nurses first
begin to work with? - .....answer...-TB patients in 1905
-later began to work with children to promote hygiene and
nutrition
,2|Page
what is the British North American Act? (1867) -
.....answer...stated that the federal gov't funds quarantine
and marine hospitals but the provinces are in charge of
everything else. Organized health care was provided at
the local level through public welfare and charities.
what is the Medical Care Insurance Act? (1968) -
.....answer...universal insurance for hospital and medical
services
what is critical thinking? - .....answer...ability to focus
purposeful thinking to get required results in specific
situations.
why is critical thinking important to nursing? -
.....answer...it produces a positive patient/family outcome,
helps with patient safety and patient/family satisfaction
name some things that foster critical thinking -
.....answer...empathy, courage, humility, curiosity etc.
what are the 7 critical thinking skills? - .....answer...1) use
of precise language
2) perceiving; recognizing differences
3) believing and knowing; don't jump to conclusions
4) clarifying; ask questions
5) comparing; notice similarities and differences
6) judging and evaluating; providing evidence
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7) reasoning; distinguish b/w relevant vs irrelevant info
what are the 5 ways of acquiring nursing knowledge? -
.....answer...tradition, authority, trial and error, personal
experience, and role modelling
what is the nursing problem solving process? -
.....answer...a systemic, problem solving approach to
identify, prevent and treat actual or potential health
problems and promote wellness. It's a 'thinking and doing'
approach= a way of organizing your thoughts, then
creating an action for it.
what are some benefits of the nursing problem solving
process? - .....answer...promotes collaboration, is efficient,
increases client participation, promotes individualized
care, promotes continuing care and increases job
satisfaction
what are the 5 steps of the nursing problem solving
process cycle? - .....answer...1) assessment
2) nursing diagnosis
3) planning of care
4) implementation of care
5) evaluation
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what is nursing assessment? - .....answer...-the first phase
of the cycle, it's the process of collecting data where the
focus is on the client, family or community health status.
-can be subjective or objective data, primary or secondary
sources, comprehensive vs focus assessment
what is subjective data? provide an example. -
.....answer...what the PATIENT/family tells you;
including their thought, beliefs, feelings and perceptions
of health
ex:patient states they are in pain
what is objective data? provide an example. -
.....answer...what YOU observe or the information
gathered based on your assessment.
ex: you find the BP to be 120/80
what is primary source? - .....answer...information by the
patient, can be subjective or objective...can be their BP
you read or them telling you they hurt
what is secondary source? - .....answer...all other sources
of information...can include other doctors, reading charts
etc.
what is comprehensive assessment? - .....answer...a way
of assessing and gathering ALL data. Have to keep an
open mind to avoid pre-diagnosing
