NR 103 Transition to the Nursing Profession
Week 7 Exam Study Guide | Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Verified Authentic 2026 • Chamberlain College of Nursing
Welcome to your comprehensive Week 7 Exam study compilation. This document contains 30 highly refined,
unique practice questions mapped directly to the Chamberlain College of Nursing curriculum benchmarks.
Each question features a verified 100% correct answer and an in-depth clinical rationale to foster advanced
conceptual mastery and critical reasoning.
Question 1: What is the correct sequential order of the five traditional phases comprising the
Nursing Process?
A) Diagnosis, Assessment, Implementation, Planning, Evaluation
B) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
C) Planning, Assessment, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Implementation
D) Assessment, Planning, Diagnosis, Implementation, Evaluation
Correct Answer: B) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Rationale: The nursing process is a systematic, dynamic, and cyclic clinical reasoning framework consisting
of five phases: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADPIE).
Question 2: A patient tells the nurse, 'I have a sharp, crushing pain radiating down my left arm.'
This statement is classified as what type of data?
A) Objective Data
B) Subjective Data
C) Diagnostic Data
D) Secondary Data
Correct Answer: B) Subjective Data
Rationale: Subjective data are symptoms that are felt or reported exclusively by the patient (e.g., pain,
anxiety, nausea) and cannot be directly measured or verified by an outside observer.
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, Question 3: The nurse records a patient's vital signs as: BP 140/90 mmHg, HR 92 bpm, and
Temperature 101.2°F. This information represents which type of data?
A) Subjective Data
B) Objective Data
C) Intuitive Data
D) Tertiary Data
Correct Answer: B) Objective Data
Rationale: Objective data are measurable, observable signs collected via physical examination, inspection,
palpation, auscultation, or laboratory analysis (e.g., vital signs, wound dimensions).
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of the 'Nursing Diagnosis' phase within the clinical
decision-making loop?
A) To identify medical pathology and prescribe curative drugs.
B) To identify human responses to actual or potential health conditions and life processes.
C) To check the financial viability of a surgical procedure.
D) To evaluate if a staff nurse followed administrative tracking rules.
Correct Answer: B) To identify human responses to actual or potential health conditions and life
processes.
Rationale: Unlike a medical diagnosis which names a specific disease process, a nursing diagnosis identifies
the patient's physical, psychological, or social response to their illness, guiding independent nursing
interventions.
Question 5: A nurse utilizes Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to prioritize multiple nursing
diagnoses. Which of the following problems must be addressed first?
A) Anxiety related to upcoming diagnostic tests
B) Impaired Gas Exchange related to alveolar-capillary membrane changes
C) Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to bed rest
D) Deficient Knowledge related to new medication regimen
Correct Answer: B) Impaired Gas Exchange related to alveolar-capillary membrane changes
Rationale: According to Maslow's hierarchy and the ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Circulation), physiological
survival needs like gas exchange supersede safety needs (skin integrity), psychological needs (anxiety), and
educational needs.
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Week 7 Exam Study Guide | Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Verified Authentic 2026 • Chamberlain College of Nursing
Welcome to your comprehensive Week 7 Exam study compilation. This document contains 30 highly refined,
unique practice questions mapped directly to the Chamberlain College of Nursing curriculum benchmarks.
Each question features a verified 100% correct answer and an in-depth clinical rationale to foster advanced
conceptual mastery and critical reasoning.
Question 1: What is the correct sequential order of the five traditional phases comprising the
Nursing Process?
A) Diagnosis, Assessment, Implementation, Planning, Evaluation
B) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
C) Planning, Assessment, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Implementation
D) Assessment, Planning, Diagnosis, Implementation, Evaluation
Correct Answer: B) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Rationale: The nursing process is a systematic, dynamic, and cyclic clinical reasoning framework consisting
of five phases: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADPIE).
Question 2: A patient tells the nurse, 'I have a sharp, crushing pain radiating down my left arm.'
This statement is classified as what type of data?
A) Objective Data
B) Subjective Data
C) Diagnostic Data
D) Secondary Data
Correct Answer: B) Subjective Data
Rationale: Subjective data are symptoms that are felt or reported exclusively by the patient (e.g., pain,
anxiety, nausea) and cannot be directly measured or verified by an outside observer.
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, Question 3: The nurse records a patient's vital signs as: BP 140/90 mmHg, HR 92 bpm, and
Temperature 101.2°F. This information represents which type of data?
A) Subjective Data
B) Objective Data
C) Intuitive Data
D) Tertiary Data
Correct Answer: B) Objective Data
Rationale: Objective data are measurable, observable signs collected via physical examination, inspection,
palpation, auscultation, or laboratory analysis (e.g., vital signs, wound dimensions).
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of the 'Nursing Diagnosis' phase within the clinical
decision-making loop?
A) To identify medical pathology and prescribe curative drugs.
B) To identify human responses to actual or potential health conditions and life processes.
C) To check the financial viability of a surgical procedure.
D) To evaluate if a staff nurse followed administrative tracking rules.
Correct Answer: B) To identify human responses to actual or potential health conditions and life
processes.
Rationale: Unlike a medical diagnosis which names a specific disease process, a nursing diagnosis identifies
the patient's physical, psychological, or social response to their illness, guiding independent nursing
interventions.
Question 5: A nurse utilizes Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to prioritize multiple nursing
diagnoses. Which of the following problems must be addressed first?
A) Anxiety related to upcoming diagnostic tests
B) Impaired Gas Exchange related to alveolar-capillary membrane changes
C) Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to bed rest
D) Deficient Knowledge related to new medication regimen
Correct Answer: B) Impaired Gas Exchange related to alveolar-capillary membrane changes
Rationale: According to Maslow's hierarchy and the ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Circulation), physiological
survival needs like gas exchange supersede safety needs (skin integrity), psychological needs (anxiety), and
educational needs.
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