AQA A-LEVEL GEOGRAPHY PAPER 1
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ what is the nursing process?.
Answer: a cyclical, critical thinking process.it is dynamic, continuous,
client-centered, problem-solving, and decision making framework that is
foundational to the nursing practice.
◍ what is the nursing process?.
Answer: five step systematic mathod for providing client care
◍ what are the steps of the nursing process?.
Answer: Assess, nursing diagnosis, identify outcomes and plan of care,
implement the plan and evaluate
◍ What is the acronym for the nursing process?.
Answer: ADPIE
◍ What is the assessment phase of the nursing process?.
Answer: Systematic and continuous collection, analysis, validation, and
communication of patient data or information.
◍ five steps of the nursing process.
Answer: 1. assessment/data collection2. analysis 3. planning4.
implementation5. evaluation
◍ methods of data collection.
Answer: 1. observation2. interviews3. medical history4. comprehensive or
, focused physical exam5. diagnostic and laboratory reports6. collaboration
◍ Characteristics of a nursing assessment.
Answer: Purposeful, prioritized, complete, systematic, factual, and accurate
◍ the professional nurse.
Answer: - committed to client centered care- Personal attributes- Learned
nursing knowledge- Blended competencies- QSEN competencies
◍ what is involved in collecting data effectively?.
Answer: 1. ask appropriate questions2. listen carefully to responses3.
develop good head to toe assessment skills 4. employ critical thinking and
clinical judgment5. recognize the need to collect data prior to interventions
◍ when do you collect subjective data (symptoms)?.
Answer: during the nursing history
◍ what does subjective data include?.
Answer: 1. symptoms2. patients feelings3. patients perceptions4. description
of health status
◍ when is objective data (signs) obtained?.
Answer: during the physical assessment
◍ what does QSEN stand for?.
Answer: Quality and safety education for nurses
◍ what are the QSEN competencies?.
Answer: 1. Patient-centered care2. Teamwork and collaboration3.
Evidence-based practice4. Quality improvement5. Safety6. Informatics
◍ how do nurses obtain objective data?.
Answer: "nurses feel, see, hear, and smell objective data through
observation or physical assessment of the client"
◍ primary sources of data.
Answer: this is what the patients tells the nurse (subjective) or what the
nurse observes.
, ◍ secondary sources of data.
Answer: what others tell the nurse based on what the client has told them
(subjective; "she told me that her shoulder is sore every morning") and the
objective data is obtained from another source such as, family, friends,
health care professional, or records.
◍ what three things does the nurse do during assessment?.
Answer: 1. validate2. interpret3. cluster data
◍ what are KSA's.
Answer: knowledge, skills and attitudes
◍ analysis.
Answer: use of critical thinking to identify health status or problems,
interpret, or monitor the collected data base, reach an appropriate nursing
judgment about health status and coping mechanisms, and provide direction
for nursing care.
◍ critical thinking.
Answer: - purpose of thinking- adequacy of nursing knowledge- potential
problems - helpful resources- critique of judgment decision
◍ what does analysis requires the nurse to do ..?.
Answer: 1. recognize patterns or trends2. compare the data with expected
standards or reference pages3. arrive at conclusions to guid nursing care
◍ documentation.
Answer: documentation is essential. it should focus on facts and should be
very descriptive.
◍ Characteristics of the nursing process.
Answer: systematic, dynamic, interpersonal, outcome oriented, universally
applicable in nursing situations
◍ what does planning involve?.
Answer: 1. establish priorities and outcomes that can be measured and
evaluated2. these priorities and outcomes are what directs selection of
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ what is the nursing process?.
Answer: a cyclical, critical thinking process.it is dynamic, continuous,
client-centered, problem-solving, and decision making framework that is
foundational to the nursing practice.
◍ what is the nursing process?.
Answer: five step systematic mathod for providing client care
◍ what are the steps of the nursing process?.
Answer: Assess, nursing diagnosis, identify outcomes and plan of care,
implement the plan and evaluate
◍ What is the acronym for the nursing process?.
Answer: ADPIE
◍ What is the assessment phase of the nursing process?.
Answer: Systematic and continuous collection, analysis, validation, and
communication of patient data or information.
◍ five steps of the nursing process.
Answer: 1. assessment/data collection2. analysis 3. planning4.
implementation5. evaluation
◍ methods of data collection.
Answer: 1. observation2. interviews3. medical history4. comprehensive or
, focused physical exam5. diagnostic and laboratory reports6. collaboration
◍ Characteristics of a nursing assessment.
Answer: Purposeful, prioritized, complete, systematic, factual, and accurate
◍ the professional nurse.
Answer: - committed to client centered care- Personal attributes- Learned
nursing knowledge- Blended competencies- QSEN competencies
◍ what is involved in collecting data effectively?.
Answer: 1. ask appropriate questions2. listen carefully to responses3.
develop good head to toe assessment skills 4. employ critical thinking and
clinical judgment5. recognize the need to collect data prior to interventions
◍ when do you collect subjective data (symptoms)?.
Answer: during the nursing history
◍ what does subjective data include?.
Answer: 1. symptoms2. patients feelings3. patients perceptions4. description
of health status
◍ when is objective data (signs) obtained?.
Answer: during the physical assessment
◍ what does QSEN stand for?.
Answer: Quality and safety education for nurses
◍ what are the QSEN competencies?.
Answer: 1. Patient-centered care2. Teamwork and collaboration3.
Evidence-based practice4. Quality improvement5. Safety6. Informatics
◍ how do nurses obtain objective data?.
Answer: "nurses feel, see, hear, and smell objective data through
observation or physical assessment of the client"
◍ primary sources of data.
Answer: this is what the patients tells the nurse (subjective) or what the
nurse observes.
, ◍ secondary sources of data.
Answer: what others tell the nurse based on what the client has told them
(subjective; "she told me that her shoulder is sore every morning") and the
objective data is obtained from another source such as, family, friends,
health care professional, or records.
◍ what three things does the nurse do during assessment?.
Answer: 1. validate2. interpret3. cluster data
◍ what are KSA's.
Answer: knowledge, skills and attitudes
◍ analysis.
Answer: use of critical thinking to identify health status or problems,
interpret, or monitor the collected data base, reach an appropriate nursing
judgment about health status and coping mechanisms, and provide direction
for nursing care.
◍ critical thinking.
Answer: - purpose of thinking- adequacy of nursing knowledge- potential
problems - helpful resources- critique of judgment decision
◍ what does analysis requires the nurse to do ..?.
Answer: 1. recognize patterns or trends2. compare the data with expected
standards or reference pages3. arrive at conclusions to guid nursing care
◍ documentation.
Answer: documentation is essential. it should focus on facts and should be
very descriptive.
◍ Characteristics of the nursing process.
Answer: systematic, dynamic, interpersonal, outcome oriented, universally
applicable in nursing situations
◍ what does planning involve?.
Answer: 1. establish priorities and outcomes that can be measured and
evaluated2. these priorities and outcomes are what directs selection of
