NURS 123 BEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2024-
2025(graded A+
What is dyspnea? - difficult or labored breathing; slow breathing
What is the assessment step in the nursing process? - Assess your pt
gather information on your patient
analyze the data you gathered
What is the planning step of the nursing process? - set measurable and realistic goals for your
patient
choose interventions
What is a beginner nurse? - a nurse that notes recurrent meaningful situational components, but
can't prioritize between them
What are the steps of the nursing process? - Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is the diagnosis step of the nursing process? - Identifying the health problem or potential
health problems in your patient
What is the evaluation step of the nursing process? - Determine if the goals were met
Measures if the goals were met
What is an expert nurse? - A nurse that has an intuitive grasp of the situation and zeros in on
the accurate region of the problem
, Define nursing diagnosis - Clinical judgment about the patient in response to an actual or
potential health problem
Provides the basis for selection of interventions to achieve outcomes
Nurse accountability
What is the implementation step of the nursing process? - Putting the interventions into action
You have a patient who has experienced a couple of falls. Are they a concern? - Yes
What is the first thing you do when you see a patient? - Assess the patient, explain what you are
going to do, and ask for consent to do so
Define contextual thinking - Thinking that is based on the context of the situation
You have a patient who's SOB, a patient who wants coffee, and a patient who's experiencing
pain that is 3/10. Who do you help first? - SOB first
3/10 second
Coffee 3rd
Define critical thinking - logical and realistic thoughtful judgements that are directed towards
clarifying what's true or false
What is MRSA? - Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Responsible for many difficult-to-treat infections in humans
Transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items or surfaces that have
come into contact with someone with MRSA
What is diabetes? - A chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert food into energy
What is colace? - stool softener
2025(graded A+
What is dyspnea? - difficult or labored breathing; slow breathing
What is the assessment step in the nursing process? - Assess your pt
gather information on your patient
analyze the data you gathered
What is the planning step of the nursing process? - set measurable and realistic goals for your
patient
choose interventions
What is a beginner nurse? - a nurse that notes recurrent meaningful situational components, but
can't prioritize between them
What are the steps of the nursing process? - Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is the diagnosis step of the nursing process? - Identifying the health problem or potential
health problems in your patient
What is the evaluation step of the nursing process? - Determine if the goals were met
Measures if the goals were met
What is an expert nurse? - A nurse that has an intuitive grasp of the situation and zeros in on
the accurate region of the problem
, Define nursing diagnosis - Clinical judgment about the patient in response to an actual or
potential health problem
Provides the basis for selection of interventions to achieve outcomes
Nurse accountability
What is the implementation step of the nursing process? - Putting the interventions into action
You have a patient who has experienced a couple of falls. Are they a concern? - Yes
What is the first thing you do when you see a patient? - Assess the patient, explain what you are
going to do, and ask for consent to do so
Define contextual thinking - Thinking that is based on the context of the situation
You have a patient who's SOB, a patient who wants coffee, and a patient who's experiencing
pain that is 3/10. Who do you help first? - SOB first
3/10 second
Coffee 3rd
Define critical thinking - logical and realistic thoughtful judgements that are directed towards
clarifying what's true or false
What is MRSA? - Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Responsible for many difficult-to-treat infections in humans
Transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items or surfaces that have
come into contact with someone with MRSA
What is diabetes? - A chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert food into energy
What is colace? - stool softener
