NSG 100: THE NURSING PROCESS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the nursing process used for
- Identify pt health status, actual, or potential healthcare problems and needs
- Establish plans to meet needs
- Deliver specific nursing interventions
- Evaluate success of interventions
True or false, a patient may be an individual, family, or group
True
Every state has revised its ___________ to reflect the nursing process
Nurse practice act
True or false: nursing is static
False, it is dynamic
What is at the center of the nursing process
The pt
Nursing process is an adaptation of _________ used by those in pt care setting
Problem solving
What is the nursing process directed toward
- Pt's response to dz process
- Effects of the dz process
, - Interventions
- Therapies
What are the phases of the nursing process
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Is decision making involved in every phase of the nursing process
Yes
Are the phases of the nursing process separate entities
No, they are interrelated and overlap
what does the nursing process always begin with
Accurate data collection
What is the foundation of all of the phases of the nursing process
Assessment
What is assessment
Systematic, continuous data collection and recognition of cues r/t the pt's state of being
True or false: all other components of pt care are built on the accurate collection
of assessed data
True
What does assessment focus on
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the nursing process used for
- Identify pt health status, actual, or potential healthcare problems and needs
- Establish plans to meet needs
- Deliver specific nursing interventions
- Evaluate success of interventions
True or false, a patient may be an individual, family, or group
True
Every state has revised its ___________ to reflect the nursing process
Nurse practice act
True or false: nursing is static
False, it is dynamic
What is at the center of the nursing process
The pt
Nursing process is an adaptation of _________ used by those in pt care setting
Problem solving
What is the nursing process directed toward
- Pt's response to dz process
- Effects of the dz process
, - Interventions
- Therapies
What are the phases of the nursing process
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Is decision making involved in every phase of the nursing process
Yes
Are the phases of the nursing process separate entities
No, they are interrelated and overlap
what does the nursing process always begin with
Accurate data collection
What is the foundation of all of the phases of the nursing process
Assessment
What is assessment
Systematic, continuous data collection and recognition of cues r/t the pt's state of being
True or false: all other components of pt care are built on the accurate collection
of assessed data
True
What does assessment focus on
