FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
Example questions
1. What is the primary purpose of the nursing process in clinical practice?
To provide a framework for patient assessment and care planning
To replace the need for physician orders
To document patient interactions
To ensure compliance with hospital policies
2. What is the first step of the nursing process that involves gathering information
about a patient's health status?
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Evaluation
3. What is the primary focus of the assessment phase in the nursing process?
A) Formulating nursing diagnoses
B) Creating a care plan
C) Gathering subjective and objective information
D) Assessing the effectiveness of interventions
4. A nurse has completed the 'Planning' step after identifying a nursing diagnosis of
'Impaired Gas Exchange.' If the patient shows no improvement during the
'Implementation' phase, what should the nurse do next?
Reassess the patient and modify the nursing diagnosis.
Proceed to the 'Evaluation' step to determine the effectiveness of the
interventions.
Continue with the same interventions as planned.
Document the lack of improvement and inform the physician.
5. Explain the significance of the planning phase in the nursing process and how it
impacts patient care.
It allows nurses to implement care without prior assessment.
It ensures that patient goals are established and interventions are tailored to
meet those goals.
It focuses solely on evaluating the outcomes of nursing interventions.
It is primarily concerned with documenting patient history.
6. The nurse begins to implement her scheduled walking routine with a patient who
has just had surgery. She asks the CNA to assist in this task. Which nursing
process does this fall under?
Diagnosis
Implementation
Assesment
Evaluation
7. What is the primary focus of the evaluation phase in the nursing process?
Collecting subjective and objective data
Identifying patient problems
Example questions
1. What is the primary purpose of the nursing process in clinical practice?
To provide a framework for patient assessment and care planning
To replace the need for physician orders
To document patient interactions
To ensure compliance with hospital policies
2. What is the first step of the nursing process that involves gathering information
about a patient's health status?
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Evaluation
3. What is the primary focus of the assessment phase in the nursing process?
A) Formulating nursing diagnoses
B) Creating a care plan
C) Gathering subjective and objective information
D) Assessing the effectiveness of interventions
4. A nurse has completed the 'Planning' step after identifying a nursing diagnosis of
'Impaired Gas Exchange.' If the patient shows no improvement during the
'Implementation' phase, what should the nurse do next?
Reassess the patient and modify the nursing diagnosis.
Proceed to the 'Evaluation' step to determine the effectiveness of the
interventions.
Continue with the same interventions as planned.
Document the lack of improvement and inform the physician.
5. Explain the significance of the planning phase in the nursing process and how it
impacts patient care.
It allows nurses to implement care without prior assessment.
It ensures that patient goals are established and interventions are tailored to
meet those goals.
It focuses solely on evaluating the outcomes of nursing interventions.
It is primarily concerned with documenting patient history.
6. The nurse begins to implement her scheduled walking routine with a patient who
has just had surgery. She asks the CNA to assist in this task. Which nursing
process does this fall under?
Diagnosis
Implementation
Assesment
Evaluation
7. What is the primary focus of the evaluation phase in the nursing process?
Collecting subjective and objective data
Identifying patient problems
