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AM
NUR 352 EXAM FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A UPDATED 2026/2026
a critical thinking process that professional
Nursing Process nurses use to apply the best available evidence
to caregiving and to promote human functions
and responses to health and illness
Nursing Process continuous and dynamic
Continued! -therefore you may move back and forth among the steps!
assessment
diagnoses
ADPIE planning
implementati
on
evaluation
Assessment gathering your information about the patient's condition
Diagnoses identifying the patient's problem(s)
Plan setting goals of care and desired outcomes and
identifying appropriate nursing actions
Implementing performing the nursing actions identified in planning
Evaluating determining if goals and expected outcomes are achieved
1. patient-centered interview during health history
Types of Assessments 2. physical examination
(3) 3. periodic assessments during rounds or administering care
Types of Data (2) 1. subjective
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2. objective
Subjective patient's verbal description of their health problems
Objective observations or measurements of a patient's health status
-patient (best source of info)
-family & significant others
Sources of Data -health care team
-medical records
-other records and the scientific literature
Nursing Health data about the patient's current level of wellness
History
provokes
quality
For Present Illness radiate
use... PQRST severity
time
Concomitant does the patient experience other symptoms along with
Symptoms the primary symptom?
Reminder: What is review of systems
ROS?
What is Concept it is a visual representation that allows you to
Mapping? graphically show the connections among a
patient's many health problems
Specific
Measurable
SMART Goals Attainable
Realistic
Timed
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Short-Term Goal(s) usually less than a week
-often set goals for over a course of just a few hours
Long-Term Goal(s) usually over several days, weeks, months
Nurse-initiated
Types of Interventions Health care provider
initiated
collaboraitve
independent
-actions that a nurse initiates
-pertains
Nurse-Initiated
to: daily
Interventions
living
health
education
counseling
Health care provider dependent
initiated -require an order from a physician or other health care
professional
interdependent
Collaborative -require combined knowledge, skill, and
expertise of multiple health care professionals
Always consider:
1. desired patient outcomes
2. characteristics of the nursing diagnosis
3. research-based knowledge for the intervention
Six Factors of
4. convenience of the interventions
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NUR 352 EXAM FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A UPDATED 2026/2026
a critical thinking process that professional
Nursing Process nurses use to apply the best available evidence
to caregiving and to promote human functions
and responses to health and illness
Nursing Process continuous and dynamic
Continued! -therefore you may move back and forth among the steps!
assessment
diagnoses
ADPIE planning
implementati
on
evaluation
Assessment gathering your information about the patient's condition
Diagnoses identifying the patient's problem(s)
Plan setting goals of care and desired outcomes and
identifying appropriate nursing actions
Implementing performing the nursing actions identified in planning
Evaluating determining if goals and expected outcomes are achieved
1. patient-centered interview during health history
Types of Assessments 2. physical examination
(3) 3. periodic assessments during rounds or administering care
Types of Data (2) 1. subjective
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AM
2. objective
Subjective patient's verbal description of their health problems
Objective observations or measurements of a patient's health status
-patient (best source of info)
-family & significant others
Sources of Data -health care team
-medical records
-other records and the scientific literature
Nursing Health data about the patient's current level of wellness
History
provokes
quality
For Present Illness radiate
use... PQRST severity
time
Concomitant does the patient experience other symptoms along with
Symptoms the primary symptom?
Reminder: What is review of systems
ROS?
What is Concept it is a visual representation that allows you to
Mapping? graphically show the connections among a
patient's many health problems
Specific
Measurable
SMART Goals Attainable
Realistic
Timed
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AM
Short-Term Goal(s) usually less than a week
-often set goals for over a course of just a few hours
Long-Term Goal(s) usually over several days, weeks, months
Nurse-initiated
Types of Interventions Health care provider
initiated
collaboraitve
independent
-actions that a nurse initiates
-pertains
Nurse-Initiated
to: daily
Interventions
living
health
education
counseling
Health care provider dependent
initiated -require an order from a physician or other health care
professional
interdependent
Collaborative -require combined knowledge, skill, and
expertise of multiple health care professionals
Always consider:
1. desired patient outcomes
2. characteristics of the nursing diagnosis
3. research-based knowledge for the intervention
Six Factors of
4. convenience of the interventions
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