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NURS 320 – Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | A+
Graded | 2025/2026 Updated Edition |
Guaranteed Pass
What is the nursing process acronym? - SOLUTION=ADPIE
What does ADPIE stand for? - SOLUTION=Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is the assessment for in ADPIE? - SOLUTION=-How to interview to gather
data
-Subjective data
-Objective data
-Review of Systems data
What happens after the assessment in ADPIE? - SOLUTION=A nursing diagnosis
can be formulated based on all of the information
What does the NANDA I stand for? - SOLUTION=North American Nursing
Diagnosis Association International
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What is a medical diagnosis? - SOLUTION=A language health care providers use
to communicate a patient's health problems and associated treatments and
responses
What is a nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=A clinical judgement made by a RN to
describe a patient's response or vulnerability to health conditions or life events that
the nurse is licensed and competent to treat
What is a collaborative problem? - SOLUTION=Requires both medical and
nursing interventions to treat
How long is acute pain? - SOLUTION="Right now" pain
How long is chronic pain? - SOLUTION=3 months or beyond pain
What are the 3 different types of nursing diagnoses? - SOLUTION=-Problem
focused
-Risk for
-Health promotion
What is a problem focused nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=Describes health
conditions that are currently present and can be validated through assessment data
What is a problem focused nursing diagnosis based on? - SOLUTION=Observable
signs and symptoms
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What is a 'risk for' nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=It focuses on potential
problems that a patient may develop based on their current condition or risk factors
What do the 'risk for' nursing diagnosis indicate? - SOLUTION=Areas where there
is a high probability of a problem occurring but are not currently present (they
don't have it yet)
What is a health promotion nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=It is used when a
patient is motivated and ready to enhance their health and well-being: focuses on
the patient's desire to improve their health or well-being and support them in
achieving higher levels of health
What are the 2 components of the nursing diagnoses? - SOLUTION=1. Diagnostic
Label/Diagnosis
2. Related factors (culture and age, priorities)
NOC - SOLUTION=Nursing Outcomes Classifications
Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) - SOLUTION=Each nursing diagnosis
has multiple evidence-based outcomes
Nurse sensitive outcomes are in response to.. - SOLUTION=nursing interventions
What may be used to evaluate the success of interventions? -
SOLUTION=Indicators
What is the NOC acronym? - SOLUTION=Be SMART
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What does 'Be SMART' stand for? - SOLUTION=Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time
NIC - SOLUTION=Nursing Intervention Classifications
Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) - SOLUTION=-Independent Nursing
Interventions
-Dependent Nursing Interventions
Independent Nursing Intervention - SOLUTION=the nurse initiates in response to
a nursing diagnosis without supervision, direction, or orders from others
Dependent Nursing Intervention - SOLUTION=requires and and orders from a
healthcare provider
infant age - SOLUTION=birth to 12 months
Infant HR and RR - SOLUTION=HR: 110-160
RR: 30-60
NURS 320 – Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | A+
Graded | 2025/2026 Updated Edition |
Guaranteed Pass
What is the nursing process acronym? - SOLUTION=ADPIE
What does ADPIE stand for? - SOLUTION=Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is the assessment for in ADPIE? - SOLUTION=-How to interview to gather
data
-Subjective data
-Objective data
-Review of Systems data
What happens after the assessment in ADPIE? - SOLUTION=A nursing diagnosis
can be formulated based on all of the information
What does the NANDA I stand for? - SOLUTION=North American Nursing
Diagnosis Association International
,2|Page
What is a medical diagnosis? - SOLUTION=A language health care providers use
to communicate a patient's health problems and associated treatments and
responses
What is a nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=A clinical judgement made by a RN to
describe a patient's response or vulnerability to health conditions or life events that
the nurse is licensed and competent to treat
What is a collaborative problem? - SOLUTION=Requires both medical and
nursing interventions to treat
How long is acute pain? - SOLUTION="Right now" pain
How long is chronic pain? - SOLUTION=3 months or beyond pain
What are the 3 different types of nursing diagnoses? - SOLUTION=-Problem
focused
-Risk for
-Health promotion
What is a problem focused nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=Describes health
conditions that are currently present and can be validated through assessment data
What is a problem focused nursing diagnosis based on? - SOLUTION=Observable
signs and symptoms
,3|Page
What is a 'risk for' nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=It focuses on potential
problems that a patient may develop based on their current condition or risk factors
What do the 'risk for' nursing diagnosis indicate? - SOLUTION=Areas where there
is a high probability of a problem occurring but are not currently present (they
don't have it yet)
What is a health promotion nursing diagnosis? - SOLUTION=It is used when a
patient is motivated and ready to enhance their health and well-being: focuses on
the patient's desire to improve their health or well-being and support them in
achieving higher levels of health
What are the 2 components of the nursing diagnoses? - SOLUTION=1. Diagnostic
Label/Diagnosis
2. Related factors (culture and age, priorities)
NOC - SOLUTION=Nursing Outcomes Classifications
Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) - SOLUTION=Each nursing diagnosis
has multiple evidence-based outcomes
Nurse sensitive outcomes are in response to.. - SOLUTION=nursing interventions
What may be used to evaluate the success of interventions? -
SOLUTION=Indicators
What is the NOC acronym? - SOLUTION=Be SMART
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What does 'Be SMART' stand for? - SOLUTION=Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time
NIC - SOLUTION=Nursing Intervention Classifications
Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) - SOLUTION=-Independent Nursing
Interventions
-Dependent Nursing Interventions
Independent Nursing Intervention - SOLUTION=the nurse initiates in response to
a nursing diagnosis without supervision, direction, or orders from others
Dependent Nursing Intervention - SOLUTION=requires and and orders from a
healthcare provider
infant age - SOLUTION=birth to 12 months
Infant HR and RR - SOLUTION=HR: 110-160
RR: 30-60
