NURS 5000 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Define Nursing -CORRECT-ANSWERSthe protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
Why define Nursing? -CORRECT-ANSWERSHelp public understand our value, and helps
differentiate activities of nursing from those of other help care professionals.
Define critical thinking. -CORRECT-ANSWERSCombination of reasoned thinking, openness to
altering, ability to reflect, desire to fin the truth.
(Likely to have more than 1 answer)
What are some skills you must have to critically think. -CORRECT-ANSWERSRecognize gaps in
own knowledge.
Objectively gather information.
Separate relevant from irrelevant.
,Give examples of critical thinking attitudes. -CORRECT-ANSWERSintellectual autonomy,
curiosity, humility, courage, fair-mindedness, integrity, confidence in reasoning.
Define the Nursing Process.
- What are characteristics of it?
- What are the 6 phases? -CORRECT-ANSWERSSystematic, problem-solving that guides nursing
practice.
- goal directed, client centered, think and do, cyclical process.
1. assessment
2. analysis/diagnosis
3. planning interventions
4. planning outcomes
5. implementation
6. evaluation
What are the 3 main difference between medical diagnoses and nursing diagnoses? -CORRECT-
ANSWERS1. Cant predict a nursing diagnosis. Patients with the same medical diagnosis may
have a different nursing diagnosis.
2. Medical diagnoses can have many nursing diagnosis within them.
3. Medical diagnosis stays the same as long as the pathology remains. Nursing assessments are
ever changing as patients response to health changes.
,Define Nursing Diagnosis. -CORRECT-ANSWERSA statement of health status that a nurse can
identify, prevent or treat INDEPENDENTLY.
(A clinical judgement about experiences to actual or potential health problems.)
True or False: If you can prevent the complication with independent nursing intervention alone,
its not a collaborative problem. -CORRECT-ANSWERStrue
State whether the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis or collaborative
problem.
- After giving birth, all women are at risk for developing postpartum hemorrhage. -CORRECT-
ANSWERScollaborative problem
State whether the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis or collaborative
problem.
- A patient has signs and symptoms of appendicitis which must be treated with surgery and
antibiotics. -CORRECT-ANSWERSmedical diagnosis
State whether the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis or collaborative
problem.
- A client is at risk for constipation because he postpones defecation and also does not
consume enough dietary fiber and fluids. The problem can be prevented by patient teaching
which the nurse is licensed to do. -CORRECT-ANSWERSnursing diagnosis
, What are collaborative problems?
How do nurses manage them? -CORRECT-ANSWERSCertain physiologic complications that
nurses monitor to detect onset or change in status. A collaborative problem is always a
potential problem.
Using physician prescribed and nurse prescribed interventions to minimize the complications of
the events.
Give a rationale for why "Collaborative problems are determined by the medical diagnosis or
pathology". -CORRECT-ANSWERSAll patients who have a certain disease or medical treatment
are at risk for developing the same complications.
Nursing Diagnosis Types. Define each.
Actual
Potential (risk)
Possible
Wellness -CORRECT-ANSWERSActual: signs/symptoms and cues currently present.
Potential: have all the information, but hasn't happened yet.
Possible: think it might be going on.
Wellness: transition to a greater level of wellness.
Which Nursing Diagnosis Type: Actual, Potential (risk), Possible, Wellness
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Define Nursing -CORRECT-ANSWERSthe protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
Why define Nursing? -CORRECT-ANSWERSHelp public understand our value, and helps
differentiate activities of nursing from those of other help care professionals.
Define critical thinking. -CORRECT-ANSWERSCombination of reasoned thinking, openness to
altering, ability to reflect, desire to fin the truth.
(Likely to have more than 1 answer)
What are some skills you must have to critically think. -CORRECT-ANSWERSRecognize gaps in
own knowledge.
Objectively gather information.
Separate relevant from irrelevant.
,Give examples of critical thinking attitudes. -CORRECT-ANSWERSintellectual autonomy,
curiosity, humility, courage, fair-mindedness, integrity, confidence in reasoning.
Define the Nursing Process.
- What are characteristics of it?
- What are the 6 phases? -CORRECT-ANSWERSSystematic, problem-solving that guides nursing
practice.
- goal directed, client centered, think and do, cyclical process.
1. assessment
2. analysis/diagnosis
3. planning interventions
4. planning outcomes
5. implementation
6. evaluation
What are the 3 main difference between medical diagnoses and nursing diagnoses? -CORRECT-
ANSWERS1. Cant predict a nursing diagnosis. Patients with the same medical diagnosis may
have a different nursing diagnosis.
2. Medical diagnoses can have many nursing diagnosis within them.
3. Medical diagnosis stays the same as long as the pathology remains. Nursing assessments are
ever changing as patients response to health changes.
,Define Nursing Diagnosis. -CORRECT-ANSWERSA statement of health status that a nurse can
identify, prevent or treat INDEPENDENTLY.
(A clinical judgement about experiences to actual or potential health problems.)
True or False: If you can prevent the complication with independent nursing intervention alone,
its not a collaborative problem. -CORRECT-ANSWERStrue
State whether the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis or collaborative
problem.
- After giving birth, all women are at risk for developing postpartum hemorrhage. -CORRECT-
ANSWERScollaborative problem
State whether the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis or collaborative
problem.
- A patient has signs and symptoms of appendicitis which must be treated with surgery and
antibiotics. -CORRECT-ANSWERSmedical diagnosis
State whether the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis or collaborative
problem.
- A client is at risk for constipation because he postpones defecation and also does not
consume enough dietary fiber and fluids. The problem can be prevented by patient teaching
which the nurse is licensed to do. -CORRECT-ANSWERSnursing diagnosis
, What are collaborative problems?
How do nurses manage them? -CORRECT-ANSWERSCertain physiologic complications that
nurses monitor to detect onset or change in status. A collaborative problem is always a
potential problem.
Using physician prescribed and nurse prescribed interventions to minimize the complications of
the events.
Give a rationale for why "Collaborative problems are determined by the medical diagnosis or
pathology". -CORRECT-ANSWERSAll patients who have a certain disease or medical treatment
are at risk for developing the same complications.
Nursing Diagnosis Types. Define each.
Actual
Potential (risk)
Possible
Wellness -CORRECT-ANSWERSActual: signs/symptoms and cues currently present.
Potential: have all the information, but hasn't happened yet.
Possible: think it might be going on.
Wellness: transition to a greater level of wellness.
Which Nursing Diagnosis Type: Actual, Potential (risk), Possible, Wellness
