NURS 305 EXAM #1
Which statement about the diagnosis step of the nursing process is true?
The nurse makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to
problems, or life events.
The nurse assesses the patient and forms a nursing diagnosis.
The nurse uses the nursing diagnosis to formulate a plan for the patient.
The nurse evaluates the patient's response to the nursing care plan. - answer The nurse
makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to problems, or
life events.
What was the purpose of the first unofficial nursing diagnosis conference in 1973?
Develop a nursing taxonomy.
Revise existing NANDA taxonomy.
Research and validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice. - answer Develop a nursing taxonomy.
What are the goals of NANDA?
Select all that apply.
Revise nursing taxonomy.
Promote accountability in nursing.
Generate nursing diagnostic categories.
Promote research to validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice. - answerRevise nursing taxonomy.
Generate nursing diagnostic categories.
Promote research to validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice.
The ICNP is a - answerclassification of nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and
nursing outcomes that describe nursing practice
Which explanation of the use of supporting data in the ICNP® nursing taxonomy is
accurate?
Nursing interventions are selected based on the supporting data.
Supporting data are the assessment findings that direct the nurse to an appropriate
nursing diagnosis.
Supporting data is the ICNP® term for the patient's medical diagnosis.
, Supporting data does not require clustering when using the ICNP® nursing taxonomy. -
answerSupporting data are the assessment findings that direct the nurse to an
appropriate nursing diagnosis.
Use of properly formulated nursing diagnoses promotes which outcome?
Accurate medical diagnoses Nurses evaluate the patient's physical and psychological
responses to medical diagnoses when formulating nursing diagnoses
Accountability in nursing
Independent nursing practice
Patient care standardization
Effective communication - answerAccountability in nursing The use of nursing diagnosis
promotes accountability in nursing care.
Independent nursing practice The use of nursing diagnosis promotes independent
nursing practice.
Patient care standardization The use of nursing diagnosis establishes a standardization
of patient care among nursing professionals.
Effective communication The use of nursing diagnosis promotes effective
communication.
NANDA identified which goal initially during the development process?
Implement nursing diagnostic categories.
Promote research to validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice.
Revise nursing taxonomy. - answerImplement nursing diagnostic categories. The initial
goals of NANDA were to generate, name, and implement nursing diagnostic categories.
Which group of people make up NANDA? - answerNurses from all nursing areas
NANDA is composed of nurses from all nursing areas, including practice, research,
education, administration, and specialty areas of practice.
NANDA-I members meet every two years. Which initiative is the focus of this meeting? -
answerTaxonomy revision Every two years
Evaluation of nursing research Every two years,
The patient fell and fractured his hip. He also has diabetes, heart failure, and
osteoporosis. Which aspect of the patient's history would a nursing diagnosis focus on?
Which statement about the diagnosis step of the nursing process is true?
The nurse makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to
problems, or life events.
The nurse assesses the patient and forms a nursing diagnosis.
The nurse uses the nursing diagnosis to formulate a plan for the patient.
The nurse evaluates the patient's response to the nursing care plan. - answer The nurse
makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to problems, or
life events.
What was the purpose of the first unofficial nursing diagnosis conference in 1973?
Develop a nursing taxonomy.
Revise existing NANDA taxonomy.
Research and validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice. - answer Develop a nursing taxonomy.
What are the goals of NANDA?
Select all that apply.
Revise nursing taxonomy.
Promote accountability in nursing.
Generate nursing diagnostic categories.
Promote research to validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice. - answerRevise nursing taxonomy.
Generate nursing diagnostic categories.
Promote research to validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice.
The ICNP is a - answerclassification of nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and
nursing outcomes that describe nursing practice
Which explanation of the use of supporting data in the ICNP® nursing taxonomy is
accurate?
Nursing interventions are selected based on the supporting data.
Supporting data are the assessment findings that direct the nurse to an appropriate
nursing diagnosis.
Supporting data is the ICNP® term for the patient's medical diagnosis.
, Supporting data does not require clustering when using the ICNP® nursing taxonomy. -
answerSupporting data are the assessment findings that direct the nurse to an
appropriate nursing diagnosis.
Use of properly formulated nursing diagnoses promotes which outcome?
Accurate medical diagnoses Nurses evaluate the patient's physical and psychological
responses to medical diagnoses when formulating nursing diagnoses
Accountability in nursing
Independent nursing practice
Patient care standardization
Effective communication - answerAccountability in nursing The use of nursing diagnosis
promotes accountability in nursing care.
Independent nursing practice The use of nursing diagnosis promotes independent
nursing practice.
Patient care standardization The use of nursing diagnosis establishes a standardization
of patient care among nursing professionals.
Effective communication The use of nursing diagnosis promotes effective
communication.
NANDA identified which goal initially during the development process?
Implement nursing diagnostic categories.
Promote research to validate diagnostic labels.
Encourage nurses to use taxonomy in practice.
Revise nursing taxonomy. - answerImplement nursing diagnostic categories. The initial
goals of NANDA were to generate, name, and implement nursing diagnostic categories.
Which group of people make up NANDA? - answerNurses from all nursing areas
NANDA is composed of nurses from all nursing areas, including practice, research,
education, administration, and specialty areas of practice.
NANDA-I members meet every two years. Which initiative is the focus of this meeting? -
answerTaxonomy revision Every two years
Evaluation of nursing research Every two years,
The patient fell and fractured his hip. He also has diabetes, heart failure, and
osteoporosis. Which aspect of the patient's history would a nursing diagnosis focus on?
