Health Assessment Across the Life
Span: FINAL Exam Questions Complete
Latest 2025/2026 with Correct Answers
and Rationales GRADED A+
5 Steps of Nursing Process
<Ans> 1. Assess
2. Diagnose
3. Plan
4. Implement
5. Evaluate
Qiz Nursing process -->
<Ans> nursing care plan
Qiz Assessment (Definition and Goal)
<Ans> -systematic, continuous collection, validation, analysis, and communication of patient data
-goal is to establish a complete database for problem identification and care planning
Qiz Assessment: Collecting Data
,<Ans> -collect data (assess level of health, inquire about risk factors, head-to-toe assessment, listen to
patient's comments and concerns, observe actions and reactions)
-identify patterns and test first impressions
-validate data
-organize and cluster data
-report and record data
-continuous update the database
Qiz Medical Model
<Ans> -primarily systems focused
-biomedical model
-regards disease as deviations from normal functioning
Qiz Nursing Diagnosis
<Ans> -based on nursing knowledge and patient history
-developed from nursing perspective and separate from MD treatment plan
-identifies patient's needs
-diagnosis --> nursing plan of care
-describe patient problems that nurses can treat independently
Qiz Nursing Diagnosis Tasks
<Ans> -interpret and analyze data
,-identify patient strength and weaknesses
-formulate and validate nursing diagnoses
-develop prioritized list
-detect and refer signs and symptoms
Qiz Planning
<Ans> -nurse determine what outcomes are important to resolve patient problems
-derived from nursing assessment and diagnosis
-measurable goals (can be short or long term)
-work with patient/family to prevent, reduce, or resolve problems
-mutually agreed upon
Qiz Planning Steps
<Ans> -establish priorities
-write measurable goals/outcomes with/for client
-determine related nursing interventions/actions that are most likely to be beneficial
-choose nursing interventions
-set time frame
-develop evaluation strategy
Qiz Planning: Short-Term Goals
<Ans> -outcomes directed towards immediate problems
, -developed from the problem portion of diagnostic statement
-realistic
-example: patient will ambulate the length of the hallway 3x day with minimal assistance
Qiz Planning: Long-Term Goals
<Ans> -accompanied by target date
-outcomes may take weeks or months to accomplish
-example: the patient will attend exercise and nutrition program to decrease their weight by 20lbs over
the course of the next year
Qiz Implementation
<Ans> -carry out nursing actions that will allow patient to achieve a desired goal
-based on nursing diagnosis and plan
-plan of care is carried out (communicate within the team and with the patient/family as well as
delegate responsibilities as appropriate)
-continue data collection and validation in this stage (modify plan of care as necessary and document
care)
Qiz Evaluation
<Ans> -nurse and patient measure how well the patient has achieved the outcomes specified in the
plan of care
-documentation
-critical thinking (continued assessment, evaluation)
-measure how well the patient has achieved desired outcomes
Span: FINAL Exam Questions Complete
Latest 2025/2026 with Correct Answers
and Rationales GRADED A+
5 Steps of Nursing Process
<Ans> 1. Assess
2. Diagnose
3. Plan
4. Implement
5. Evaluate
Qiz Nursing process -->
<Ans> nursing care plan
Qiz Assessment (Definition and Goal)
<Ans> -systematic, continuous collection, validation, analysis, and communication of patient data
-goal is to establish a complete database for problem identification and care planning
Qiz Assessment: Collecting Data
,<Ans> -collect data (assess level of health, inquire about risk factors, head-to-toe assessment, listen to
patient's comments and concerns, observe actions and reactions)
-identify patterns and test first impressions
-validate data
-organize and cluster data
-report and record data
-continuous update the database
Qiz Medical Model
<Ans> -primarily systems focused
-biomedical model
-regards disease as deviations from normal functioning
Qiz Nursing Diagnosis
<Ans> -based on nursing knowledge and patient history
-developed from nursing perspective and separate from MD treatment plan
-identifies patient's needs
-diagnosis --> nursing plan of care
-describe patient problems that nurses can treat independently
Qiz Nursing Diagnosis Tasks
<Ans> -interpret and analyze data
,-identify patient strength and weaknesses
-formulate and validate nursing diagnoses
-develop prioritized list
-detect and refer signs and symptoms
Qiz Planning
<Ans> -nurse determine what outcomes are important to resolve patient problems
-derived from nursing assessment and diagnosis
-measurable goals (can be short or long term)
-work with patient/family to prevent, reduce, or resolve problems
-mutually agreed upon
Qiz Planning Steps
<Ans> -establish priorities
-write measurable goals/outcomes with/for client
-determine related nursing interventions/actions that are most likely to be beneficial
-choose nursing interventions
-set time frame
-develop evaluation strategy
Qiz Planning: Short-Term Goals
<Ans> -outcomes directed towards immediate problems
, -developed from the problem portion of diagnostic statement
-realistic
-example: patient will ambulate the length of the hallway 3x day with minimal assistance
Qiz Planning: Long-Term Goals
<Ans> -accompanied by target date
-outcomes may take weeks or months to accomplish
-example: the patient will attend exercise and nutrition program to decrease their weight by 20lbs over
the course of the next year
Qiz Implementation
<Ans> -carry out nursing actions that will allow patient to achieve a desired goal
-based on nursing diagnosis and plan
-plan of care is carried out (communicate within the team and with the patient/family as well as
delegate responsibilities as appropriate)
-continue data collection and validation in this stage (modify plan of care as necessary and document
care)
Qiz Evaluation
<Ans> -nurse and patient measure how well the patient has achieved the outcomes specified in the
plan of care
-documentation
-critical thinking (continued assessment, evaluation)
-measure how well the patient has achieved desired outcomes
