HESI A2 Critical Thinking Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
What are the 5 steps of the Nursing Process? - Correct answer-Assessment,
Diagnosing/Analyzing data gained from assessing/Planning (including outcome
identification), Implementing (according to priority), evaluating...did it work?
The nursing process is... - Correct answer-overlapping and dynamic
What does P-I-E stand for? - Correct answer-Problem, Implement, Evaluate
What is the acronym COVD used for? - Correct answer-Used during assessing?
Collecting Data
Organizing Data
Validating
Documenting Data
What are the sources of data that you retrieve during assessment? - Correct answer-
patient, support peoples, client records
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,What type of client records could you get data from? - Correct answer-Other
healthcare professionals, nursing and scientific literature
What are the two types of data you will take from the patient? - Correct answer-
Subjective and Objective data
What is subjective data? - Correct answer-Data that only the subject or "patient"
can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement.
What is objective data? - Correct answer-What you observe and can measure
Besides measurable data for your objective data, what other objective data should
you collect? - Correct answer-What you see, hear, and smell.
What do you do with your data sometimes if it is off or you are not sure of it? -
Correct answer-VALIDATE
How do you record subjective data? - Correct answer-In clients, "own words."
What does the diagnoses do? - Correct answer-Describes the patients health
problem in nursing terminology - NOT medical.
What are some qualifiers for diagnoses? - Correct answer-deficient, impaired,
decreased, ineffective or compromised
What is etiology? - Correct answer-The "related to" part....it is NURSE FIXABLE?
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,What does the etiology or "related to" part do? - Correct answer-Directs the
nursing intervention
What does the correctly stated nursing problem have....PES....? - Correct answer-
Problem Statement (NANDA) only, Etiology "related to", and the supporting data
(subj. obj assessment findings)
What is planning? - Correct answer-involved determining pt goals/outcomes
You cannot have an intervention.... - Correct answer-without a goal.
You cannot have a goal... - Correct answer-without an intervention
A goal is a direct result of an... - Correct answer-intervention
When planning what do you always want to do? - Correct answer-BE
SPECIFIC...WHO, WHAT, WHEN, HOW OFTEN, HOW MUCH
For every nursing diagnoses....the nurse... - Correct answer-must write atleast one
desired outcome
The purpose of an intervention... - Correct answer-is a goal!
What does evaluation mean? - Correct answer-A patient response to an
intervention
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, Risk Factors - Correct answer-do not have defining characteristics....they are not
specific
Between an intervention and a goal...there is... - Correct answer-TEACHING
In a care plan... - Correct answer-there is always a reference in APA format
Actual nursing diagnoses - Correct answer-a client problem present at time of
assessment
Risk nursing diagnoses - Correct answer-clinical judgement that problem doesn't
exist, but presence of risk factors indicates problem may develop
Wellness - Correct answer-readiness for enhancement
The etiology is always... - Correct answer-nurse fixable
Standing Orders - Correct answer-written documentation authorizing nurse to carry
out specific actions under ceratin circumstance
standardized care plan - Correct answer-formal plan that specifies nursing care for
a group of clients with common needs
Individual care plans - Correct answer-tailored to meet unique needs of pt
What are the five components of the goal? - Correct answer-Subject, Verb, Criteria,
Condition, Time
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
What are the 5 steps of the Nursing Process? - Correct answer-Assessment,
Diagnosing/Analyzing data gained from assessing/Planning (including outcome
identification), Implementing (according to priority), evaluating...did it work?
The nursing process is... - Correct answer-overlapping and dynamic
What does P-I-E stand for? - Correct answer-Problem, Implement, Evaluate
What is the acronym COVD used for? - Correct answer-Used during assessing?
Collecting Data
Organizing Data
Validating
Documenting Data
What are the sources of data that you retrieve during assessment? - Correct answer-
patient, support peoples, client records
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,What type of client records could you get data from? - Correct answer-Other
healthcare professionals, nursing and scientific literature
What are the two types of data you will take from the patient? - Correct answer-
Subjective and Objective data
What is subjective data? - Correct answer-Data that only the subject or "patient"
can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement.
What is objective data? - Correct answer-What you observe and can measure
Besides measurable data for your objective data, what other objective data should
you collect? - Correct answer-What you see, hear, and smell.
What do you do with your data sometimes if it is off or you are not sure of it? -
Correct answer-VALIDATE
How do you record subjective data? - Correct answer-In clients, "own words."
What does the diagnoses do? - Correct answer-Describes the patients health
problem in nursing terminology - NOT medical.
What are some qualifiers for diagnoses? - Correct answer-deficient, impaired,
decreased, ineffective or compromised
What is etiology? - Correct answer-The "related to" part....it is NURSE FIXABLE?
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,What does the etiology or "related to" part do? - Correct answer-Directs the
nursing intervention
What does the correctly stated nursing problem have....PES....? - Correct answer-
Problem Statement (NANDA) only, Etiology "related to", and the supporting data
(subj. obj assessment findings)
What is planning? - Correct answer-involved determining pt goals/outcomes
You cannot have an intervention.... - Correct answer-without a goal.
You cannot have a goal... - Correct answer-without an intervention
A goal is a direct result of an... - Correct answer-intervention
When planning what do you always want to do? - Correct answer-BE
SPECIFIC...WHO, WHAT, WHEN, HOW OFTEN, HOW MUCH
For every nursing diagnoses....the nurse... - Correct answer-must write atleast one
desired outcome
The purpose of an intervention... - Correct answer-is a goal!
What does evaluation mean? - Correct answer-A patient response to an
intervention
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, Risk Factors - Correct answer-do not have defining characteristics....they are not
specific
Between an intervention and a goal...there is... - Correct answer-TEACHING
In a care plan... - Correct answer-there is always a reference in APA format
Actual nursing diagnoses - Correct answer-a client problem present at time of
assessment
Risk nursing diagnoses - Correct answer-clinical judgement that problem doesn't
exist, but presence of risk factors indicates problem may develop
Wellness - Correct answer-readiness for enhancement
The etiology is always... - Correct answer-nurse fixable
Standing Orders - Correct answer-written documentation authorizing nurse to carry
out specific actions under ceratin circumstance
standardized care plan - Correct answer-formal plan that specifies nursing care for
a group of clients with common needs
Individual care plans - Correct answer-tailored to meet unique needs of pt
What are the five components of the goal? - Correct answer-Subject, Verb, Criteria,
Condition, Time
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