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NURSING 110 EXAM 1 REVIEW 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
A nurse determines that the patient's condition has improved and
has met expected outcomes. Which step of the nursing process is
the nurse exhibiting?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation - correct answer -ANS: D. Evaluation
Evaluation, the final step of the nursing process, is crucial to
determine whether, after application of the first four steps of the
nursing process, a patient's condition or well-being improves and
if goals have been met. Assessment, the first step of the process,
includes data collection. Planning, the third step of the process,
involves setting priorities, identifying patient goals and outcomes,
and selecting nursing interventions. During implementation,
nurses carry out nursing care, which is necessary to help patients
achieve their goals
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A nurse completes a thorough database and carries out nursing
interventions based on priority diagnoses. Which action will the
nurse take next?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation - correct answer -ANS: D. Evaluation
Evaluation, the final step of the nursing process, is crucial to
determine whether, after application of the first four steps of the
nursing process, a patient's condition or well-being improves.
Assessment involves gathering information about the patient.
During the planning phase, patient outcomes are determined.
Implementation involves carrying out appropriate nursing
interventions
A new nurse asks the preceptor to describe the primary purpose
of evaluation. Which statement made by the nursing preceptor is
most accurate?
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a. "An evaluation helps you determine whether all nursing
interventions were completed."
b. "During evaluation, you determine when to downsize staffing
on nursing units."
c. "Nurses use evaluation to determine the effectiveness of
nursing care."
d. "Evaluation eliminates unnecessary paperwork and care
planning." - correct answer -ANS: C "Nurses use evaluation to
determine the effectiveness of nursing care."
Evaluation is a methodical approach for determining if nursing
implementation was effective in influencing a patient's progress or
condition in a favorable way. During evaluation, you do not simply
determine whether nursing interventions were completed. The
evaluation process is not used to determine when to downsize
staffing or how to eliminate paperwork and care planning.
After assessing the patient and identifying the need for headache
relief, the nurse administers acetaminophen for the patient's
headache. Which action by the nurse is priority for this patient?
a. Eliminate headache from the nursing care plan.
b. Direct the nursing assistive personnel to ask if the headache is
relieved.
c. Reassess the patient's pain level in 30 minutes.
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d. Revise the plan of care. - correct answer -ANS: C. "Reassess
the patient's pain level in 30 minutes."
The nurse's priority action for this patient is to evaluate whether
the nursing intervention of administering acetaminophen was
effective. The nurse does not have enough evaluative data at this
point to determine whether headache needs to be discontinued.
Assessment is the nurse's responsibility and is not to be
delegated to nursing assistive personnel. The nurse does not
have enough evaluative data to determine whether the patient's
plan of care needs to be revised.
A nurse is getting ready to discharge a patient who has a problem
with physical mobility. What does the nurse need to do before
discontinuing the patient's plan of care?
a. Determine whether the patient has transportation to get home.
b. Evaluate whether patient goals and outcomes have been met.
c. Establish whether the patient has a follow-up appointment
scheduled.
d. Ensure that the patient's prescriptions have been filled to take
home. - correct answer -ANS: B "Evaluate whether patient goals
and outcomes have been met."
NURSING 110 EXAM 1 REVIEW 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
A nurse determines that the patient's condition has improved and
has met expected outcomes. Which step of the nursing process is
the nurse exhibiting?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation - correct answer -ANS: D. Evaluation
Evaluation, the final step of the nursing process, is crucial to
determine whether, after application of the first four steps of the
nursing process, a patient's condition or well-being improves and
if goals have been met. Assessment, the first step of the process,
includes data collection. Planning, the third step of the process,
involves setting priorities, identifying patient goals and outcomes,
and selecting nursing interventions. During implementation,
nurses carry out nursing care, which is necessary to help patients
achieve their goals
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A nurse completes a thorough database and carries out nursing
interventions based on priority diagnoses. Which action will the
nurse take next?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation - correct answer -ANS: D. Evaluation
Evaluation, the final step of the nursing process, is crucial to
determine whether, after application of the first four steps of the
nursing process, a patient's condition or well-being improves.
Assessment involves gathering information about the patient.
During the planning phase, patient outcomes are determined.
Implementation involves carrying out appropriate nursing
interventions
A new nurse asks the preceptor to describe the primary purpose
of evaluation. Which statement made by the nursing preceptor is
most accurate?
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a. "An evaluation helps you determine whether all nursing
interventions were completed."
b. "During evaluation, you determine when to downsize staffing
on nursing units."
c. "Nurses use evaluation to determine the effectiveness of
nursing care."
d. "Evaluation eliminates unnecessary paperwork and care
planning." - correct answer -ANS: C "Nurses use evaluation to
determine the effectiveness of nursing care."
Evaluation is a methodical approach for determining if nursing
implementation was effective in influencing a patient's progress or
condition in a favorable way. During evaluation, you do not simply
determine whether nursing interventions were completed. The
evaluation process is not used to determine when to downsize
staffing or how to eliminate paperwork and care planning.
After assessing the patient and identifying the need for headache
relief, the nurse administers acetaminophen for the patient's
headache. Which action by the nurse is priority for this patient?
a. Eliminate headache from the nursing care plan.
b. Direct the nursing assistive personnel to ask if the headache is
relieved.
c. Reassess the patient's pain level in 30 minutes.
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d. Revise the plan of care. - correct answer -ANS: C. "Reassess
the patient's pain level in 30 minutes."
The nurse's priority action for this patient is to evaluate whether
the nursing intervention of administering acetaminophen was
effective. The nurse does not have enough evaluative data at this
point to determine whether headache needs to be discontinued.
Assessment is the nurse's responsibility and is not to be
delegated to nursing assistive personnel. The nurse does not
have enough evaluative data to determine whether the patient's
plan of care needs to be revised.
A nurse is getting ready to discharge a patient who has a problem
with physical mobility. What does the nurse need to do before
discontinuing the patient's plan of care?
a. Determine whether the patient has transportation to get home.
b. Evaluate whether patient goals and outcomes have been met.
c. Establish whether the patient has a follow-up appointment
scheduled.
d. Ensure that the patient's prescriptions have been filled to take
home. - correct answer -ANS: B "Evaluate whether patient goals
and outcomes have been met."
