Clayton - Chapter 4 - The Nursing
Process and Pharmacology Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
nursing process - Correct answer-foundation for the clinical practice of nursing;
provides the framework for consistent nursing actions and involves the use of a
problem solving approach rather than intuitive approach; also provides a method
for evaluating outcomes; consists of an assessment, a nursing diagnosis or
collaborative problem, planning, implementation, and evaluation
nursing classification systems - Correct answer-i.e... Nursing Minimum Data Set
(NMDS), Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC), Nursing Outcomes
Classification (NOC) are information systems that are designed to provide a
standardized language for reporting and analyzing nursing care delivery that has
been individualized for the patient
multidisciplinary team - Correct answer-members provide and promote valuable
clinical expertise, a holistic approach, and collaboration for the health care of
individual patients
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, principles of the nursing process and their application to pharmacological needs -
Correct answer-study box 4-1 pg 35 Clayton as well as fig 4-1 pg 36 Clayton
assessment - Correct answer-first phase of the 5 step nursing process; a continuous
process that begins upon admission and continues until discharge; comprised of
collecting a full nursing history and medical history, professional observations,
physical examinations, and interpreting diagnostic test results
commonly used assessments - Correct answer-head to toe assessment; body
systems assessment; and Gordon's Functional Health Patterns
head to toe assessment - Correct answer-nursing assessment that focus's on
patient's physiology
Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Model - Correct answer-includes
sociocultural, psychological, spiritual, and developmental factors that affect the
individual's needs
nursing diagnosis - Correct answer-second phase of the 5 step nursing process;
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA- I) defines
as " a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual
or potential health problems/life processes"; provide the basis for the selection of
nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable;
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Process and Pharmacology Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
nursing process - Correct answer-foundation for the clinical practice of nursing;
provides the framework for consistent nursing actions and involves the use of a
problem solving approach rather than intuitive approach; also provides a method
for evaluating outcomes; consists of an assessment, a nursing diagnosis or
collaborative problem, planning, implementation, and evaluation
nursing classification systems - Correct answer-i.e... Nursing Minimum Data Set
(NMDS), Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC), Nursing Outcomes
Classification (NOC) are information systems that are designed to provide a
standardized language for reporting and analyzing nursing care delivery that has
been individualized for the patient
multidisciplinary team - Correct answer-members provide and promote valuable
clinical expertise, a holistic approach, and collaboration for the health care of
individual patients
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, principles of the nursing process and their application to pharmacological needs -
Correct answer-study box 4-1 pg 35 Clayton as well as fig 4-1 pg 36 Clayton
assessment - Correct answer-first phase of the 5 step nursing process; a continuous
process that begins upon admission and continues until discharge; comprised of
collecting a full nursing history and medical history, professional observations,
physical examinations, and interpreting diagnostic test results
commonly used assessments - Correct answer-head to toe assessment; body
systems assessment; and Gordon's Functional Health Patterns
head to toe assessment - Correct answer-nursing assessment that focus's on
patient's physiology
Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Model - Correct answer-includes
sociocultural, psychological, spiritual, and developmental factors that affect the
individual's needs
nursing diagnosis - Correct answer-second phase of the 5 step nursing process;
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA- I) defines
as " a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual
or potential health problems/life processes"; provide the basis for the selection of
nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable;
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