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NUR 200 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETELY UPDATED 2025–2026
EDITION | VERIFIED QUESTIONS & 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GUARANTEED A+
PERFORMANCE
Noticing - ANSWER: Indicate when a situation is normal, abnormal or has
changed. Get an initial grasp on the situation
Application to thinking noticing - ANSWER: Collect: Subjective & objective data
VS, Complaints, self-described symptoms. What nurse notices, such as rashes,
swelling, bruising, etc
Identifying signs and symptoms - ANSWER: Noticing
Gathering Complete and Accurate Data - ANSWER: Noticing
Assessing Systematically and Comprehensively - ANSWER: Noticing
Predicting (and Managing) Potential Complications - ANSWER: Noticing
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Identifying Assumptions - ANSWER: Noticing
5 concepts of critical thinking - ANSWER: Standards Attitudes Competencies
Experience Specific Knowledge Base
Nursing Process - ANSWER: The nursing process is a variation of scientific
reasoning that involves five steps: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.Assess (collection verification of data and analysis
of data) Diagnose, Plan, Implement, Evaluate
cue - ANSWER: obtain information that you obtain through sense. (Lies still with
arms along side: tense. States has not turned in some time. Reports pain a 7 and on
scale of 0-10)
Sources of Data - ANSWER: Patient, family and significant other, health care
team, medical records, other records and scientific literature
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An initial patient-centered interview involves - ANSWER: (1) setting the stage,
(2) gathering information about the patient's problems and setting an agenda, (3)
collecting the assessment or a nursing health history, and (4) terminating the
interview.
A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's been
over 6 months since you've been here, but your appointment was for every 2
months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor
recommended routine exercise. Can you tell me how successful you've been in
following his plan?" The nurse's assessment covers which of Gordon's functional
health patterns? - ANSWER: Health perception-health management pattern
The nurse observes a patient walking down the hall with a shuffling gait. When the
patient returns to bed, the nurse checks the strength in both of the patient's legs.
The nurse applies the information gained to suspect that the patient has a mobility
problem. This conclusion is an example of: - ANSWER: Clinical inference.
A 72-year-old male patient comes to the health clinic for an annual follow-up. The
nurse enters the patient's room and notices him to be diaphoretic, holding his chest
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and breathing with difficulty. The nurse immediately checks the patient's heart rate
and blood pressure and asks him, "Tell me where your pain is." Which of the
following assessment approaches does this scenario describe? - ANSWER: A
problem-oriented approach
The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a typical night's sleep. What do you do
to fall asleep? Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? This series of
questions would likely occur during which phase of a patient-centered interview? -
ANSWER: Working phase
A nurse is assigned to a 42-year-old mother of 4 who weighs 136.2 kg (300 lbs),
has diabetes, and works part time in the kitchen of a restaurant. The patient is
facing surgery for gallbladder disease. Which of the following approaches
demonstrates the nurse's cultural competence in assessing the patient's health care
problems? - ANSWER: "You have four children; do you have any concerns about
going home and caring for them?"
A nurse is checking a patient's intravenous line and, while doing so, notices how
the patient bathes himself and then sits on the side of the bed independently to put
NUR 200 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETELY UPDATED 2025–2026
EDITION | VERIFIED QUESTIONS & 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GUARANTEED A+
PERFORMANCE
Noticing - ANSWER: Indicate when a situation is normal, abnormal or has
changed. Get an initial grasp on the situation
Application to thinking noticing - ANSWER: Collect: Subjective & objective data
VS, Complaints, self-described symptoms. What nurse notices, such as rashes,
swelling, bruising, etc
Identifying signs and symptoms - ANSWER: Noticing
Gathering Complete and Accurate Data - ANSWER: Noticing
Assessing Systematically and Comprehensively - ANSWER: Noticing
Predicting (and Managing) Potential Complications - ANSWER: Noticing
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Identifying Assumptions - ANSWER: Noticing
5 concepts of critical thinking - ANSWER: Standards Attitudes Competencies
Experience Specific Knowledge Base
Nursing Process - ANSWER: The nursing process is a variation of scientific
reasoning that involves five steps: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.Assess (collection verification of data and analysis
of data) Diagnose, Plan, Implement, Evaluate
cue - ANSWER: obtain information that you obtain through sense. (Lies still with
arms along side: tense. States has not turned in some time. Reports pain a 7 and on
scale of 0-10)
Sources of Data - ANSWER: Patient, family and significant other, health care
team, medical records, other records and scientific literature
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An initial patient-centered interview involves - ANSWER: (1) setting the stage,
(2) gathering information about the patient's problems and setting an agenda, (3)
collecting the assessment or a nursing health history, and (4) terminating the
interview.
A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's been
over 6 months since you've been here, but your appointment was for every 2
months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor
recommended routine exercise. Can you tell me how successful you've been in
following his plan?" The nurse's assessment covers which of Gordon's functional
health patterns? - ANSWER: Health perception-health management pattern
The nurse observes a patient walking down the hall with a shuffling gait. When the
patient returns to bed, the nurse checks the strength in both of the patient's legs.
The nurse applies the information gained to suspect that the patient has a mobility
problem. This conclusion is an example of: - ANSWER: Clinical inference.
A 72-year-old male patient comes to the health clinic for an annual follow-up. The
nurse enters the patient's room and notices him to be diaphoretic, holding his chest
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and breathing with difficulty. The nurse immediately checks the patient's heart rate
and blood pressure and asks him, "Tell me where your pain is." Which of the
following assessment approaches does this scenario describe? - ANSWER: A
problem-oriented approach
The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a typical night's sleep. What do you do
to fall asleep? Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? This series of
questions would likely occur during which phase of a patient-centered interview? -
ANSWER: Working phase
A nurse is assigned to a 42-year-old mother of 4 who weighs 136.2 kg (300 lbs),
has diabetes, and works part time in the kitchen of a restaurant. The patient is
facing surgery for gallbladder disease. Which of the following approaches
demonstrates the nurse's cultural competence in assessing the patient's health care
problems? - ANSWER: "You have four children; do you have any concerns about
going home and caring for them?"
A nurse is checking a patient's intravenous line and, while doing so, notices how
the patient bathes himself and then sits on the side of the bed independently to put
