Deck 7: Assisting With the Nursing Process

Question 1

Which is a symptom?

A)Reddened area
B)Bruise
C)Itching
D)Eye drainage

Answer 1

Itching

Question 2

Collecting information about a person is

A)Assessment
B)Gossip
C)Implementation
D)Evaluation

Answer 2

Assessment

Question 3

You use your senses to

A)Collect information about the person
B)Record
C)Report
D)See,feel,hear,or touch symptoms

Answer 3

Collect information about the person

Question 4

Which is required by OBRA?

A)The Kardex
B)The Minimum Data Set (MDS)
C)Computer records
D)E-mail and electronic messages

Question 5

Symptoms are

A)Objective data
B)Subjective data
C)Seen,felt,touched,or heard
D)Observed

Question 6

Which is a sign?

A)Dizziness
B)Nausea
C)Fever
D)Headache

Question 7

A nursing intervention

A)Requires a doctor's order
B)Is a nursing action or a nursing measure
C)Is the same as a nursing diagnosis
D)Is the same as the comprehensive care plan

Question 8

Which is a sign?

A)Yellow urine
B)Chest pain
C)Stiff joints
D)Blurred vision

Question 9

Nursing diagnoses and medical diagnoses are the same.

Question 10

With every resident contact

A)New information is collected
B)The care plan changes
C)Nursing diagnoses change
D)Implementation changes

Question 11

Which is the first step of the nursing process?

A)Nursing diagnosis
B)Planning
C)Assessment
D)Evaluation

Question 12

A written guide about the care a person should receive is the

A)Medical diagnosis
B)Comprehensive care plan
C)Nursing diagnosis
D)Nursing process

Question 13

Which is a symptom?

A)Noisy respirations
B)Pulse rate of 78
C)Cough
D)Tingling

Question 14

The nursing process focuses on the

A)Person's nursing needs
B)Doctor's orders
C)Center's policies
D)Medical record

Question 15

The MDS is

A)Completed by the doctor
B)Used to make a medical diagnosis
C)Completed and signed by a nursing assistant
D)An assessment and screening tool

Question 16

A measure is taken by the nursing team.It helps a person reach a goal.The measure is

A)A nursing diagnosis
B)A nursing intervention
C)An implementation
D)The nursing process

Question 17

If the nursing process is used correctly

A)Nursing care is organized and has purpose
B)The doctor's orders are part of the care plan
C)The care plan does not change
D)Assessment information does not change

Question 18

Information that you can see,hear,feel,or smell is

A)The nursing diagnosis
B)Observation
C)Objective data
D)Subjective data

Question 19

The method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care is the nursing

A)Process
B)Care plan
C)Diagnosis
D)Intervention

Question 20

The planning step of the nursing process involves all of the following except

A)Making nursing diagnoses
B)Setting priorities
C)Setting goals
D)Identifying nursing interventions

Question 21

Goals are set during the planning step of the nursing process.Which is incorrect?

A)A goal is that which is desired by the health team as a result of nursing care.
B)Goals are aimed at the person's highest level of well-being and function.
C)Goals promote health and prevent health problems.
D)Goals promote rehabilitation.

Question 22

The comprehensive care plan contains all of the following except

A)The doctor's orders
B)The person's problems
C)Goals for care
D)Actions to help the person solve problems

Question 23

Which statement is correct?

A)Nursing assistants do not have a role in the nursing process.
B)Nursing process steps can be done in any order.
C)The nursing process is the same as the care planning process.
D)The nursing process is on-going.It never ends.

Question 24

Care is given during the _____ step of the nursing process.

A)Assessment
B)Planning
C)Implementation
D)Evaluation

Question 25

Which is not a nursing diagnosis?

A)Anxiety
B)Constipation
C)Pain,acute
D)Heart attack

Question 26

When developing care plans,OBRA requires all of the following except

A)Nursing diagnoses
B)The Minimum Data Set (MDS)
C)Triggers
D)Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs)

Question 27

The resident has the right to take part in his or her care planning.

Question 28

Which step in the nursing process involves measuring if the goals set in the planning step were met?

A)Assessment
B)Planning
C)Implementation
D)Evaluation

Question 29

The nurse communicates delegated tasks to you by using

A)The nursing process
B)The Minimum Data Set (MDS)
C)Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs)
D)An assignment sheet

Question 30

Which statement about the nursing process is correct?

A)It changes as the person's needs change.
B)It never changes.
C)It requires a doctor's order.
D)You are responsible for it.

Question 31

The comprehensive care plan

A)Tells what care not to give
B)May be part of the Kardex
C)Is used only by RNs
D)Identifies the person's weaknesses,not the person's strengths