Deck 8: Assisting With the Nursing Process

Question 1

The planning step of the nursing process involves which of the following?

A) Making nursing diagnoses
B) Collecting data
C) Measuring goals
D) Identifying nursing measures

Answer 1

Identifying nursing measures

Question 2

If the nursing process is used correctly:

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

Answer 2

The person's care is organized and consistent

Question 3

Which is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?

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

Answer 3

The Minimum Data Set (MDS)

Question 4

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 5

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

A) Assessment
B) Symptoms
C) Objective data
D) Subjective data

Question 6

Which is a sign?

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

Question 7

Which is a symptom?

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

Question 8

Which is a sign?

A) Yellow urine
B) Chest pain
C) Stomachache
D) Blurred vision

Question 9

Symptoms are:

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

Question 10

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

A) Nursing process
B) Nursing care plan
C) Nursing diagnosis
D) Nursing intervention

Question 11

A written guide about the person's care is the:

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

Question 12

The nursing care plan contains which of the following?

A) The doctor's orders
B) The person's prescriptions
C) Goals for care
D) The person's restrictions

Question 13

With every patient or resident contact:

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

Question 14

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 15

Collecting information about a person is:

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

Question 16

Which is a symptom?

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

Question 17

The MDS is done:

A) Once per month.
B) Once per year.
C) Anytime one needs to be completed.
D) Only on admission.

Question 18

Which is the first step of the nursing process?

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

Question 19

The nursing process is focused on:

A) The person's needs
B) The doctor's orders
C) Agency policies
D) The medical record

Question 20

You use your senses to:

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

Question 21

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 22

Which is a nursing diagnosis?

A) Frustration
B) Constipation
C) Sleepiness
D) Heart attack

Question 23

These statements are about the nursing process.Which 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 24

Care planning helps to ensure the nursing team members:

A) Follow the doctor's orders
B) Do assessments
C) Complete the required paper work
D) Are consistent,giving the same care

Question 25

Care is given during the:

A) Assessment step of the nursing process
B) Planning step of the nursing process
C) Implementation step of the nursing process
D) Evaluation step of the nursing process

Question 26

Nursing assistants can attend:

A) The nursing process
B) Care conferences
C) Resident assessment protocols (RAPs)
D) The comprehensive care plan

Question 27

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

A) A goal is that which is desired for or by the family members as a result of nursing care.
B) Goals are aimed at the person's lowest level of well-being and function.
C) Goals diagnose other problems.
D) Goals promote rehabilitation.

Question 28

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 29

Nursing diagnoses and medical diagnoses are the same.

Question 30

The nurse communicates delegated tasks to you by using:

A) The nursing process
B) The minimum date set (MDS)
C) Resident assessment protocols (RAPs)
D) An assignment sheet