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

With every patient or resident contact

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

Answer 2

New information is collected

Question 3

The planning step of the nursing process involves the following except

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

Answer 3

Making nursing diagnoses

Question 4

Which is the first step of the nursing process?

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

You use your senses to

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

Question 7

Which is required by OBRA?

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

Question 8

Which is a sign?

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

Question 9

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 10

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 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

Symptoms are

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

Question 13

The nursing process is focused on

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Which is a symptom?

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

Question 16

Which is a sign?

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

Question 17

Nursing diagnoses and medical diagnoses are the same.

Question 18

Collecting information about a person is

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

Question 19

The MDS is

A)Completed by the doctor
B)Used to make a medical diagnosis
C)Completed for all persons admitted to hospitals and nursing centers
D)An assessment and screening tool used in nursing centers

Question 20

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 21

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 ongoing.It never ends.

Question 22

The nursing care plan contains the following except

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

Question 23

Nursing assistants can attend

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

Question 24

These statements are about 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 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

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 27

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

Question 28

Which is not a nursing diagnosis?

A)Anxiety
B)Constipation
C)Impaired bed mobility
D)Heart attack

Question 29

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

A)A goal is that which is desired for or by the health team as a result of nursing care.
B)Goal 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 30

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