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Fundamentals Midterm review: Nursing process and documentation

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the nursing process?

a)

framework within which nurses provide care in an organized and effective manner

b)

a series of steps to diagnose and treat physical health problems

c)

A framework used to assess the financial needs of patients

d)

A strict protocol nurses must follow for every patient without changes

2.

What are the correct steps of the nursing process?

a)

Planning, diagnosis, assessment, implementation, and evaluation

b)

Assessment, Nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation

c)

Assessment, diagnosis, planning, evaluation, and implementation

d)

Planning, assessment, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation

3.

What is confidentiality?

a)

Sharing patient information with anyone involved in their care, including family and friends

b)

Posting patient updates on social media for transparency

c)

Allowing healthcare providers to discuss a patient’s condition with other patients for educational purposes

d)

Nurses have a professional and legal obligation to protect patient information and only share with the care team and approved personel

4.

What type of nursing documentation is used during a bedside handoff report?

a)

SOAP notes

b)

PIE notes

c)

APIE notes

d)

DAR notes

5.

What does PIE notes stand for?

a)

Patient Information Evaluation

b)

Problem, Intervention, Evaluation

c)

Plan, Implement, Examine

d)

Procedure, Inspection, Execution

6.

What does HIPAA stand for?

a)

Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act

b)

Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act

c)

Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

d)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

7.

During which step of the nursing process would the nurse identify possible health problems based on assessment data?

a)

Planning

b)

Implementation

c)

Diagnosis

d)

Evaluation

8.

For the planning phase of the nursing process, which of the following must be done in order to set realistic patient goals?

a)

Conducting a comprehensive assessment

b)

Collaborating with the healthcare team

c)

Understanding the patient’s preferences/values

d)

all of the above

9.

During the evaluation phase, the nurse finds that the patient’s condition has not improved as expected. Which is the best response to this scenario?

a)

Ignore these findings

b)

Change the diagnosis

c)

Implement the same plan more vigorously

d)

Reassess the patient and modify the care plan

10.

A telephone order, when absolutely necessary, must be taken by an RN who what?

a)

Places the order immediately.

b)

Repeats the order back to the physician verbatim.

c)

Documents the order at a later time.

d)

Doesn’t worry about documentation because it is an emergency.

11.

When assessing speech in a general survey, which of the answers below is not included?

a)

Articulation

b)

Fluency

c)

Word choice

d)

Slang words

12.

Which of the following is not included in the overall impression of the patient?

a)

Begins at first contact.

b)

Continues throughout the assessment.

c)

Subjective data

d)

Objective data

13.

Creating a nursing solution to treat the patient's plaque psoriasis would be including in which part of the nursing process?

a)

Implementation

b)

Assesment

c)

Planning

d)

Evaluation

14.

Which type of nursing diagnosis is this? "Acute pain related to right lower quadrant of abdomen as evidenced by surgical incision and patient rating their pain a 10/10"

a)

Actual nursing diagnosis

b)

Risk nursing diagnosis

c)

health promotion diagnosis

d)

I thought diagnosing was the doctor's job?

15.

What is true of documentation?

a)

It must be accurate and concise

b)

It can be used as a legal document in a court of law

c)

It is appropriate to back-chart if you get busy and can't write it down right now

d)

It must be done at the time of care

16.

What must be done/included by the RN taking a telephone order?

a)

Repeating the order verbatim

b)

Document the order as an electronic order

c)

Can be taken by a UAP

d)

Include the date, time, physician's name, and RN signature

17.

When giving an SBAR report, you update, the doctor with the patient's most recent vitals and their pain level. Which category of SBAR would that fall under?

a)

Situation

b)

background

c)

assessment

d)

recommendation

18.

Go ______

a)

Bearcats!

b)

Bengals! Who Dey?

c)

FC Cincy!

d)

Prof Beecher!