ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 5 : Nursing Process and Critical Thinking Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which are considered phases of the nursing process?
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E,F
Rationale: The nursing process consists of six dynamic and interrelated phases: diagnosis, assessment, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Prediction is not a phase of the nursing process.
Question 2 of 5
NANDA International meets to reorganize diagnosis labels and language every 2 ____
Correct Answer: years
Rationale: NANDA International meets every two years to revise language, form, and diagnosis labels.
Question 3 of 5
The standards that name and measure patient ____ are referred to as NOC (Nursing Outcome Classification).
Correct Answer: outcomes
Rationale: NOC sets up outcome criteria based on a patient problem.
Question 4 of 5
The document that outlines a plan for care interventions over a specified time frame is called a clinical pathway critical path action plan or caremap.
Correct Answer: multidisciplinary
Rationale: A clinical pathway is an organized multidisciplinary plan over a specified time frame, which outlines aspects of patient care. They are also called critical paths, action plans, and care maps.
Question 5 of 5
A systematic method by which nurses plan and provide care for patients is known as the nursing ____
Correct Answer: process
Rationale: The nursing process serves as the organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It is a systematic method by which nurses plan and provide care for patients.