- | P a g e
pg. 1
NUR 200 EXAM (HONDROS) /NUR 200 CRITICAL
THINKING FINAL EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEW!!
During which step of the nursing process does determining which actions will be employed to meet the needs of a patient occur?
- Implementation
- Assessment
- Planning
- Analysis - Correct Answer - c. Planning
Which is the primary goal of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
- Build trust
- Collect data
- Establish goals
- Validate the medical diagnosis - Correct Answer - b. Collect data
When two nursing diagnoses appear closely related, which should the nurse do first to determine which diagnosis most accurately reflects the needs of the patient?
- Reassess the patient
- Examine the related to factors 1 / 4
- | P a g e
pg. 2
- Analyze the secondary to factors
- Review the defining characteristics - Correct Answer - d. Review the
defining characteristics
A nurse is analyzing information about a patient. Which of the following does Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory help the nurse to identify?
- Patient's problem that has top priority
- Developmental level of the patient
- Coping patterns of the patient
- Patient's health beliefs - Correct Answer - a. Patient's problem that has
top priority
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient. The nurse collects data and reviews the patient's clinical record. Which level need is the priority for this patient according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
- Physiologic
- Self-esteem
- Safety and security
- Love and belonging - Correct Answer - c. Safety and security
A nurse is explaining mammography screening to a patient. Which level of health care delivery does this diagnostic test reflect?
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Primary 2 / 4
- | P a g e
pg. 3
- Acute - Correct Answer - d. Acute
A patient is discharged from the hospital 3 days after surgery because of the influence of DRGs. Which should the nurse performing the discharge teaching be most concerned about?
- Providing for continuity of care
- Ordering equipment to be used in the home
- Accepting discharge by the patient and family
- Ensuring hospital reimbursement for services rendered - Correct
Answer - a. Providing for continuity of care
Which group is the greatest challenge to the financing of health care in the United States?
- Undocumented immigrants
- Medically uninsured
- Preterm infants
- Older adults - Correct Answer - d. Older adults
A patient with an infection receives medical intervention and nursing care in a hospital setting. Which level health care service has been provided in this situation?
- Emergency
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Primary - Correct Answer - b. Secondary 3 / 4
- | P a g e
pg. 4 For which common problem associated with prolonged diarrhea should the nurse assess a patient with this problem?
- Skin breakdown
- Self-care deficit
- Sexual dysfunction
- Disturbed body image - Correct Answer - a. Skin breakdown
A nurse caused harm to a hospitalized patient because of improper use of medical equipment. Which is this tort specifically called?
- Battery
- Assault
- Negligence
- Malpractice - Correct Answer - d. Malpractice
Nurses on a unit are personally and professionally mature and motivated.Which classic leadership style should the nurse manager employ when working with this group?
- Directive
- Autocratic
- Democratic
- Laissez-faire - Correct Answer - d. Laissez-faire
Which is the primary reason why a nurse performs a physical assessment of a newly admitted patient?
- Identify if the patient is at risk for falls
- / 4