1. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the psychiatric unit as a result of an overdose of cocaine. Which nursing diagnosis indicates an understanding of a nursing diagnostic statement?
2. The nursing process
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1. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the psychiatric unit as a result of an overdose of cocaine. Which nursing diagnosis indicates an understanding of a nursing diagnostic statement?
2. The nursing process is the foundation of professional nursing practice. As such, the nursing process can be defined as:
3. In determining patient goals, the nurse should:
4. Ongoing evaluation of patient education occurs by:
5. The nurse is gathering data on a patient with acute bacterial pneumonia. This is an example of which step of the nursing process?
6. The five rights of delegation include:
7. During the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the nurse realizes that the patient’s short- term goals have not been met. The nurse should:
8. The nurse is to teach an 84-year-old Spanish-speaking patient newly diagnosed with diabetes how to self-administer insulin. The patient has hearing and visual impairments. In order to be effective as a teacher, the nurse should:
9. The nurse is preparing a teaching plan and is applying evidence-based practice. To promote involvement, the nurse must:
10. The wound care nurse is assessing a non-healing leg wound on a patient recently admitted for uncontrolled diabetes. The nurse organizes the data using Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern of:
11. Measurable goals are:
12. The nurse must provide patient education to a patient who has just been told by the patient that he has stage III lung cancer. The patient is complaining of chest and bone discomfort. Before providing the needed education, the nurse should:
13. As the health care community explores the concept of health literacy, many organizations recognize that:
14. The nurse is caring for a patient with lung disease. The patient tells the nurse that the most important thing to do during the shift is to walk down to the nurses’ station and back without having shortness of breath. The patient’s request is an example of which nursing theory?
15. The nursing student is observing a staff nurse demonstrating a subcutaneous injection during a skills competency fair. The student tells the nurse that nursing textbooks indicate that aspirating for blood is not necessary. The nurse replies, “I prefer to check for blood, just in case. This is the way I learned to give shots and it works for me.” The nurse’s response is most likely related to:
16. The final phase of the nursing process is evaluation, which focuses on:
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17. Documentation is a vital nursing role since the patient’s health record:
18. When planning care for adolescents, the nurse should
19. A nurse completes a care plan for an assigned patient diagnosed with an inflammation of the pericardium. Which diagnosis written on the plan indicates a need for further instruction on using the nursing process?
20. Which goal is written correctly for the nursing diagnosis of activity intolerance related to imbalance between oxygen supply and demand?
21. Which should the nurse address first?
22. The nurse knows that standardized care plans may be available and:
23. According to the Healthy People 2020 initiative, health information and the associated access issues have become more complicated. There are many considerations when determining whether an individual has proficient health literacy. The patient should be able to:
24. During patient teaching led by the nurse with goals established through cooperation of the nurse and patient, the patient asks questions as needed and the nurse answers. This is known as:
25. A helping relationship develops through ongoing, purposeful interaction between a nurse and a patient. Nurse-patient relationships focus on:
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