After completing the nursing assessment of a new patient, what is the nurse's next action?
1. Determine the goals and outcome criteria.
2. Implement the nursing plan of care.
3. Formulate the nursing and collaborative diagnoses.
4. Design interventions to include in the plan of care.
Correct Answer: 3
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A) "Drug therapy can consist of one or more drugs to eliminate the symptoms of these diseases." B) "Drugs do not cure these disorders; they instead enhance quality of life." C) "Persons of all cultures are treated similarly and respond in similar ways to treatment." D) "Drugs used to treat these disorders always pose a risk of severe liver and kidney dysfunction."
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a. Individualized b. Focused c. Specialized d. Systematic
An individual who is unsure that God exists is called a(n)
a. agnostic. c. heretic. b. atheist. d. pagan.
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1. "This works by inhibiting bacterial growth in my stomach." 2. "This works by dissolving into a jelly and sticking to my ulcer." 3. "This works by decreasing the amount of acid in my stomach." 4. "This works by neutralizing the acid in my stomach."