The nurse developed a care plan for a patient to help prevent Impaired Skin Integrity. She has made sure that nursing assistive personnel change the patient's position every 2 hours
In the evaluation phase of the Nursing Process, which of the following would the nurse do first?
a. Determine whether she has gathered enough assessment data
b. Judge whether the interventions achieved the stated outcomes
c. Follow up to verify that care for the nursing diagnosis was given
d. Decide whether the nursing diagnosis was accurate for the patient's condition
B
The evaluation phase judges whether the interventions were effective in achieving the desired outcomes and helped to alleviate the nursing diagnosis. This must be done before examining the Nursing Process steps and revising the care plan.
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A) Iron deficiency anemia B) Megaloblastic anemia C) Pernicious anemia D) Sickle cell anemia
What does the nurse realize as the reason for an older patient to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS late in the disease process?
1. Older patients have improved immunity to fight the infection 2. Older patients are usually less ill with the initial infection than younger patients with HIV/AIDS. 3. Older patients often have symptoms that may be attributed to other conditions associated with age. 4. Older patients are more likely to have contracted the disease from contaminated blood or blood products.
Normally, the gluteal muscles may be used as injection sites for children after:
a. three months of age. b. one year of age. c. the child has been walking for one year. d. the child has been walking for six months.
A group of 150 registered nurses has voted on establishing a union. For the union to be recognized, how many votes are needed?
A) 51 B) 76 C) 101 D) 150