The purpose of the nursing diagnosis is to
1. Describe disease and pathology
2. Delegate nursing interventions
3. Design nursing activities
4. Direct the formation of client goals and expected outcomes
5.
4
Rationale 1: This is the purpose of a medical diagnosis.
You might also like to view...
What would the nurse assessing growth and development of a 2-year-old child expect to find?
a. The child jumps with both feet. b. Twenty deciduous teeth have erupted. c. The child can hop on one foot. d. The child has a vocabulary of 900 words.
A patient reports experiencing vulvar pruritus. Which assessment factor may indicate that the patient has an infection caused by Candida albicans?
A) Cottage-cheese-like discharge B) Yellow-green discharge C) Gray-white discharge D) Discharge with a fishy odor
You are doing a shift assessment on your patients after first taking report. An elderly patient is having her second dose of IV antibiotics for a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse notices a new reddened rash on the patient's chest
The patient should be asked what priority question regarding the presence of a reddened rash? A) Is the rash worse at a particular time or season? B) Are you allergic to any food or medication? C) Is there any loss of sensation? D) What is your occupation?
Medicare and Medicaid are
a. Available to any citizen who wishes to enroll b. Two federal programs that provide insurance to special groups c. Private insurance providers d. Funded by the state government