A patient admitted to the intensive care unit was placed on ventilator support. The nurse caring for this patient identified on the plan of care that one of the outcomes was that the patient would not develop ventilator-acquired pneumonia
This is an example of which of the following American Nurses Association Standards of Practice? A. Assessment
B. Nursing diagnosis
C. Outcomes identification
D. Implementation
C
The definition of outcomes identification by the ANA Standards of Practice is that the registered nurse identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation.
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A) A barrel chest B) A funnel chest C) A pigeon chest D) Kyphoscoliosis
The person who wrote A Mind That Found Itself, a book based on the author's own experiences as a client in a mental hospital, was ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following identifies the correct order of fetal head movements during the second stage of a normal labour?
a. rotation, flexion, extension and restitution b. flexion, extension, rotation and restitution c. flexion, restitution, extension and rotation d. flexion, rotation, extension and restitution
Shane is a 20-year-old man whose mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 25. He is concerned that he may also develop the disorder. Which of the following statements regarding schizophrenia and genetics is most accurate?
A) Schizophrenia has not been shown to be genetic. B) Schizophrenia can only be passed from a father to his children. C) Schizophrenia has shown a strong genetic contribution. D) Schizophrenia can only be passed from a mother to her children.