An adult patient is diagnosed with lung cancer, and surgery to remove the right lung is recommended. The patient is uncertain about whether he should consent to the surgery because of the risks involved
Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?
a. Decisional Conflict
b. Death Anxiety
c. Powerlessness
d. Ineffective Denial
ANS: A
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A) Assessment B) Policy development C) Assurance D) Sanitation
Which organization has the support of learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to make a difference in health worldwide as its mission?
1. National League for Nursing 2. State boards of nursing 3. Joint Commission 4. Sigma Theta Tau International
With which of the following heart conditions is pregnancy not usually contraindicated?
1. Peripartum cardiomyopathy 2. Eisenmenger syndrome 3. Heart transplant 4. All of these contraindicate pregnancy.
A researcher conducts a study to examine possible contributors to glycemic control in a group of subjects who have type 2 diabetes mellitus in a local community
A convenience sample of patients includes patients from 28 to 65 years old who range in weight from normal to obese, with time since diagnosis ranging from several months to several years. To determine causality in this study, the researcher will: a. discuss outcomes in terms of the probability that education will improve glycemic control. b. increase the manipulation of the independent variable to allow greater control by the researcher. c. identify multicausal variables that may influence the outcome of glycemic control measures. d. limit the study to younger persons only to minimize the effects of extraneous variables.