A psychiatric nurse is developing a care plan for a newly admitted client. Which statement about a nursing diagnosis is true?
A) Nursing diagnosis is a new concept.
B) All nurses are required by law to write nursing diagnoses.
C) All nursing diagnoses must be approved by NANDA International.
D) Nursing diagnoses are client responses to actual or potential health problems.
D
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An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a patient with hypoparathyroidism would be:
1. Activity intolerance and risk for injury related to decreased bone mass. 2. Decreased cardiac output related to hypocalcemia. 3. Constipation related to decreased intestinal motility. 4. Disturbed thought processes related to hypercalcemia.
Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment
The nurse is preparing a presentation about cancer pain for a group of caregivers of clients with cancer. Which of the following would the nurse expect to include in the description of this type of pain?
A) Cancer pain is usually acute severe pain. B) Clients often experience brief severe pain despite medication. C) Surgery is the primary cause of pain secondary to cancer. D) Cancer pain is typically treated aggressively.
A 70-year-old woman with a diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is receiving teaching from her physician about her diagnosis
The client is eager to avoid future episodes of vertigo and has asked the physician what she can do to prevent future episodes. How can the physician best respond? A) "Unfortunately there aren't any proven treatments for your condition." B) "There are some exercises that I'll teach you to help reorient your inner ear and prevent vertigo." C) "Although they involve some risks, there are some options for ear surgery that can prevent future vertigo." D) "We usually don't actively treat BPPV unless it starts to affect your hearing."