As the nurse plans care for a newly admitted patient, identification of dysfunctional behaviors will provide the focus for
a. evaluation.
b. nursing diagnosis.
c. nursing interventions.
d. outcome identification.
C
The nurse recognizes that dysfunctional behaviors are behaviors that would benefit the patient to change. These dysfunctional behaviors are written as defining characteristics in the nursing diagnosis. Nursing interventions are formulated that address changing dysfunctional behaviors to more adaptive behaviors. The focus of evaluation is patient progress; the focus of nursing diagnosis is patient problems; the focus of outcome identification is adaptive behaviors.
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A novice nurse attends a lecture regarding risk management. Which action should the nurse implement to reduce risks in practice?
A) Not discussing errors made B) Questioning every order that the physician writes C) Purchasing liability insurance D) Storing unused equipment in the halls of the unit
Mr. Cruiser has been surfing the Web. He is looking for healthcare information on low back pain. He shows the clinic nurse a Webpage he thinks is great and tells her that he has been following the exercises recommended by the author
He wants to know what she thinks about the site. When the clinic nurse evaluates this site, she discovers that its author is a personal trainer. No credentials are listed. In several testimonials on the page, people (their pictures are included) say how wonderful they feel after having done these exercises. The exercises all have animated demos when you click on the pertinent highlighted text or icon. They seem easy to follow. The site was posted five years earlier and was last updated three years before. The clinic nurse advises Mr. Cruiser to: a. Avoid this site. b. Check with his primary healthcare provider. c. Continue with the exercises. d. Contact the author for additional exercise and feedback.
What actions should the nurse take if the order is clear but the nurse is unsure of how to prepare the reconstituted solution?
What will be an ideal response?
Using a behavioral health risk survey and identifying the factors leading to obesity in the family is an example of which of the following prevention strategies?
1. Primary prevention 2. Secondary prevention 3. Tertiary prevention 4. Assessment