The statement, "The patient will be able to self-administer an aerosol nebulizer treatment by discharge," is an example of which step of the nursing process?
1. Implementation
2. Diagnosis
3. Evaluation
4. Planning
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The patient-focused care plan will include any medications that will be given on either a short-term or a long-term basis. For example, goals may be written to apply ointments or patches or to show the patient how he can give himself an aerosol nebulizer treatment.
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can anticipate the assessment findings will include the following: client a. is charming, dramatic, seductive; seeks admiration. b. is preoccupied with minute details; is a perfectionist. c. describes difficulty being alone; shows indecision, submissiveness. d. is grandiose, self-important, and has a sense of entitlement.
Nursing theories are built on levels of abstraction. Which type of theory is the foundation on which other theories are built?
A) Microtheory B) Practice theory C) Middle range theory D) Grand theory
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) has been said to have excellent test specificity. What does this statement mean?
a. Rarely identifies children who have developmental delays b. Rarely identifies children who do not actually have developmental delays c. Has a large number of false positive results d. Has a large number of false negative results
The nurse counseling a patient with acute grief would assess the patient for:
a. Severe depressive symptoms b. Conflicted and unresolved issues c. Increased arousal and hypervigilance d. Preoccupation with the image of the deceased