The home health nurse uses the Omaha System for planning care and is able to evaluate the client's health status with the portion of that tool known as
a. Assessment and Analysis.
b. Intervention Scheme.
c. Problem Classification.
d. Problem Rating Scale.
D
The Problem Rating Scale is a framework for measuring a client's problem-specific knowledge, behavior, and status and the client's progress.
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What is the most accurate description of clinical forensic nursing?
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Why can't they be added to what I am on now? Wouldn't adding one help?" Which is the most appropriate nursing response? A) "Electroconvulsive therapy is your best option at this point." B) "Combined use can lead to a life-threatening condition called a hypertensive crisis." C) "There is no reason why an MAOI couldn't be added to your therapy." D) "They can't be used together because their mechanisms of action are very different."
By what age would the nurse expect that most children could understand prepositional phrases such as "under," "on top of," "beside," and "in back of"?
a. 18 months c. 3 years b. 24 months d. 4 years