In planning nursing care, goals or expected outcomes must be written in terms that are __________, __________, and __________ so that they can be evaluated objectively once the nursing interventions have been implemented

Fill in the blank with correct word


specific, measurable, time-limited (These words can be in any order.)

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A child is prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid agent to decrease respiratory inflammation. The child's parent administers high doses of the drug after 2 days of administration. What is the patient at risk for?

A) Adrenal insufficiency B) Tachycardia C) Edema D) Hypoglycemia

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What theorist proposed a theory of quality health care and the process of evaluating it?

a. Donabedian b. Gambone c. Loegering d. Reiter

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A married, 26-year-old client works as a schoolteacher. She and her husband have just had their first child. A nurse should recognize that this client is successfully accomplishing which stage of Erikson's developmental theory?

A. Industry versus inferiority B. Identity versus role confusion C. Intimacy versus isolation D. Generativity versus stagnation

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A patient who has great difficulty breathing when lying down, but who can breathe more easily when in a sitting or standing position, demonstrates ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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