The treatment team meets with a client for the first time and determines, with the client's input, a nursing diagnosis, goal, and steps to reach this goal
In addition to a nursing diagnosis, the treatment team has completed which phase of the nursing process? a. Evaluation
b. Intervention
c. Planning
d. Assessment
C
During the planning phase, goals are established and a plan is developed. Evaluation is the phase in which goals are evaluated to determine whether they have been met, partially met, or not met at all; intervention is the phase of the nursing process when planned interventions are actually implemented; and data collection occurs during the assessment phase.
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a. Leave the television on low volume to block out other noises. b. Minimize ambient light in the patient's room. c. Plan care to provide periods of sleep. d. Speak with a moderate tone of voice. e. Restrict caffeine intake during hospitalization.
The critical care nurse is aware that pulmonary artery pressure monitoring is used to assess left ventricular function (cardiac output) and to:
A) Evaluate the patient's response to interventions such as fluid administration and drug administration B) Obtain specimens for arterial blood gas measurements C) Continuously monitor a patient with heart failure although it has been determined not to be clinically useful D) Diagnose the etiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A 35-year-old man is seen in the clinic because he is experiencing recurring episodes of urinary frequency, dysuria, and fever. The nurse should recognize the possibility of what health problem?
A) Chronic bacterial prostatitis B) Orchitis C) Benign prostatic hyperplasia D) Urolithiasis
The dependent variable is defined as a:
a. characteristic or element of the human subjects involved in the study. b. quality, property, or characteristic identified in the problem. c. response or outcome that the researcher wants to understand. d. stimulus or activity that is varied by the researcher.