Which statement regarding nursing interventions should a nurse identify as accurate?
1. Nursing interventions are independent from the treatment team's goals.
2. Nursing interventions are solely directed by written physician orders.
3. Nursing interventions occur independently but in concert with overall treatment team goals.
4. Nursing interventions are standardized by policies and procedures.
3
Rationale: The nurse should understand that nursing interventions occur independently but in concert with overall treatment goals. Nursing interventions should be developed and implemented in collaboration with other health-care professionals involved in the client's care.
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A) Wrapping the affected area in lamb's wool or gauze to relieve pressure B) Gently stretching the foot and the Achilles tendon C) Wearing open-toed shoes at all times D) Applying topical analgesic ointment to plantar surface each morning
A nurse preparing a teaching plan for a client recently diagnosed with cancer will include the fact about growth patterns of cancer that cancer cells
a. exhibit contact inhibition. b. grow in adverse conditions, such as lack of nutrients. c. have a growth rate equal to or less than cell death rate. d. proliferate in response to specific stimuli.
A patient who has a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus says, "I am worried because my feet are swollen. You don't think my diabetes is getting worse, do you?" The nurse identifies that the patient is hypertensive and has albuminuria
These findings would help substantiate which priority nursing diagnosis? 1. Excess Fluid Volume related to compromised regulatory mechanisms 2. Anxiety related to illness 3. Risk for Infection related to chronic disease process 4. Ineffective Denial related to minimization of symptoms
Which qualitative study will call for an exploratory-descriptive study approach?
a. An evaluation of clinical outcomes of standard nursing interventions b. An examination of the effects of a treatment on various ethnic groups c. A review of data in order to evaluate theoretical constructs d. A study on a topic about which little is known or understood