Patient lost 2 of the 5 pound/month goal. How should the nurse alter the plan of care in response to this new data?
A) The nurse should not alter the plan of care.
B) The nurse should change the diet.
C) The nurse should delete the nursing diagnosis.
D) The nurse should modify the time criteria.
D
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The role of the project director is to:
a. take meeting minutes. b. maintain the action plan. c. set the expectations for the unit. d. report project progress to the governing body.
A 29-year-old patient has just been told that he has testicular cancer and needs to have surgery. The surgery is scheduled for the following week
That afternoon, the patient calls the nurse and tells her he wants to cancel the surgery because he thinks he might be better off dead. The nurse asks him why he feels that way. The patient states "My wife won't want to have sex with me anymore. He says he feels like he's spoiled a happy, satisfying sex life with his wife and he starts to cry. Based on these statements, which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for creating a plan of care for this patient? A) Situational low self-esteem B) Inability to function C) Social isolation D) Risk for loneliness
The nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a healthy elderly adult client. Which of the following findings may be expected when compared to when the client was middle-aged? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Systolic murmur 2. Increased cardiac output 3. Increased systolic blood pressure 4. Increased stroke volume 5. Slight decrease in heart rate