A home health nurse reviews the nursing care with the patient and family and then mutually discusses the expected outcomes of the nursing care to be provided. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse illustrating?
A) diagnosing B) planning C) implementing D) evaluating
B
You might also like to view...
A concerned parent calls the school nurse because of changes in his 15-year-old's behavior. Which behaviors would the nurse identify as most likely to be abnormal and indicate possible substance abuse in an adolescent?
1. Becoming very involved with friends and in activities related to the basketball team that she is on, never seeming to be home, and, when she is home, preferring to be in her room with the door shut 2. Becoming moody, crying, and weeping one minute and then cheerful and excited the next 3. Receiving numerous detentions lately from teachers for sleeping in class 4. Buying baggy, oversized clothing at thrift shops and dyeing her hair black
A family member approaches the nurse caring for their gravely ill son and states, "We want to donate our son's organs." What is the best action by the nurse?
a. Arrange a multidisciplinary meeting with physicians. b. Consult the hospital's ethics committee for a ruling. c. Notify the organ procurement organization (OPO). d. Obtain family consent to withdraw life support.
The client was recently diagnosed with venous insufficiency. Which of the following statements by the client are consistent with this diagnosis? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "My legs are so cold that they feel like ice.". 2. "My ankles and feet are always swollen.". 3. "The skin on my leg looks so pale.". 4. "When I walk around a lot, my legs just ache.". 5. "I have an ulcer on my inner leg above my ankle that just bleeds and bleeds.".
A student nurse accidentally left the call light outside the reach of an elderly client. Luckily, another nurse found the situation, and was able to rectify the matter before something happened. The student responded, "I know better
I should've double-checked where the light was before I left the room." This student is demonstrating which of the following? A) Responsibility B) Justice C) Accountability D) Fidelity