When reviewing a patient care plan the nurse reads that "the patient will maintain an adequate nutritional state without nausea or vomiting." What does this statement represent?
a. Intervention
b. Process
c. Diagnosis
d. Goal
D
Goals should be stated in terms of observable patient outcomes.
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Which is considered a traditional Black belief about illness?
A. A state of disharmony B. A separation of body, mind, and spirit C. An alteration in the energy force D. Evil ancestral influence on the person
Findings of an intervention study with a convenience sample:
a. are generalizable to a wider group of patients with related problems. b. are to be discounted because they are extremely biased. c. provide no useful information. d. should be replicated before being applied to a wider population.
Why might making a change in an organization be challenging?
a. It is easy to change things that people are unaware of. b. Culture is easily identified by employees and managers alike. c. Culture is pervasive and largely hidden from employees and managers. d. It is difficult to change things that people identify as problematic.
Fear of darkness is:
a. Algophobia b. Mysophobia c. Xenophobia d. Nyctophobia