What will be an ideal response?
A patient has met the goals and outcomes mutually agreed upon for improvement of ventilatory status. What should the nurse do next?
a. Modify the care plan.
b. Discontinue the care plan.
c. Create a nursing diagnosis that states goals have been met.
d. Reassess the patient's response to care and evaluate interventions.
B
After a nurse determines that expected outcomes and goals have been met and evaluation confirms it, the nurse discontinues that portion of the care plan. The nurse modifies a care plan when goals are not met. Create a nursing diagnosis occurs after assessment, not during evaluation. Reassessing the patient occurs if the goals are not met.
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Children who have been in day care have which of the following experiences with respiratory infections once they enter school (as compared to children who have not been in day care)?
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a. "Beta2-adrenergic agonists provide quick relief via any formulation." b. "Long-acting beta2 agonists may be used alone to prevent attacks." c. "Short-acting beta2 agonists are usually given by nebulizer." d. "Oral beta2 agonists are not useful for short-term treatment."
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