The nurse is identifying nursing diagnoses appropriate for a patient's plan of care. What should the nurse use to determine these diagnoses?
A. Identified outcome criteria
B. Established priorities
C. Diagnostic reasoning
D. Communication techniques
Answer: C
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a. requires touching the client. b. requires special training to learn how to talk to clients. c. is purposeful and goal-directed. d. is often open-ended, vague, and without boundaries.
The nurse explains to a patient who has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG) that this condition differs from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in that MG has which characteristics? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct
choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. It is usually fatal in 3 to 4 years after onset. 2. MG presents with shorter remissions as the disease progresses. 3. The onset of MG in women commonly occurs between 20 and 40 years of age. 4. Patients experience an increase of symptoms when exposed to sunlight, viral illness, and emotional stress. 5. MG produces involuntary twitching of the arms, legs, and tongue muscles.
During an employment interview, the interviewee asks what additional educational experiences the LPN/LVN can count on receiving when employed at the facility. Which continuing education opportunity is the interviewer most likely to say the agency offers?
a. Annual off-site paid workshops b. Orientation and in-service classes c. Paid courses at a local 2-year college d. Correspondence courses funded by NAPNES
Care of a person with AIDS involves which of the following?
a. Surgical treatment b. I&O and daily weight measurements c. Restricting fluids d. Limiting exercises