A nurse is using the decision-making process. Which action should be taken first?
a. Evaluate the out-come. c. Set the objective.
b. Identify and eva-luate options. d. Implement the op-tions.
C
Decision making requires the definition of a clear objective to guide the process. The nurse must set the objective before proceeding to the other steps in the decision-making process. The second step is to identify and evaluate alternate decisions. The third step is to make the decision and im-plement, and the last step is to evaluate the outcome.
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1. This nurse is too inexperienced to realize the behavior is inappropriate. 2. This nurse is learning to be creative. 3. This nurse believes that new nurses are more knowledgeable than those who have worked several years. 4. This nurse misunderstands the work of the committee.
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a. Leave immediately without performing the procedure. b. Explain to the client why the procedure is ordered and the consequences of not accepting the procedure. c. Give the enema to the client over his objections. d. Call the nursing supervisor.
The client reports to the physician that the antacids are not helping his heartburn. The physician recommends a test that will detect ulcers, strictures, polyps, tumors, motility problems and hiatal hernias
The nurse knows this test to be called a(n): a. Upper GI series c. radiological flat plate b. HIDA scan d. proctosigmoidoscopy