As the nurse and the dietitian review a patient's diet plan with her, she becomes very angry, shouting that with her diabetes and now the kidney failure, there is just nothing she can eat
She says she might as well eat what she wants, because these diseases will kill her anyway. Based on the patient's response, which nursing diagnosis does the nurse identify? a. Noncompliance, risk for, related to feelings of anger
b. Risk for ineffective health maintenance, related to complexity of therapeutic regimen
c. Anticipatory grieving, related to actual and perceived losses
d. Ineffective coping, related to emotional liability
A
Diabetes mellitus is the most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for more than 40% of new cases. Emphasis is placed on emotional support for the patient who faces role changes.
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Dr. Jean Watson's work in the science of human caring has established credibility for nurses:
1. who believe in the medical paradigm. 2. who believe in the nursing paradigm. 3. who see the physician's role as a power role. 4. who accept the paradigm of male dominance and superiority.
John is hospitalized due to depression and drug addiction. He is examined by a psychiatrist who plans to hospitalize John, who more than likely is diagnosed as having a:
a. discrete diagnosis. b. dual diagnosis. c. tertiary diagnosis. d. triad diagnosis.
Why would a nurse researcher choose to use a correlational design for a nonexperimental study?
a. It represents an efficient and effective method of collecting a large amount of data about a problem. b. Many questionnaires and instruments are already developed and have been determined to be valid and reliable. c. Generalizability is greater than for results of studies using experimental designs. d. It allows flexibility in the manipulation of more than one variable.
There are many reasons for choosing the highest priority of community needs. Which of the following would be least persuasive to you?
A. The ability of community/public health providers to resolve the problem B. The feelings of the involved aggregate C. Knowing that the nurse is an expert at resolving that type of problem D. The resources available to confront the problem