A test question that presents a case regarding a hydrocephalic and schizophrenic child who is undergoing a procedure for shunt removal due to a severe infection where the child's sepsis is the primary issue falls under which key category of the
NCLEX-RN test plan? a. safe and effective care environment
b. health promotion and maintenance
c. psychosocial integrity
d. physiological integrity
A
Patient care issues that relate to infection control and management of care fall under the NCLEX category of Safe and Effective Care Environment. Even though the child has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, this does not automatically make the key focus of this case a psychosocial integrity concern.
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