You are writing a care plan for a client with angina pectoris. What nursing diagnosis would you include in this plan of care?
A) Noncompliance with effective management of therapeutic regimen
B) Effective cardiac tissue perfusion secondary to CDA
C) Death anxiety related to cardiac symptoms
D) Deficient knowledge about the co-morbid disease
Ans: C
Feedback: Based on the assessment data, major nursing diagnoses may include ineffective cardiac tissue perfusion secondary to CAD as evidence by chest pain or other prodromal symptoms; death anxiety related to cardiac symptoms; deficient knowledge about the underlying disease and methods for avoiding complications; noncompliance, ineffective management of therapeutic regimen related to failure to accept necessary lifestyle changes.
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1. Fixed. 2. Incremental. 3. Variable. 4. Zero-based.
The nurse is observing a client with a psychosis and determines that the client has met a goal for social interaction when the nurse observes:
1. the client watching TV in the common room. 2. the client speaking appropriately during a group session. 3. the client walking down the hall. 4. the client waiting in line for medication.
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a. The learner practices bed-making. b. The learner watches a peer make a bed. c. The learner watches the instructor make a bed. d. The learner pays attention during lecture.