Professional Nursing

Setting priorities for a patient's nursing diagnoses or health problems is an important step in planning patient care. Which of the following statements describe elements to consider in planning care? (Select all that apply.) 1. Priority setting establishes a preferential order for nursing interventions. 2. In most cases wellness problems take priority over problem-focused problems. 3. Recognition of symptom patterns helps in understanding when to plan interventions. 4. Longer-term chronic needs require priority over short-term problems. 5. Priority setting involves creating a list of care tasks. 2. Match the elements for correct identification of outcome statements

1 & 3

Which of the following best describe a collaborative health problem? (Select all that apply.) 1. An actual or potential physiological complication that nurses monitor to detect the onset of changes in a patient's health status 2. The language medical practitioners use to communicate a patient's health problem and associated treatments and response 3. A diagnostic label that classifies a patient's response to illness so that all nurses can be familiar with a specific patient's health care needs 4. A language used by health care providers to communicate and consider each other's unique perspective, so they can better manage the multiple factors that influence the health of individuals 5. A diagnosis that provides clear direction as to the type of nursing interventions nurses are licensed to provide independently

1 & 4

Which of the following approaches are recommended when gathering assessment data from an 82-year-old male patient entering a primary care clinic for the first time? (Select all that apply.) 1. Recognize normal changes associated with aging. 2. Avoid direct eye contact. 3. Lean forward and smile as you pose questions. 4. Allow for pauses as patient tells his story. 5. Use the list of questions from the clinic assessment form to complete all data.

1-3-4

Which statements properly apply an ethical principle to justify access to health care? (Select all that apply.) 1. Access to health care reflects the commitment of society to principles of beneficence and justice. 2. If low income compromises access to care, respect for autonomy is compromised. 3. Access to health care is a privilege in the United States, not a right. 4. Poor access to affordable health care causes harm that is ethically troubling because nonmaleficence is a basic principle of health care ethics. 5. If a new drug is discovered that cures a disease but at great cost per patient, the principle of justice suggests that the drug should be made available to those who can afford it.

1-2&4

Which statements reflect the difficulty that can occur for agreement on a common definition of the word quality when it comes to quality of life? (Select all that apply.) 1. Community values influence definitions of quality, and they are subject to change over time. 2. Individual experiences influence perceptions of quality in different ways, making consensus difficult. 3. The value of elements such as cognitive skills, ability to perform meaningful work, and relationship to family is difficult to quantify using objective measures. 4. Statistical analysis is difficult to apply when the outcome cannot be quantified. 5. Whether a person has a job is an objective measure, but it does not play a role in understanding quality of life.

1-2&4

1. A nurse completes the following steps during her shift of care. Which are the steps of nursing assessment? (Select all that apply.) 1. The review of patient data in the medical record 2. Confirming a patient's self-report of abdominal pain by inspecting the abdomen 3. Reporting results of an ongoing assessment to a nurse working the next scheduled shift 4. Analyzing a set of signs revealing lower leg weakness and unsteady gait with a pattern of mobility alteration 5. Conducting an interview of a family caregiver

1-2-4-5

The ethics of care suggests that ethical dilemmas can best be solved by attention to relationships. How does this differ from other approaches to ethical problems? (Select all that apply.) 1. Ethics of care pays attention to the context in which caring occurs. 2. Ethics of care is used only by nurses because it is part of the Nursing Code of Ethics. 3. Ethics of care requires understanding the relationships between involved parties. 4. Ethics of care considers the decision maker's relationships with other involved parties. 5. Ethics of care is an approach that suggests a greater commitment to patient care. 6. Ethic of care considers the decision maker to be in a detached position outside the ethical problem.

1-3-4

Which of the following are outcomes measurements? (Select all that apply.) 1. A nurse teaches a patient how to administer an injection and then observes the patient do a return demonstration. 2. A nurse implements a new pain-management protocol and checks patients' charts to confirm whether interventions are being provided. 3. A nursing unit adopts a set of strategies for reducing pressure injuries, and the UPC members use direct observation of the skin to measure incidence of pressure injuries. 4. A nursing unit implements a new fall-prevention protocol and checks the monthly performance data for incidence of falls on the unit. 5. A nursing unit implements a patient rounding program, and the charge nurse watches the assistive personnel to see whether hourly rounding is being done on patients.

1-3-4

One element of clinical decision making is knowing the patient. Which of the following activities affect a nurse's ability to know patients better? (Select all that apply.) 1. Caring for similar groups of patients over time 2. Reading the evidence-based practices appropriate to patients 3. Learning how patients typically respond to their clinical situations 4. Observing patients 5. Engaging with patients experiencing illness

1-3-4-5

Which of the following factors should be considered when choosing an intervention for a patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.) 1. The specific patient outcome against which to judge effectiveness of interventions 2. The timing of care activities routinely conducted on the care unit 3. The scientific evidence available in support of an intervention 4. The amount of time required for implementation in consideration of patient's condition 5. The patient's values and beliefs regarding the intervention

1-3-4-5

Which of the following describes a nurse's application of a specific knowledge base during critical thinking? (Select all that apply.) 1. Initiative in reading current evidence from the literature 2. Application of nursing theory 3. Reviewing a policy and procedure manual 4. Considering a colleague's view of a patient's needs 5. Previous time caring for a specific group of patients

1. Initiative in reading current evidence from the literature 2. Application of nursing theory

During an EBP committee meeting, a nurse discussed two systematic integrative reviews related to the use of prepackaged bath kits versus the standard use of bath basins. What level of evidence is the nurse presenting? 1. Level I 2. Level II 3. Level IV 4. Level VI

1. Level I

Which of the following is a diagnostic error involving identification of a goal of care rather than a patient need? 1. Patient obtains social support care related to caregiver stress 2. Fear related to open-heart surgery 3. Acute Pain related to splinting of incision 4. Impaired Family Coping related to insufficient caregiver support

1. Patient obtains social support care related to caregiver stress

A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks the name of the medication on the label with the name of the medication on the doctor's order. At the bedside the nurse checks the patient's name against the medication order as well. The nurse is following which critical thinking attitude? 1. Responsibility 2. Humility 3. Accurate 4. Fairness

1. Responsibility

1. The nurse is caring for a patient who needs a liver transplant to survive. This patient has been out of work for several months, does not have health insurance, and cannot afford the procedure. Which of the following statements speaks to the ethical elements of this case? 1. The health care team should select a plan that considers the principle of justice as it pertains to the distribution of health care resources. 2. The patient should enroll in a clinical trial of a new technology that can do the work of the liver, similar to the way dialysis treats kidney disease. 3. The social worker should look into enrolling the patient in Medicaid, since many states offer expanded coverage. 4. A family meeting should take place in which the details of the patient's poor prognosis are made clear to his family so that they can adopt a palliative approach.

1. The health care team should select a plan that considers the principle of justice as it pertains to the distribution of health care resources.

Resolution of an ethical problem involves discussion with the patient, the patient's family, and participants from appropriate health care disciplines. Which statement best describes the role of the nurse in the resolution of ethical problems? 1. To articulate the nurse's unique point of view, including knowledge based on clinical and psychosocial observations 2. To study the literature on current research about the possible clinical interventions available for the patient in question 3. To hold a point of view but realize that respect for the authority of administrators and physicians takes precedence over personal views 4. To allow the patient and the physician private time to resolve the dilemma on the basis of ethical principles

1. To articulate the nurse's unique point of view, including knowledge based on clinical and psychosocial observations

A nurse on a hospital unit is preparing to hand off care of a patient being discharged to a home health nurse. Match the activities on the left with the hand-off report categories on the right. Activities Categories 1. Use a standard checklist for the A. Strategy for Effective HO report. B. Strategy for Ineffective HO 2. Encourage questions and clarification. 3. Offer specific information on how to reduce patient's risks. 4. Give report at time when shift has ended and other nurses are requesting information. 5. Explain how patient's discharge was delayed by insufficient numbers of staff. 6. Organize time by preparing in advance what to report.

1= A 2=A 3=A 4=B 5=B 6=A

Match the elements for correct identification of outcome statements with the SMART acronym terms below. 1. Specific____ 2. Measurable___ 3. Attainable____ 4. Realistic__________ 5. Timed _______ a. Mutually set an outcome that a patient agrees to meet. b. Set an outcome that a patient can meet based upon his or her physiological, emotional, economic, and sociocultural resources. c. Be sure an outcome addresses only one patient behavior or response. d. Include when an outcome is to be met. e. Use a term in an outcome statement that allows for observation as to whether a change takes place in a patient's status.

1= c 2= e 3=a 4=b 5=d

Match the assessment activity on the left with the type of assessment on the right. 1. Assessment conducted at beginning of a nurse's shift ____ 2. Review of a patient's chief complaint ____ 3. Completion of admitting history at time of patient admission to a hospital _____ 4. Completion of the Long Term Care Minimum Data Set during an elderly patient admission to a nursing home _____ A. Problem focused B. Comprehensive

1=A 2=A 3=B 4=B

A nurse conducts an assessment of a 42-year-old woman at a health clinic. The woman is married and lives in a condo with her husband. She reports having frequent voiding and pain when she passes urine. The nurse asks whether she has to go to the bathroom at night, and the patient responds, "Yes, usually twice or more." The patient had an episode of diarrhea 1 week ago. She weighs 300 lb and reports having difficulty cleansing herself after voiding or passing stool. Which of the following demonstrate assessment findings that cluster to indicate the nursing diagnosis Impaired Urination. (Select all that apply.) 1. Age 42 2. Dysuria 3. Difficulty performing perineal hygiene 4. Nocturia 5. Episode of diarrhea

2 & 4

Review the following nursing diagnoses and identify the diagnoses that are stated correctly. (Select all that apply.) 1. Offer frequent skin care because of Impaired Skin Integrity 2. Risk of Infection 3. Chronic Pain related to osteoarthritis 4. Activity Intolerance related to physical deconditioning 5. Lack of Knowledge related to laser surgery

2 &4

A nurse is assigned to care for six patients at the beginning of the night shift. The nurse learns that the floor will be short by one registered nurse (RN) as a result of a call-in. A patient care technician from another area is coming to the nursing unit to assist. Because the unit requires hourly rounds on all patients, the nurse begins to make rounds on a patient who recently asked for a pain medication. The nurse is interrupted by another registered nurse who asks about another patient. Which factors in this nurse's unit environment will affect the ability to set priorities? (Select all that apply.) 1. Policy for conducting hourly rounds 2. Staffing level 3. Interruption by staff nurse colleague 4. Type of hospital unit 5. Competency of patient care technician

2-3 & 5

A nurse is assigned to a new patient admitted to the medical unit. The nurse collects a nursing history and interviews the patient. Place the following steps for making a nursing diagnosis in the correct order. 1. Consider the context of patient's health problem and select a related factor. 2. Review assessment data, noting objective and subjective clinical information. 3. Cluster clinical data elements that form a pattern. 4. Identify appropriate assessment findings for diagnosis. 5. Identify a nursing diagnosis.

2-3+5-1-4

A nurse reviews data gathered regarding a patient's response to a diagnosis of cancer. The nurse notes that the patient is restless, avoids eye contact, has increased blood pressure, and expresses a sense of helplessness. The nurse compares the pattern of assessment findings for Anxiety with those of Fear and selects Anxiety as the correct diagnosis. This is an example of the nurse avoiding an error in? (Select all that apply.) 1. Data collection 2. Data clustering 3. Data interpretation 4. Making a diagnostic statement 5. Goal setting

2-3-4

A patient diagnosed with colon cancer has been receiving chemotherapy for 6 weeks. The patient visits the outpatient infusion center twice a week for infusions. The nurse assigned to the patient is having difficulty accessing the patient's intravenous (IV) port used to administer the chemotherapy. Despite attempts to flush the port, it is obstructed. This also occurred 2 weeks earlier. What steps should the nurse follow to make a consultation with a member of the IV infusion team? (Select all that apply.) 1. Ask the IV nurse to come to the infusion center at a time when the nurse starts care for a second patient. 2. Specifically identify the problem of port obstruction, and attempt to flush the port to resolve the problem. 3. Explain to the IV nurse the frequency in which this port has obstructed in the past. 4. Tell the IV nurse the problem is probably related to the physician who inserted the port. 5. Describe to the IV nurse the type and condition of the port currently in use.

2-3-5

A nurse is conducting a patient-centered interview. Place the statements from the interview in the correct order, beginning with the first statement a nurse would ask. 1. "You say you've lost weight. Tell me how much weight you've lost in the past month." 2. "My name is Terry. I'll be the nurse taking care of you today." 3. "I have no further questions. Is there anything else you wish to ask me?" 4. "Tell me what brought you to the hospital." 5. "So, to summarize, you've lost about 6 pounds in the past

2-4-1-5-3

A nurse enters a patient's room at the beginning of a shift to conduct an assessment of his condition following a blood transfusion. The nurse cared for the patient on the previous day as well. The patient has a number of issues he wishes to share with the nurse, who takes time to explore each issue. The nurse also assesses the patient and finds no signs or symptoms of a reaction to the blood product. The nurse observed the patient the prior day and sees a change in his behavior, a reluctance to get out of bed and ambulate. Which of the following actions improve the nurse's ability to make clinical decisions about this patient? (Select all that apply.) 1. Working the same shift each day 2. Spending time during the patient assessment 3. Knowing the early mobility protocol guidelines 4. Caring for the patient on consecutive days. 5. Knowing the pattern of patient behavior about ambulation

2-4-5

The nurse is using the QSEN competency of EBP when working with the unit council to initiate a change related to pain management. Which behaviors demonstrate the nurse practicing behaviors associated with EBP? (Select all that apply.) 1. Initiating plan for self-development as a team member 2. Reading original research related to pain management 3. Demonstrating effective use of strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others 4. Valuing EBP as critical to the development of pain management guidelines for the unit 5. Describing to the unit council reliable sources for locating clinical guidelines 6. Applying technology and information management tools to support safe processes of care

2-4-5

When designing a plan for pain management for a patient following surgery, the nurse assesses that the patient's priority is to be as free of pain as possible. The nurse and patient work together to identify a plan to manage the pain. The nurse continually reviews the plan with the patient to ensure that the patient's priority is met. If the nurse's actions are driven by respect for autonomy, what aspect of this scenario best demonstrates that? 1. Assessing the patient's pain on a numeric scale every 2 hours 2. Asking the patient to establish the goal for pain control 3. Using alternative measures such as distraction or repositioning to relieve the pain 4. Monitoring the patient for oversedation as a side effect of his pain medication

2. Asking the patient to establish the goal for pain control

A nurse observes a patient walking down the hall with a shuffling gait. When the patient returns to bed, the nurse checks the strength in both of the patient's legs. The nurse applies the information gained to suspect that the patient has a mobility problem. This conclusion is an example of: 1. Reflection. 2. Clinical inference. 3. Cue. 4. Validations

2. Clinical inference.

A patient in the intensive care unit experiences a sentinel event related to central-line catheter care that resulted in serious injury. What performance improvement model should the unit use to identify errors that led to the sentinel event? 1. Six Sigma 2. Root cause analysis 3. PDSA 4. Balanced scorecard

2. Root cause analysis

The nurse asks a patient the following series of questions: "Describe for me how much you exercise each day." "How do you tolerate the exercise?" "Is the amount of exercise you get each day the same, less, or more than what you did a year ago?" This series of questions would likely occur during which phase of a patient-centered interview? 1. Orientation 2. Working phase 3. Data interpretation 4. Termination

2. Working phase

A nursing student is working with a faculty member to identify a nursing diagnosis for an assigned patient. The student has assessed that the patient is undergoing radiation treatment, has liquid stool, and the skin is clean and intact. The student selects the nursing diagnosis Impaired Skin Integrity. The faculty member explains that the student has made a diagnostic error for which of the following reasons? 1. Incorrect clustering of data 2. Wrong diagnosis 3. Condition is a collaborative problem 4 . Premature ending assessment

2. Wrong diagnosis

The REFLECT model can improve learning after providing patient care. Place the steps of this model in the correct order: 1. Think about your thoughts and actions at the time of a situation. 2. Review the knowledge you gained from the experience. 3. Review the facts of the situation. 4. Set a schedule for completing your plan of action. 5. Consider options for handling a similar situation in the future. 6. Recall any feelings you had at the time of the situation. 7. Create a plan for future situations.

3-1-6-2-5-7-4

A nurse initiates a brief interview with a patient who has come to the medical clinic because of self-reported hoarseness, sore throat, and chest congestion. The nurse observes that the patient has a slumped posture and is using intercostal muscles to breathe. The nurse auscultates the patient's lungs and hears crackles in the left lower lobe. The patient's respiratory rate is 20 per minute compared with an average of 16 per minute during previous clinic visits. The patient tells the nurse, "It is hard for me to get a breath." Which of the following data sets are examples of subjective data? (Select all that apply.) 1. Heart rate of 20 per minute and chest congestion 2. Lung sounds revealing crackles and use of intercostal muscles to breathe 3. Patient statement, "It's hard for me to get a breath" 4. Slumped posture and previous respiratory rate of 16 per minute 5. Patient report of sore throat and hoarseness

3-5

A nursing student is providing a hand-off report to the RN assuming her patient's care. She explains, "I ambulated him twice during the shift; he tolerated walking to end of hall each time and back with no shortness of breath. Heart rate was 88 and regular after exercise. The patient said he slept better last night after I closed his door and gave him a chance to have some uninterrupted sleep. I changed the dressing over his intravenous (IV) site and started a new bag of D5½NS. Which intervention is a dependent intervention? 1. Providing hand-off report at change of shift 2. Enhancing the patient's sleep hygiene 3. Administering IV fluids 4. 4. Taking vital signs

3. Administering IV fluids

The application of deontology does not always resolve an ethical problem. Which of the following statements best explains one of the limitations of deontology? 1. The emphasis on relationships feels uncomfortable to decision makers who want more structure in deciding the best action. 2. The single focus on power imbalances does not apply to all situations in which ethical problems occur. 3. In a diverse community it can be difficult to find agreement on which principles or rules are most important. 4. The focus on consequences rather than on the "goodness" of an action makes decision makers uncomfortable

3. In a diverse community it can be difficult to find agreement on which principles or rules are most important.

A young male patient enters the emergency department with fever and signs of a possible sexually transmitted infection. The nurse enters the patient's cubicle and begins to enter a history on the computer screen. Before beginning the nurse introduces himself and tells the patient all information will be held confidentially. The nurse starts data collection by establishing eye contact with the patient and then looks at the computer prompts to select a series of questions. As the nurse fills out questions on the computer, the patient asks a question about his treatment. The nurse states, "Let me get through these questions first." Which action interferes with the nurse's ability to use connection as a communication skill. 1. Introducing self to patient 2. Using the computer as a prompt for questions 3. Making the nurse's questions a priority 4. Assuring the patient all information is confidential

3. Making the nurse's questions a priority

A nurse has been caring for a patient with a chronic wound that has not been healing. The nurse talks with a nurse specialist in wound care to find alternative approaches from what the health care provider ordered for dressing the wound. The two decide that because of the patient's allergy to tape a nonallergenic dressing will be used. The nurse obtains an order from the health care provider for the new dressing. After two days there is improvement in the wound. This is an example of which critical thinking standards? (Select all that apply.) 1. Clear 2. Broad 3. Relevant 4. Risk taking 5. Creativity

3. Relevant 4. Risk taking 5. Creativity

A nurse is reading a research article discussing a new practice to decrease the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. One section of the article describes who was studied and how the data were collected to answer the research questions and hypotheses. What section of the research article is currently being read? 1. The literature review 2. The data analysis 3. The methods 4. The implications for practice

3. The methods

Nurses in a community clinic are conducting an EBP project focused on improving the outcomes of children with asthma. The PICO question asked by the nurses is "In school-aged children, does the use of an electronic gaming education module versus educational book improve the usage of inhalers?" In the question, what is the "O"? 1. School-aged children 2. Educational book 3. Use of inhalers 4. Electronic gaming education

3. Use of inhalers

A nurse has seen many cancer patients struggle with pain management because they are afraid of becoming addicted to the medicine. Pain control is a priority for cancer care. By helping patients focus on their values and beliefs about pain control, a nurse can best make clinical decisions. This is an example of: 1. Creativity. 2. Fairness. 3. Clinical reasoning. 4. Applying ethical criteria.

4. Applying ethical criteria.

A nurse implements an EBP change that teaches patients the importance of taking their diabetes medications correctly and regularly on time using videos streamed on the Internet. The nurse measures the patients' behavioral outcome from the practice change using which type of measurement? 1. Measuring the patient's weight 2. Chart auditing teaching sessions 3. Observing patients viewing the videos 4. Checking patients' blood sugars

4. Checking patients' blood sugars

A nurse interviews and conducts a physical examination of a patient that includes the following findings: reduced movement of lower leg, reduced range of motion in left knee, and difficulty turning in bed without assistance. This data set is an example of: 1. Collaborative data set. 2. Diagnostic label. 3. Related factors 4. Data cluster

4. Data cluster

A nurse assesses a 78-year-old patient who weighs 108.9 kg (240 lb) and is partially immobilized because of a stroke. The nurse turns the patient and finds that the skin over the sacrum is very red and the patient does not feel sensation in the area. The patient has had fecal incontinence on and off for the past 2 days. The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity. Which of the following outcomes is appropriate for the patient? 1. Patient will be turned every 2 hours within 24 hours. 2. Patient will have normal formed stool within 48 hours. 3. Patient's ability to turn self in bed improves. 4. Erythema of skin will be mild to none within 48 hours

4. Erythema of skin will be mild to none within 48 hours

The nurses on a medical unit have seen an increase in the number of pressure injuries developing in their patients. The nurses decide to initiate a performance improvement project using the PDSA model. Which of the following is an example of "Plan" from that model? 1. Orienting patients to the unit's practice of hourly rounding on patients 2. Reviewing the incidence of pressure injuries on patients cared for using the protocol 3. Based on findings from patients who developed injuries, implementing an evidence-based skin care protocol on all units 4. Meeting with all disciplines to develop a multidisciplinary approach for reducing pressure injuries

4. Meeting with all disciplines to develop a multidisciplinary approach for reducing pressure injuries

What is the best response for the nurse to give if a patient asks the nurse to send a photo of an x-ray to him via a messaging tool in a social media site? 1. Yes, if you remove all patient identifiers before sending 2. No, because the patient's x-ray results should be discussed with a provider 3. Yes, because respect for autonomy means honoring this patient's request 4. No, because health information of any kind should not be shared on social media

4. No, because health information of any kind should not be shared on social media

Place the steps of the EBP process in the appropriate order. 1. Critically appraise the evidence you gather. 2. Ask the clinical question in PICOT format. 3. Evaluate the outcomes of the practice decision or change. 4. Search for the most relevant and best evidence. 5. Cultivate a spirit of inquiry. 6. Integrate the evidence. 7. Communicate the outcomes of the EBP change.

5-2-4-1-6-3-7

In preparing to collect a nursing history for a patient admitted for elective surgery, which of the following data are part of the review of present illness in the nursing health history? 1. Current medications 2. Patient expectations of planned surgery 3. Review of patient's family support system 4. History of allergies 5. Patient's explanation for what might be the cause of symptoms that require surgery

5. Patient's explanation for what might be the cause of symptoms that require surgery

The following are steps in the process to help resolve an ethical problem. What is the best order of these steps to achieve resolution? 1. List all the possible actions that could be taken to resolve the problem. 2. Articulate a statement of the problem or dilemma that you are trying to resolve. 3. Develop and implement a plan to address the problem. 4. Gather all relevant information regarding the clinical, social, and spiritual aspects of the problem. 5. Take time to clarify values and identify the ethical elements, such as principles and key relationships involved. 6. Recognize that the problem requires ethics

6-4-5-2-1-3

A nurse is caring for a patient who has poor pain control. The patient has a history of opioid abuse. During the day the patient made frequent requests for a pain medication. In order to make an effective clinical decision about this patient, the nurse needs to ask questions about the data available on the patient to make a thorough and thoughtful decision. The nurse asks herself, "How does my view about the patient's pain tolerance compare with the patient's, and does that pose a problem?" This is an example of: 1. A question about assumptions. 2. A question about evidence. 3. A question about procedure. 4. A question about perspective

A question about perspective

Match the components of PICO using the question "Does the use of guided imagery compared with standard care decrease the postoperative pain in hospitalized adolescents? _____ (P) Patient/population _____ (I) Intervention _____(C) Comparison _____ (O) Outcome

A. Adolescents receiving standard care = C B. Decreased postoperative pain = O C. Hospitalized adolescents = P D. Guided imagery = I

Match the concepts for a critical thinker on the right with the application of the term on the left. Term Application Concepts for Critical Thinkers a. Anticipate how a patient might respond to a treatment. ____ 1. Truth seeking b. Organize assessment on the basis of patient priorities. _____ 2. Open-mindedness c. Be objective in asking questions of a patient. _______ 3. Analyticity d. Be tolerant of the patient's views and beliefs. _________ 4. Systematicity

A=3 B=4 C=1 D=2

A nurse is assigned to care for a woman who is expecting her first child. The nurse organizes herself and plans to gather data about the patient by applying Pender's health promotion model, including the patient's characteristics and experiences and situational influences. She plans to observe patient behavior and consider the patient's psychosocial issues. Such data will offer a clear understanding to help the nurse identify the patient's needs. This is an example of which of the following concepts? (Select all that apply.) 1. Diagnostic reasoning 2. Deductive reasoning 3. Inductive reasoning 4. Assessment 5. Problem solving

Deductive reasoning & Assessment

Fill in the Blank: A(n) __________________________ diagnosis is one that applies when there is an increased potential or vulnerability for a patient to develop a problem.

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