Fundamental PrepU: Chapter 16

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A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client. Which statement would the nurse identify as an appropriate outcome?

"Client will identify one coping strategy to try by end of week."

The expected outcome for a client with a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is: "Client will describe appropriate actions when implementing the prescribed medication routine." Which statement by the client indicates the outcome expectation has been met?

"I will test my glucose level before meals and use sliding scale insulin."

The nurse asks if the client with a new diagnosis of lung cancer would like medication to help treat nicotine withdrawal symptoms. The client refuses by saying, "I have smoked since I was 12 years old. I am not going to stop now." What is the appropriate response by the nurse?

"Please tell me your thoughts about treating this diagnosis."

What verbs should the nurse use to write outcomes that are measurable? Select all that apply.

1) Verbalize 2) Define

Which outcome statements are in the cognitive realm? Select all that apply.

1) Within 1 week after teaching, the client will list three benefits of quitting smoking. 2) By 6/8/20, the client will describe a meal plan that is high in fiber. 3) After viewing the film, the client will verbalize four benefits of daily exercise.

These nursing diagnoses appear on a client's care plan. Place in the order in which the nurse will prioritize acting upon them. Use all options.

1. Impaired Swallowing 2. Fluid Volume Deficit 3. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity 4. Altered Body Image

A nurse caring for a client admitted with a deep vein thrombosis is individualizing a prepared plan of care that identifies nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and related nursing interventions common to this condition. What type of tool is the nurse using?

A standardized care plan

A nurse is caring for a client who began taking the antidepressant paroxetine 2 weeks ago. The client recently began giving away prized possessions and tells the nurse, "My mind is made up, I can't do this any longer." What is the best action by the nurse to incorporate this information into the plan of care?

Add the nursing diagnosis: Risk for Self-Harm.

A client with food poisoning has the nursing diagnosis "diarrhea." Which expected client outcome most directly demonstrates resolution of the problem?

Client will have formed stools within 24 hours.

The nurse is assigned to a client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes. The nurse understands that illness causes feelings of insecurity, which may threaten the client's and family's ability to cope. What action should the nurse take with this client?

Comfort the client and family.

Which guideline should the nurse follow when including interventions in a plan of care?

Date the nursing interventions when written and when the plan of care is reviewed.

A nurse is demonstrating Foley catheter care to a client. Which type of nursing intervention does this best represent?

Educational

Which statement correctly describes a nurse-initiated intervention?

Nurse-initiated interventions are derived from the nursing diagnosis.

What is true of nursing responsibilities with regard to a physician-initiated intervention (physician's order)?

Nurses do carry out interventions in response to a physician's order.

A client's diagnosis of breast cancer necessitates a bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. The nurse recognizes that the client's surgery will have a significant impact on the client's activities of daily living (ADLs) during the period of recovery. When should the nurse begin discharge planning to address this client's ADLs?

On the client's admission to the hospital

A nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart failure. The nurse manager informs the nurse that the client was enrolled in a clinical trial to assess whether a 10-minute walk, three times per day, leads to expedited discharge. What type of evaluation best describes what the researchers are examining?

Outcome

A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client and notes: "The client will verbalize three signs of hypoglycemia to the staff accurately before discharge." The nurse should identify this statement as an example which element of nursing practice?

Outcome

When a nurse assists a postoperative client to the chair, which type of nursing intervention does this represent?

Psychomotor

A nurse is writing an initial plan of care for a client with a rare condition. The nurse has little experience with the condition. What action by the nurse will result in the best plan of care?

Seek research about the disorder.

A nurse is working with a client who is having a difficult time accepting a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. The nurse pulls up a chair next to the client's bed and holds the client's hand while listening to the client's story. What type of nursing intervention is the nurse engaging in?

Supportive

Which outcome for a client with a new colostomy is written correctly?

The client will demonstrate proper care of the stoma by 3/29/20.

A client has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which statement constitutes a long-term outcome for this client?

The client will return home able to conduct activities of daily living (ADLs) without experiencing shortness of breath.

A client in the intensive care unit with a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity has a nursing intervention that states the client is to be turned and repositioned every 2 hours. As the nurse is turning the client to the client's left side, the nurse notices that the client has a nonblanching, reddened area over the right trochanter. What would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

The nurse repositions the client to the client's left side and updates the plan of care to turn and reposition the client every hour.

The nurse is considering the needs of the postoperative client in the home setting. The nurse is performing:

discharge planning.

When planning nursing interventions, the nurse must review the etiology of the problem statement. The etiology:

identifies factors causing undesirable response and preventing desired change.

A treatment based on a nurse's clinical judgment and knowledge to enhance client outcomes is a nursing:

intervention.

The nurse should derive the outcomes for a client's care plan from:

the problem statement of the nursing diagnosis.


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