Sherpath: Implementation

Which action is an indirect-care intervention? Informal counseling Patient assessment Activities of daily living (ADLs) Communications with health care providers

Communications with health care providers

Which activities are independent nursing interventions? Select all that apply. Hand hygiene Patient ambulation Intravenous (IV) fluid management Administration of medications Teaching use of incentive spirometer

Hand hygiene Patient ambulation Teaching use of incentive spirometer

Which type of intervention benefits the patient but does not involve face-to-face contact with the patient? Direct Indirect Independent Prevention-based

Indirect

Match the intervention category to the intervention. Monitoring a patient's temperature and skin color for fever Administering antibiotics for infection as prescribed by the health care provider Delegating bathing and dressing to a nursing assistant Dependent Collaborative Independent

Monitoring a patient's temperature and skin color for fever Independent Administering antibiotics for infection as prescribed by the health care provider Dependent Delegating bathing and dressing to a nursing assistant Collaborative

Which action occurs after the nurse performs interventions? Determining goals Assessing the patient Resolving the interventions Documenting the interventions

Documenting the interventions

Which activity occurs during the fourth step of the nursing process? Analyzing patient data Planning the patient's care Implementing interventions Evaluating the patient's response

Implementing interventions

Which statement describes how nurses use clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in determining patient care interventions? CPGs provide individualized patient care interventions. The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed CPGs to describe nursing actions. Nurses select interventions that they are qualified and competent to perform by applying CPGs. Nurses apply CPGs to implement standardized interventions for a specific clinical situation.

Nurses apply CPGs to implement standardized interventions for a specific clinical situation.

Which intervention category is likely to have the highest priority? Direct-care Independent Problem-oriented Prevention-based

Problem-oriented

Which activities are direct-care interventions? Select all that apply. Advocacy Research Reassessment Informal counseling Activities of daily living (ADLs)

Reassessment Informal counseling Activities of daily living (ADLs)

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) scope of nursing practice, which statements describe an intervention the nurse should be qualified and competent to perform? Select all that apply. The facilitation of healing The prevention of illness and injury The advocacy of patients and families The optimization of patient health and abilities The transfer of evidence-based practice to the clinical setting

The facilitation of healing The prevention of illness and injury The advocacy of patients and families The optimization of patient health and abilities