Exam 5: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

NANDA International meets to reorganize diagnosis labels and language every 2 ____________.

A patient with a urinary tract infection is assessed using a clinical pathway.When a projected outcome is not met by a predetermined date,it is determined that what has occurred?

From where are the "risk for" patient problems identified?

The identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs,symptoms,history,laboratory tests,and procedures is known as a _________ diagnosis.

What is an appropriate outcome statement for a patient with a patient problem of ineffective airway clearance related to thick secretions?

What is a patient problem considered when a problem is suspected but data to support it are lacking?

When a nurse selects interventions to assist the patient to meet the needs demonstrated,the nurse is in which phase of the nursing process?

Human responses to levels of wellness in an individual,family,or community that have a readiness for enhancement are known as a _____________ patient problem

Which is an example of a patient problem?

A multidisciplinary plan that schedules clinical ____________ over an anticipated time frame for high-risk,high-volume,and high-cost types of cases is known as a critical pathway.

During an admission assessment,the nurse collects objective and subjective data.What is an example of objective data?

The patient is confined to bed rest,which contributes to immobility.What is bed rest considered in this situation?

What framework does the establishment of priorities of care during the planning phase of the nursing process often use?

What subjective data does the nurse record following a head-to-toe examination?

A nurse is formulating a patient problem.What is an example of an appropriately written patient problem?

What is an example of an appropriate Patient problem?

During an admission assessment,the nurse collects objective and subjective data.What is an example of subjective data?

What best defines the nursing process?

The nurse writes two patient problems: (1)inadequate nutritional intake related to vomiting as manifested by a 3-lb weight loss and (2)risk for impaired skin integrity related to inadequate nutrition.What is the major difference between these diagnoses?

During an admission assessment,the nurse collects objective and subjective data.What is an example of subjective data?