Exam 7: Nursing Process and Qsen: The Foundation for Safe and Effective Care

A new staff nurse completes orientation to the psychiatric unit.This nurse will expect to ask an advanced practice nurse to perform which action for patients?

A nurse performing an assessment interview for a patient with a substance use disorder decides to use a standardized rating scale.Which scales are appropriate? Select all that apply.

A nurse assesses a patient who reluctantly participates in activities,answers questions with minimal responses,and rarely makes eye contact.What information should be included when documenting the assessment? Select all that apply.

What information is conveyed by nursing diagnoses? Select all that apply.

A patient with major depression has lost 20 pounds in one month has chronic low self-esteem and a plan for suicide.The patient has taken an antidepressant medication for 1 week.Which nursing intervention is most directly related to this outcome: "Patient will refrain from gestures and attempts to harm self"?

Select the best outcome for a patient with the nursing diagnosis: Impaired social interaction,related to sociocultural dissonance as evidenced by stating,"Although I'd like to,I don't join in because I don't speak the language very well." The patient will:

A patient begins a new program to assist with building social skills.In which part of the plan of care should a nurse record the item "Encourage patient to attend one psychoeducational group daily"?

When a new patient is hospitalized,a nurse takes the patient on a tour,explains the rules of the unit,and discusses the daily schedule.The nurse is engaged in: