Exam 12: The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

The nurse notes the previous 24-hour urine output was 950 ml,well below the normal of 1500 ml.An effective nursing order to remedy the impending dehydration would be to:

The nursing care plan is initiated by the:

The most effective documentation is:

The nurse is aware of the goal that reads,"The patient will eat at least 50% of all meals." The nurse has observed the patient eating over 50% of all meals for 2 days.The evaluation statement should read:

The documentation entry that reflects objective data is:

The nurse uses palpation for the purpose of:

The primary purpose of incorporating the nursing process into the care of patients is to:

Documentation should include:

The patient will maintain an adequate nutritional state without nausea or vomiting is an example of a nursing:

The patient complains of a headache.This information would be classified as:

An example of a complete nursing diagnosis is:

The nursing process is based on:

In PIE documentation,a type of POMR,the acronym PIE stands for ____________________,____________________ and ____________________.

Critical thinking is an integral part of the nursing process because it:

The nurse auscultating the patient's chest will: (Select all that apply.)

The best example of a nursing order is:

Nursing outcome classification (NOC)is a method of classifying a nursing:

The five steps of the nursing process,in the correct order,are:

Examine this goal statement: Patient will walk in the hall unassisted.The two missing components for a correctly stated goal in this example are the descriptors for ____________________ and ____________________.

The nurse assisting with prioritizing nursing diagnoses would select which of the following as the highest priority?