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Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE XF
1. Which is a judgement about a particular patient’s potential need or problem?
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a. A goal XF
b. An assessment XF
c. Subjective data XF
d. A nursing diagnosis
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ANS: D XF
Nursing diagnosis is the phase of the nursing process during which a clinical judgement is made about how a patient respo
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nds to heath conditions and life processes or vulnerability for that response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge XF XF
2. The patient is to receive oral furosemide (Lasix) every day; however, because the patient is unable to swallow, he can
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not take medication orally, as ordered. The nurse needs to contact the physician. What type of problem is this?
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a. A “right time” problem
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b. A “right dose” problem
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c. A “right route” problem
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d. A “right medication” problem
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ANS: C XF
This is a “right route” problem: the nurse cannot assume the route and must clarify the route with the prescriber. This is no
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t a “right time” problem because the ordered frequency has not changed. This is not a “right dose” problem because the do
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se is not related to an inability to swallow. This is not a “right medication” problem because the medication ordered will n
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ot change, just the route.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient’s progress on his new drug regimen since the first dose and has been documenti
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ng signs of possible adverse effects. What nursing process phase is the nurse practising?
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a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis XF
ANS: B XF
Monitoring the patient’s progress is part of the evaluation phase. Planning, implementation, and nursing diagnosis are not il
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lustrated by this example. XF XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement best illus
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trates an outcome criterion for this patient?
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a. The patient will follow instructions.
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b. The patient will not experience complications.
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c. The patient adheres to the new insulin treatment regimen.
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d. The patient demonstrates safe insulin self-administration technique.
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ANS: D XF
Having the patient demonstrate safe insulin self-
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administration technique is a specific and measurable outcome criterion. Following instructions and avoiding complications a
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re not specific criteria. Adherence to the new insulin treatment regimen is not objective and would be difficult to measure.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
5. Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is newly diagnosed wit
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h type 1 diabetes mellitus?
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a. Providing education regarding self-injection technique
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b. Setting goals and outcome criteria with the patient’s input
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c. Recording a history of over-the-counter medications used at home
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d. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding knowledge deficits related to the
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new treatment regimen XF XF
ANS: A XF
Education is an intervention that occurs during the implementation phase. Setting goals and outcome criteria reflects the pla
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nning phase. Recording a drug history reflects the assessment phase. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding a knowledge
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deficit reflects analysis of data as part of the planning phase.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis XF XF
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6. The nurse is working during a very busy night shift, and the health care provider has just given the nurse a medication o
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rder over the telephone, but the nurse does not recall the route. What is the best way for the nurse to avoid medication
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errors?
a. Recopy the order neatly on the order sheet, with the most common route indicated
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b. Consult with the pharmacist for clarification about the most common route
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c. Call the health care provider to clarify the route of administration
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d. Withhold the drug until the health care provider visits the patient
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ANS: C XF
If a medication order does not include the route, the nurse must ask the health care provider to clarify it. Never assume the rou
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te of administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Analysis
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7. Which constitutes the traditional Five Rights of medication administration?
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a. Right drug, right route, right dose, right time, and right patient
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b. Right drug, the right effect, the right route, the right time, and the right patient
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c. Right patient, right strength, right diagnosis, right drug, and right route
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d. Right patient, right diagnosis, right drug, right route, and right time
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ANS: A XF
The traditional Five Rights of medication administration were considered to be Right drug, Right route, Right dose, Right time,
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and Right patient. Right effect, right strength, and right diagnosis are not part of the traditional Five Rights.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension XF XF
8. What correctly describes the nursing process?
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a. Diagnosing, planning, assessing, implementing, and finally evaluating
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b. Assessing, then diagnosing, implementing, and ending with evaluating
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c. A linear direction that begins with assessing and continues through diagnos
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ing, planning, and finally implementing
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d. An ongoing process that begins with assessing and continues with diagnos
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ing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
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ANS: D XF
The nursing process is an ongoing, flexible, adaptable, and adjustable five-
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step process that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosing, planning, implementing, and finally evaluating, w
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hich may then lead back to any of the other phases.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
9. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose, which is most important to assess?
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a. The patient’s identification
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b. The patient’s weight XF XF
c. The patient’s last meal XF XF XF
d. Any drug or food allergies XF XF XF XF
ANS: C XF
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drug need to be assessed with regard to any drug–
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food interactions or compatibility issues. The patient’s identification, weight, and drug or food allergies are not affected by the
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drug’s timing. XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
10. The nurse is writing nursing diagnoses for a plan of care. Which reflects the correct format for her nursing diagnosis?
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a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy XF XF XF XF XF
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced
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by statements such as “I’m upset about having to give myself sho
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ts”
d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as
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“I’m upset about having to give myself shots”
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ANS: D XF
Formulation of nursing diagnoses is usually a three-
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step process. The only complete answer is “Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‘I’m
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upset about having to give myself shots.’” The answer “Anxiety” is missing the “related to” and “as evidenced by” portion
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s. The answer “Anxiety related to new drug therapy” is missing the “as evidenced by” portion of defining characteristics. T
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he “related to” section in “Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‘I’m
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upset about having to give myself shots’” is simply a restatement of the problem “anxiety,” not a separate factor related to
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the response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis XF XF
OTHER
1. Place the phases of the nursing process in the correct order, starting with the first phase.
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a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
e. Diagnosing
ANS:
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C, E, A, D, B
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
XF XF
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Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE XF
1. Which is a judgement about a particular patient’s potential need or problem?
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a. A goal XF
b. An assessment XF
c. Subjective data XF
d. A nursing diagnosis
XF XF
ANS: D XF
Nursing diagnosis is the phase of the nursing process during which a clinical judgement is made about how a patient respo
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nds to heath conditions and life processes or vulnerability for that response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge XF XF
2. The patient is to receive oral furosemide (Lasix) every day; however, because the patient is unable to swallow, he can
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
not take medication orally, as ordered. The nurse needs to contact the physician. What type of problem is this?
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. A “right time” problem
XF XF XF
b. A “right dose” problem
XF XF XF
c. A “right route” problem
XF XF XF
d. A “right medication” problem
XF XF XF
ANS: C XF
This is a “right route” problem: the nurse cannot assume the route and must clarify the route with the prescriber. This is no
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t a “right time” problem because the ordered frequency has not changed. This is not a “right dose” problem because the do
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se is not related to an inability to swallow. This is not a “right medication” problem because the medication ordered will n
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ot change, just the route.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient’s progress on his new drug regimen since the first dose and has been documenti
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ng signs of possible adverse effects. What nursing process phase is the nurse practising?
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis XF
ANS: B XF
Monitoring the patient’s progress is part of the evaluation phase. Planning, implementation, and nursing diagnosis are not il
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lustrated by this example. XF XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement best illus
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trates an outcome criterion for this patient?
XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. The patient will follow instructions.
XF XF XF XF
b. The patient will not experience complications.
XF XF XF XF XF
c. The patient adheres to the new insulin treatment regimen.
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
d. The patient demonstrates safe insulin self-administration technique.
XF XF XF XF XF XF
ANS: D XF
Having the patient demonstrate safe insulin self-
XF XF XF XF XF XF
administration technique is a specific and measurable outcome criterion. Following instructions and avoiding complications a
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
re not specific criteria. Adherence to the new insulin treatment regimen is not objective and would be difficult to measure.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
5. Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is newly diagnosed wit
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h type 1 diabetes mellitus?
XF XF XF XF
a. Providing education regarding self-injection technique
XF XF XF XF
b. Setting goals and outcome criteria with the patient’s input
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
c. Recording a history of over-the-counter medications used at home
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
d. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding knowledge deficits related to the
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
new treatment regimen XF XF
ANS: A XF
Education is an intervention that occurs during the implementation phase. Setting goals and outcome criteria reflects the pla
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nning phase. Recording a drug history reflects the assessment phase. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding a knowledge
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
deficit reflects analysis of data as part of the planning phase.
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis XF XF
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6. The nurse is working during a very busy night shift, and the health care provider has just given the nurse a medication o
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
rder over the telephone, but the nurse does not recall the route. What is the best way for the nurse to avoid medication
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
errors?
a. Recopy the order neatly on the order sheet, with the most common route indicated
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
b. Consult with the pharmacist for clarification about the most common route
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
c. Call the health care provider to clarify the route of administration
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
d. Withhold the drug until the health care provider visits the patient
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
ANS: C XF
If a medication order does not include the route, the nurse must ask the health care provider to clarify it. Never assume the rou
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
te of administration.
XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Analysis
XF XF XF XF XF XF
7. Which constitutes the traditional Five Rights of medication administration?
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. Right drug, right route, right dose, right time, and right patient
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
b. Right drug, the right effect, the right route, the right time, and the right patient
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
c. Right patient, right strength, right diagnosis, right drug, and right route
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
d. Right patient, right diagnosis, right drug, right route, and right time
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
ANS: A XF
The traditional Five Rights of medication administration were considered to be Right drug, Right route, Right dose, Right time,
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
and Right patient. Right effect, right strength, and right diagnosis are not part of the traditional Five Rights.
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension XF XF
8. What correctly describes the nursing process?
XF XF XF XF XF
a. Diagnosing, planning, assessing, implementing, and finally evaluating
XF XF XF XF XF XF
b. Assessing, then diagnosing, implementing, and ending with evaluating
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
c. A linear direction that begins with assessing and continues through diagnos
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
ing, planning, and finally implementing
XF XF XF XF
d. An ongoing process that begins with assessing and continues with diagnos
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
ing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
XF XF XF XF
ANS: D XF
The nursing process is an ongoing, flexible, adaptable, and adjustable five-
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
step process that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosing, planning, implementing, and finally evaluating, w
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
hich may then lead back to any of the other phases.
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
9. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose, which is most important to assess?
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. The patient’s identification
XF XF
b. The patient’s weight XF XF
c. The patient’s last meal XF XF XF
d. Any drug or food allergies XF XF XF XF
ANS: C XF
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drug need to be assessed with regard to any drug–
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
food interactions or compatibility issues. The patient’s identification, weight, and drug or food allergies are not affected by the
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
drug’s timing. XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application XF XF
10. The nurse is writing nursing diagnoses for a plan of care. Which reflects the correct format for her nursing diagnosis?
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy XF XF XF XF XF
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
by statements such as “I’m upset about having to give myself sho
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
ts”
d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
“I’m upset about having to give myself shots”
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
ANS: D XF
Formulation of nursing diagnoses is usually a three-
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
step process. The only complete answer is “Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‘I’m
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
upset about having to give myself shots.’” The answer “Anxiety” is missing the “related to” and “as evidenced by” portion
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
s. The answer “Anxiety related to new drug therapy” is missing the “as evidenced by” portion of defining characteristics. T
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
he “related to” section in “Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‘I’m
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
upset about having to give myself shots’” is simply a restatement of the problem “anxiety,” not a separate factor related to
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF X
the response.
F XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis XF XF
OTHER
1. Place the phases of the nursing process in the correct order, starting with the first phase.
XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF XF
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
e. Diagnosing
ANS:
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C, E, A, D, B
XF XF XF XF
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
XF XF
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