Nursing 115 Chapter 16 questions with correct answers 2024/2025

Nursing 115 Chapter 16The nurse is using critical thinking skills during the first phase of the nursing process. Which action indicates the nurse is in the first phase? A. Completes a comprehensive database B. Identifies pertinent nursing diagnoses C. Intervenes based on priorities of patient care D. Determines whether outcomes have been achieved - correct answer A. Completes a comprehensive database The assessment phase of the nursing process involves data collection to complete a thorough patient database and is the first phase. Identifying nursing diagnoses occurs during the diagnosis phase or second phase. The nurse carries out interventions during the implementation phase (fourth phase), and determining whether outcomes have been achieved takes place during the evaluation phase (fifth phase) of the nursing process. A nurse is using the problem-oriented approach to data collection. Which action will the nurse take first? A. Complete the questions in chronological order. B. Focus on the patient's presenting situation. C. Make accurate interpretations of the data. D. Conduct an observational overview. - correct answer B. Focus on the patient's presenting situation. A problem-oriented approach focuses on the patient's current problem or presenting situation rather than on an observational overview. The database is not always completed using a chronological approach if focusing on the current problem. Making interpretations of the data is not data collection. Data interpretation occurs while appropriate nursing diagnoses are assigned. The question is asking about data collection.