Afterqassessingqaqpqatient,
f qaqnurseqdevelopsqaqstandardqformalqnursingqdiagn osis.qWhatqisqtheqrationale
orqtheqnurse’sqacti ons?
1
a. Toqformqaqlanguageqthatqcanqbeqencodedqonlyqbyqnurse
s
b. Toqdistinguishqthe nurse’sqroleqfromqtheqphysician’sqrol
e
, c. Toqdevelopqclinicalqjudgmentqbasedqonqother’sqintuition
d. Toqhelpqnursesqfocusqonqtheqscopeqofqmedicalqpractice
ANS:qB
Theqstandardqformalqnursingqdiagnosisqservesqseveralqpurposes.qNursingqdiagnosesqdistinguishqtheqnurse’sq
roleqfromqthatqofqtheqphysician/healthqcareqproviderqandqhelpqnursesqfocusqonqtheqscopeqofqnursingqpracticeq
(notqmedical)qwhileqfosteringqtheqdevelopmentqofqnursingqknowledge.qAqnursingqdiagnosisqprovidesqtheqpr
eciseqdefinitionqthatqgivesqallqmembersqofqtheqhealthqcareqteamqaqcommonqlanguageqforqunderstandingqtheq
patient’sqneeds.qAqdiagnosisqisqaqclinicalqjudgmentqbasedqonqinformation.
2. Whichqdiagnosisqwillqtheqnurseqdocumentqinqaqpatient’sqcareqplanqthatqisqNANDA-Iqapproved?
a. Soreqthroat
b. Acuteqpain
c. Sleepqapnea
d. Heartqfailure
ANS:qB
AcuteqpainqisqtheqonlyqNANDA-
Iqapprovedqdiagnosisqlisted.qSleepqapneaqandqheartqfailureqareqmedicalqdiagnoses,qandqsoreqthroatqi
sqsubjectiveqdata.
3. Aqnurseqdevelopsqaqnursingqdiagnosticqstatementqforqaqpatientqwithqaqmedicalqdiagnosisqofq
pneumoniaqwithqchestqx-
rayqresultsqofqlowerqlobeqinfiltrates.qWhichqnursingqdiagnosisqdidqtheqnurse
write?
a. Ineffectiveqbreathingqpatternqrelatedqtoqpneumonia
b. Riskqforqinfectionqrelatedqtoqchestqx-rayqprocedure
c. Riskqforqdeficientqfluidqvolumeqrelatedqtoqdehydration
Impairedqgasqexchangeqrelatedqtoqalveolar-capillaryqmembrane
d. changes
ANS:qD
Theqrelatedqtoqfactorqofqalveolar-
capillaryqmembraneqchangesqisqaccuratelyqwrittenqbecauseqitqisqaqpatientqresponseqtoqtheqdiseaseqprocessqofq
pneumoniaqthatqtheqnurseqcanqtreat.qTheqrelatedqtoqfactorqshouldqbeqtheqcauseqofqtheqproblemq(nursingqdiagn
osis)qthatqaqnurseqcanqaddress.qTheqrelatedqtoqfactorsqofqdehydrationqandqpneumoniaqareqallqmedicalqdiagno
sesqthatqtheqnurseqcannotqchange.qAqdiagnosticqtestqorqaqchronicqdysfunctionqisqnotqanqetiologyqorqaqconditio
nqthatqaqnursingqinterventionqisqableqtoqtreat.
4. Theqnurseqisqreviewingqaqpatient’sqplanqofqcare,qwhichqincludesqtheqnursingqdiagnosticqstatem
ent,qImpairedqphysicalqmobilityqrelatedqtoqtibialqfractureqasqevidencedqbyqpatient’sqinabilityqtoqambul
ate.qWhichqpartqofqtheqdiagnosticqstatementqdoesqtheqnurseqneedqtoqrevise?
a. Etiology
b. Nursingqdiagnosis
c. Collaborativeq problem
d. Definingqcharacteristic
ANS:qA 2
Theqetiology,qorqrelatedqtoqfactor,qofqtibialqfractureqisqaqmedicalqdiagnosisqandqneedsqtoqbeqrevised.qThe
, nursingqdiagnosisqisqappropriateqbecauseqtheqpatientqisqunableqtoqambulate.qAqcollaborativeqproblemqisqanqa
ctualqorqpotentialqphysiologicalqcomplicationqthatqnursesqmonitorqtoqdetectqtheqonsetqofqchangesqinqaqpatien
t’sqhealthqstatus;qthereqisqnoqcollaborativeqproblemqlisted.qTheqdefiningqcharacteristicq(subjectiveqandqobject
iveqdataqthatqsupportqtheqdiagnosis)qisqappropriateqforqImpairedqphysicalqmobility.
5. Aqnurseqisqusingqassessmentqdataqgatheredqaboutqaqpatientqandqcombiningqcriticalqthinking
toqdevelopqaqnursingqdiagnosis.qWhatqisqtheqnurseqdoing?
a. Assigningqclinicalqcues
b. Definingqcharacteristics
c. Diagnosticqreasoning
d. Diagnosticqlabeling
ANS:qC
Diagnosticqreasoningqisqdefinedqasqaqprocessqofqusingqtheqassessmentqdataqgatheredqaboutqaqpatientqtoqlo
gicallyqexplainqaqclinicalqjudgment,qinqthisqcaseqaqnursingqdiagnosis.qDefiningqcharacteristicsqareqassess
mentqfindingsqthatqsupportqtheqnursingqdiagnosis.qDefiningqcharacteristicsqareqtheqsubjectiveqandqobjecti
veqclinicalqcues,qwhichqaqnurseqgathersqintentionallyqandqunintentionally.qTheqnurseqorganizesqallqofqtheq
patient’sqdataqintoqmeaningfulqandqusableqdataqclusters,qwhichqleadqtoqaqdiagnosticqconclusion.
Diagnosticqlabelingqisqsimplyqtheqnameqofqtheqdiagnosis.
6. Aqpatientqpresentsqtoqtheqemergencyqdepartmentqfollowingqaqmotorqvehicleqcrashqandqsuffer
sqaqrightqfemurqfracture.qTheqlegqisqstabilizedqinqaqfullqlegqcast.qOtherwise,qtheqpatientqhasqnoqother
qmajorqinjuries,qisqinqgoodqhealth,qandqreportsqonlyqmoderateqdiscomfort.qWhichqisqtheqmostqperti
nentqnursingqdiagnosisqtheqnurseqwillqincludeqinqtheqplanqofqcare?
a. Posttraumaqsyndrome
b. Constipation
c. Acuteqpain
d. Anxiety
ANS:qC
Basedqonqtheqassessmentqdataqprovided,qtheqonlyqsupportiveqevidenceqforqoneqofqtheqdiagnosisqoptionsqisq“
Reportsqonlyqmoderateqdiscomfort,”qwhichqwouldqsupportqAcuteqpain.qNoqsupportiveqevidenceqisqprovided
qforqanyqofqtheqotherqdiagnoses.qTheqpatientqmayqindeedqdevelopqsignsqorqsymptomsqofqtheqotherqproblems,q
butqsupportiveqdataqareqpresentlyqlackingqinqtheqprovidedqinformation.
7. Theqnurseqisqreviewingqaqpatient’sqdatabaseqforqsignificantqchangesqandqdiscoversqthatqtheqp
atientqhasqnotqvoidedqinqoverq8qhours.qTheqpatient’sqkidneyqfunctionqlabqresultsqareqabnormal,qandq
theqpatient’sqoralqintakeqhasqsignificantlyqdecreasedqsinceqpreviousqshifts.qWhichqstepqofqtheqnursin
g
processqshouldqtheqnurseqproceedqtoqafterqthisqreview?
a. Diagnosis
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
3
ANS:qA