End of Chapter Questions Yoost - Chapter 7

A patient has just experienced a cardiac arrest on the unit. The nurse has implemented the acute care plan for management of code situations. What is the next step the nurse should take? a. Resume all interventions for previously identified nursing diagnoses. b. Perform the steps of the nursing process related to the patient's current condition. c. Seek physician input related to updating the nursing diagnosis statements. d. Evaluate the success of the acute care plan for management of the cardiac arrest. - The clustering of data is significant to the Nursing diagnoses step because clustering of data will: a. show the nurse assessment is complete for this patient. b. move the nurse toward accurate planning for the symptoms in clustered data. c. group the data of similar problems and aid in accurate Nursing diagnosis identification. d. organize the data for clear assessment so further assessment can occur. - C The hospice nurse believes the Nursing diagnosis chronic sorrow is significant in the recovery process of patients recently experiencing a loss. What is required to support the addition of new Nursing diagnoses to the NANDA-I or ICNP taxonomy? a. Clinical research and data collection b. Changes in patient status and life experience c. Anecdotal nursing experiences d. Patient requests - A