CHAPTER 16: DIAGNOSIS/PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse is justified in independently identifying and documenting which
diagnosis related to impaired elimination? Correct Answers Bowel
Incontinence
What association meets every 2 years to further progress in defining,
classifying, and describing nursing diagnoses? Correct Answers
NANDA-International (NANDA-I)
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is scheduled for a
cystoscopy the next day to determine the cause of an overdistended
bladder. The client expresses being nervous and informs the nurse that
this the first time that the client has been admitted to a health care
facility for an illness. Which diagnostic label would the nurse use to
formulate the nursing diagnosis? Correct Answers Anxiety
The nurse formulates the nursing diagnosis: Disturbed Body Image
related to decreased ability to cope with surgical removal of right breast
as evidenced by client refuses to look at surgical site and client
statement, "I'm ugly. My husband will no longer find me desirable." The
decreased ability to cope with the removal of the breast is an example of:
Correct Answers etiology.
When reviewing the client's history, the nurse notes that the client's last
documented bowel movement was 2 days ago. Before the nurse
identifies a diagnosis of "Constipation," what assessment must the nurse
, make? Correct Answers The nurse should determine the client's normal
bowel elimination pattern.
The nurse is caring for a client whose health problem requires both
health care provider- and nurse-prescribed actions to address. What type
of problem is being addressed for this client? Correct Answers
Collaborative health problem
Which statement appropriately identifies a risk nursing diagnosis for a
client who is confined to bed? Correct Answers risk for Skin Breakdown
related to bed rest
After meeting with a client and their family, the nurse has identified a
nursing diagnosis of Effective Family Coping. In this diagnosis, the term
"Effective" constitutes what part of the nursing diagnosis? Correct
Answers Descriptor
The nurse is caring for an adolescent verbalizing a desire to seek
counseling for grief related to the death of a close friend. The nurse
determines that an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is
Readiness for Enhanced Coping. What type of nursing diagnosis is
Readiness for Enhanced Coping? Correct Answers Health promotion
nursing diagnosis
The nurse is aware that nursing diagnoses are Correct Answers within
the nursing scope of practice to develop and client-focused
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse is justified in independently identifying and documenting which
diagnosis related to impaired elimination? Correct Answers Bowel
Incontinence
What association meets every 2 years to further progress in defining,
classifying, and describing nursing diagnoses? Correct Answers
NANDA-International (NANDA-I)
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is scheduled for a
cystoscopy the next day to determine the cause of an overdistended
bladder. The client expresses being nervous and informs the nurse that
this the first time that the client has been admitted to a health care
facility for an illness. Which diagnostic label would the nurse use to
formulate the nursing diagnosis? Correct Answers Anxiety
The nurse formulates the nursing diagnosis: Disturbed Body Image
related to decreased ability to cope with surgical removal of right breast
as evidenced by client refuses to look at surgical site and client
statement, "I'm ugly. My husband will no longer find me desirable." The
decreased ability to cope with the removal of the breast is an example of:
Correct Answers etiology.
When reviewing the client's history, the nurse notes that the client's last
documented bowel movement was 2 days ago. Before the nurse
identifies a diagnosis of "Constipation," what assessment must the nurse
, make? Correct Answers The nurse should determine the client's normal
bowel elimination pattern.
The nurse is caring for a client whose health problem requires both
health care provider- and nurse-prescribed actions to address. What type
of problem is being addressed for this client? Correct Answers
Collaborative health problem
Which statement appropriately identifies a risk nursing diagnosis for a
client who is confined to bed? Correct Answers risk for Skin Breakdown
related to bed rest
After meeting with a client and their family, the nurse has identified a
nursing diagnosis of Effective Family Coping. In this diagnosis, the term
"Effective" constitutes what part of the nursing diagnosis? Correct
Answers Descriptor
The nurse is caring for an adolescent verbalizing a desire to seek
counseling for grief related to the death of a close friend. The nurse
determines that an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is
Readiness for Enhanced Coping. What type of nursing diagnosis is
Readiness for Enhanced Coping? Correct Answers Health promotion
nursing diagnosis
The nurse is aware that nursing diagnoses are Correct Answers within
the nursing scope of practice to develop and client-focused
