Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process
Approach With Questions And Answers
A patient is prescribed an enema so the nurse goes into the
patients room and notifies them. The patient replies "that's not
what the doctor told me". What does the Nurse do? -
ANSWER..> double check to make sure the prescription is
correct
A nurse enters a room of a client who becomes verbally
abusive. What would be the appropriate action for the nurse to
take? - ANSWER..> leave the room
a nurse is working with a group of clients assisted by an
assistive personnel (AP). The nurse should make what
determination before delegating a task to the AP? - ANSWER..>
The task must be within the AP's scope of practice
a nurse is planning care for four clients and is assigning tasks to
a nursing assistant. which of the following should the nurse
assign to the NA?
A. Complete an admission assessment for a client who has
severe breathing problems
B. Measure I&O for a client with an indwelling urinary catheter
- ANSWER..> B!!
, Steps of the nursing process acronym - ANSWER..> ADPIE
nursing process acronym also used - ANSWER..> ADOPIE
assessment phase (A) - ANSWER..> evaluation/appraisal of
patient's health state
steps of the nursing process (5) - ANSWER..> assess, diagnose,
planning/outcome, implement care, evaluate outcomes of what
has been implemented
diagnosis phase (D) - ANSWER..> clinical act of identifying
problems
planning/outcomes phase (P) - ANSWER..> making and
documenting patient goals
implementation phase (I) - ANSWER..> initiation of the plan and
the patient's response
evaluation phase (E) - ANSWER..> determine if plan was
successful or not
Physical examination techniques (4) - ANSWER..> inspection,
palpation, percussion, auscultation
inspection technique - ANSWER..> visual examination of patient
beginning with first contact