Test Bank For Ackley And Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 13th - 2025 All Chapters - 9780323776837

Test Bank For Ackley and Ladwig's Nursing
Diagnosis Handbook 13th Edition: An
Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care
by Mary Beth Flynn Makic


@2024

,SectionioI:ioNursingioDiagnosis,iotheioNursingioProcess,ioandioEvidence-
ioBasedioNursing


1. Whatioisiotheioprimaryiogoalioofioaionursingiodiagnosis?

 a.ioToioidentifyioaiomedicaliodiagnosis
 b.ioToiodetermineiotheioeffectivenessioofiomedications
 c.ioToioidentifyiopatientioproblemsiothatiocaniobeiomanagediobyionur
singiointerventions
 d.ioToioprioritizeiophysicianioorders

ANS:ioC
Rationale:ioTheioprimaryiogoalioofioaionursingiodiagnosisioisiotoioidentifyiopatientiopro
blemsiothatiocaniobeiomanagediobyionursingiointerventions,iofocusingiooniopatientiocare
ioratheriothaniomedicaliodiagnoses.
NCLEXioPreference:ioUnderstandingiotheiodistinctioniobetweenionursingioandiomed
icaliodiagnosesioisiocrucialioforiopatient-centerediocare.

2. Whichiocomponentioofiotheionursingiodiagnosisioindicatesiotheioproblem?

 a.ioDefiningiocharacteristics
 b.ioRelatediofactors
 c.ioTheioactualiodiagnosis
 d.ioTheiopatient’siohistory

ANS:ioC
Rationale:ioTheioactualiodiagnosisiorepresentsiotheioproblemioidentifiedioiniotheionursi
ngioassessment.ioItioisioessentialioforioformulatingioaiocareioplan.
NCLEXioPreference:ioClearioidentificationioofionursingiodiagnosesioisionecessaryioforio
effectiveiocareioplanning.

3. Whatiodoesiotheio"relatedioto"io(R/T)iostatementioinioaionursingiodiagnosisiosignify?

 a.ioItioidentifiesiotheiopatient'sioresponseiotoiotheioproblem
 b.ioItioindicatesiotheiounderlyingiocauseioofiotheioproblem
 c.ioItiolistsiotheiosymptomsioobserved
 d.ioItiodescribesiotheiotreatmentioplan

ANS:ioB
Rationale:ioTheio"relatedioto"io(R/T)iostatementioindicatesiotheiounderlyingiocauseioori
ocontributingiofactorsioofiotheiopatient’sioproblem,ioguidingiointerventioniostrategies.

,NCLEXioPreference:ioUnderstandingioetiologyioisiovitalioforiotargetedionursingiointe
rventions.

4. Whichionursingiodiagnosisioformatioisiousediotoioarticulateiotheioproblemioclearly?

 a.ioProblem-focusediodiagnosis
 b.ioRiskiodiagnosis
 c.ioHealthiopromotioniodiagnosis
 d.ioAllioofiotheioabove

ANS:ioD
Rationale:ioAllioformats—problem-focused,iorisk,ioandiohealthiopromotion—
articulateiodifferentioaspectsioofiopatientiocareioandioareioimportantioiniovariousioclinic
aliosituations.
NCLEXioPreference:ioFamiliarityiowithiodifferentionursingiodiagnosisioformatsioenh
ancesioclinicalioreasoning.

5. Iniowhichiophaseioofiotheionursingioprocessioisiotheionursingiodiagnosisioformulated?

 a.ioAssessment
 b.ioDiagnosis
 c.ioPlanning
 d.ioImplementation

ANS:ioB
Rationale:ioTheionursingiodiagnosisioisioformulatedioduringiotheiodiagnosisiophase,ioaf
teriocollectingioandioanalyzingioassessmentiodata.
NCLEXioPreference:ioUnderstandingiotheionursingioprocessiophasesioisiocrucialioforio
effectiveiocareiodelivery.

6. Whatioisioaiodefiningiocharacteristicioinioaionursingiodiagnosis?

 a.ioTheiocauseioofiotheioproblem
 b.ioTheioobservableiosignsioandiosymptoms
 c.ioTheioexpectediooutcomes
 d.ioTheiopatient'siomedicaliohistory

ANS:ioB
Rationale:ioDefiningiocharacteristicsioareiotheioobservableiosignsioandiosymptomsioth
atiovalidateiotheionursingiodiagnosisioandioprovideioevidenceioofiotheioproblem.
NCLEXioPreference:ioIdentifyingiodefiningiocharacteristicsioisioessentialioforioaccurate
iodiagnosisioandioplanning.

, 7. Howiocanioaionurseiovalidateioaionursingiodiagnosis?

 a.ioByiorelyingiosolelyiooniopersonalioexperience
 b.ioByiocollectingiodataiofromiovariousiosources,ioincludingiotheiopatient
 c.ioByiodiscussingioitioonlyiowithiophysicians
 d.ioByiodocumentingiotheiodiagnosisiowithoutioevidence

ANS:ioB
Rationale:ioValidatingioaionursingiodiagnosisioinvolvesiocollectingiodataiofromiomulti
pleiosources,ioincludingiotheiopatient,iotoioensureioaccuracyioandiorelevance.
NCLEXioPreference:ioValidationioofionursingiodiagnosesioisiocriticalioforiopatientiosa
fetyioandioeffectiveiocare.

8. Whatioroleiodoesioevidence-basediopracticeioplayioinionursingiodiagnoses?

 a.ioItiocomplicatesiotheiodiagnosisioprocess
 b.ioItioprovidesioaioscientificiobasisioforionursingiodecisions
 c.ioItioisiooptionalioforionursingiopractice
 d.ioItiofocusesiosolelyiooniotraditionaliomethods

ANS:ioB
Rationale:ioEvidence-
basediopracticeioprovidesioaioscientificiobasisioforionursingiodecisions,ioimprovingiopat
ientiooutcomesioandioensuringiocareioisioeffectiveioandiorelevant.ioNCLEXioPreferenc
e:ioKnowledgeioofioevidence-basediopracticeioisioessentialioforiomodernionursing.

9. Whatioisiotheiopurposeioofiotheioplanningiophaseioiniotheionursingioprocess?

 a.ioToioassessiotheiopatient’siocondition
 b.ioToiodevelopioaiocareioplaniowithiomeasurableiogoals
 c.ioToioimplementiointerventionsioimmediately
 **d.ioToioevaluateiopatientiooutcomes

ANS:ioB
Rationale:ioTheioplanningiophaseioinvolvesiodevelopingioaiocareioplaniowithiomeasura
bleiogoalsioandiooutcomesiotailorediotoiotheiopatient’sioneeds.
NCLEXioPreference:ioEffectiveioplanningioisiokeyiotoiosuccessfuliopatientiooutcomes.

10. Howioshouldionursingiodiagnosesiobeioprioritized?

 a.ioBasediooniotheionurse’siopreference