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MULTIPLE CHOICE nh
1. Which item in a medical record provides direction for indi
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vidualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe ca
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re through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s
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and thesupport persons’ progress toward positive outcomes
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a. Physician’s orders nh
b. Progress notes nh
c. Nursing care plan nh nh
d. Client health history nh nh
ANS: C n h
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized c
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are and assures the delivery ofaccurate, safe care through a d
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efinitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support p
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ersons’Cognitive
DIF: progressLevel:
towardComprehension OBJ: 1
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TOP: Nursing Care Plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. Which term is correct f
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or these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B nh
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significa
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nt others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
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TOP: Interventions KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the possibili
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ty of being called on to explain or justify them. Which term best describes this concept?
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
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Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called
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on to explain or justify them.
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, Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
nh nh nh nh nh
Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition
nh nh nh nh
MULTIPLE CHOICE nh
1. Which item in a medical record provides direction for indi
nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh
vidualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe ca
nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh
re through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s
nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh
and thesupport persons’ progress toward positive outcomes
nh nh nh nh nh nh
?
a. Physician’s orders nh
b. Progress notes nh
c. Nursing care plan nh nh
d. Client health history nh nh
ANS: C n h
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized c
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are and assures the delivery ofaccurate, safe care through a d
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efinitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support p
nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh
ersons’Cognitive
DIF: progressLevel:
towardComprehension OBJ: 1
positive outcomes. nh nh n h
TOP: Nursing Care Plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. Which term is correct f
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or these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B nh
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significa
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nt others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 nh nh n h
TOP: Interventions KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the possibili
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ty of being called on to explain or justify them. Which term best describes this concept?
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS: C nh
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called
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on to explain or justify them.
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