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Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Patient-Centered Care
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McCuistion: Pharmacology: A Patient- yx yx yx
Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE yx
1. The nursing process is a five-step decision-
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making approach that includes all of the following steps, EXCEPT:
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a. Assessment
b. Patient problem yx
c. Planning
d. Right Drug yx
ANS: D yxy x
The nursing process is a five-step decision-
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making approach that includes: 1) assessment, 2) patient problem, 3) planning, 4) implement
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ation, and 5) evaluation. “Right drug” is one of the “Six Rights” of medication administratio
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n.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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2. The nurse is using data collected to set goals or expected outcomes and interventions that
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address the patient’s problems. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse applying?
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a. Assessment
b. Patient problem yx
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
N
ANS: C yxy x
During the planning phase, the nurse uses the data collected to set goals or expected outcomes
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xand interventions which address the patient’s problems. The data was collected during the “
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Assessment” and “Patient problem” steps. During the “Evaluation” phase the nurse would de
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termine whether the goals and objectives set during the planning phase were met.
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DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
y x yxy x yx yx yx
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care y x yx yx yx
3. A 5-year-
yx
old child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has had repeated hospitalizations for episodes of hyper
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glycemia. The parents tell the nurse that they can’t keep track of everything that has to be do
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ne to care for their child. The nurse reviews medications, diet, and symptom management wit
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h the parents and draws up a daily checklist for the family to use. These activities are complet
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ed in which step of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
ANS: C yxy x
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The implementation phase is the part of the nursing process in which the nurse provides educ
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ation, drug administration, patient care, and other interventions necessary to assist the patien
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t in accomplishing established medication goals.
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DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
y x yxy x yx yx yx
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care y x yx yx yx
4. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication and reviews the patient’s chart for drug
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y allergies, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels. The nurse’s actions a
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re reflective of which phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS: A yxy x
Assessment involves gathering information about the patient and the drug, including any pre
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vious use of the drug. yx yx yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment yxy x MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care yx yx y x yx yx yx
5. Which assessment is categorized as objective data?
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a. A list of herbal supplements regularly used
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b. Lab values associated with the drugs the patient is taking
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c. The ages and relationship to the patient of all household members
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d. Usual dietary patterns and fNood intake yx yx yx yx yx
ANS: B yxy x
Objective data are measured and detected by another person and would include lab values.
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he other examples are subjective data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment yxy x MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care yx yx y x yx yx yx
6. The nurse reviews a patient’s database and learns that the patient lives alone, is forgetful, and
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y does not have an established routine. The patient will be sent home with three new medicati
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ons to be taken at different times of the day. The nurse develops a daily medication chart and
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enlists a family member to put the patient’s pills in a pill organizer. This is an example of w
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hich phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS: C yxy x
The implementation phase involves education and patient care in order to assist the patient to
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xaccomplish the goals of treatment. yx yx yx yx
DIF:
Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) yx yx yx
y x TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
yxy x yx yx yx
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y x yx yx yx
7. A patient who is hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) wants to go
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home. The nurse and the patient discuss the patient’s situation and decide that the patient may
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go home when able to perform self-
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care without dyspnea and hypoxia. This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS: D yxy x
Planning involves goal setting, which, for this patient, means being able to perform self-
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care activities without dyspnea and hypoxia.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
8. A patient will be sent home with a metered-
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dose inhaler, and the nurse is providing teaching. Which is a correctly written goal for this p
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rocess?
a. The nurse will demonstrate the correct use of a metered-dose inhaler to the patient.
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b. The nurse will teach the patient how to administer medication with a metered-
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dose inhaler. y x
c. The patient will know how to self-yx yx yx yx yx yx
administer the medication using the metered-dose inhaler. yx yx yx yx y x yx
d. The patient will independently administer the medication using the metered-
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dose inhaler at the end of the session.
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N
ANS: D yxy x
Goals must be patient- yx yx yx
centered and clearly state the outcome with a reasonable deadline and
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ents for evaluation.
yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
9. The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient who has chronic lung disease and hypoxia.
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xThe patient has been admitted for increased oxygen needs above a baseline of 2 L/min. The n
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urse develops a goal stating, “The patient will have oxygen saturations of >95% on room air
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at the time of discharge from the hospital.” What is wrong with this goal?
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a. It cannot be evaluated.
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b. It is not measurable.
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c. It is not patient-centered.
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d. It is not realistic.
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ANS: D yxy x
This goal is not realistic because the patient is not usually on room air and should not be expe
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cted to attain that goal by discharge from this hospitalization.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
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Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Patient-Centered Care
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
McCuistion: Pharmacology: A Patient- yx yx yx
Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition
yx yx yx yx y x
MULTIPLE CHOICE yx
1. The nursing process is a five-step decision-
yx yx yx yx yx yx
making approach that includes all of the following steps, EXCEPT:
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx
a. Assessment
b. Patient problem yx
c. Planning
d. Right Drug yx
ANS: D yxy x
The nursing process is a five-step decision-
yx yx yx yx yx yx
making approach that includes: 1) assessment, 2) patient problem, 3) planning, 4) implement
yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx yx yx yx
ation, and 5) evaluation. “Right drug” is one of the “Six Rights” of medication administratio
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx yx yx
n.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
2. The nurse is using data collected to set goals or expected outcomes and interventions that
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address the patient’s problems. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse applying?
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a. Assessment
b. Patient problem yx
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
N
ANS: C yxy x
During the planning phase, the nurse uses the data collected to set goals or expected outcomes
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xand interventions which address the patient’s problems. The data was collected during the “
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Assessment” and “Patient problem” steps. During the “Evaluation” phase the nurse would de
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termine whether the goals and objectives set during the planning phase were met.
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
y x yxy x yx yx yx
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care y x yx yx yx
3. A 5-year-
yx
old child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has had repeated hospitalizations for episodes of hyper
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx
glycemia. The parents tell the nurse that they can’t keep track of everything that has to be do
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx
ne to care for their child. The nurse reviews medications, diet, and symptom management wit
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx
h the parents and draws up a daily checklist for the family to use. These activities are complet
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx
ed in which step of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
ANS: C yxy x
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The implementation phase is the part of the nursing process in which the nurse provides educ
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
ation, drug administration, patient care, and other interventions necessary to assist the patien
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
t in accomplishing established medication goals.
yx yx yx yx yx
DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
y x yxy x yx yx yx
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care y x yx yx yx
4. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication and reviews the patient’s chart for drug
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
y allergies, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels. The nurse’s actions a
x yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
re reflective of which phase of the nursing process?
y x yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS: A yxy x
Assessment involves gathering information about the patient and the drug, including any pre
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
vious use of the drug. yx yx yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment yxy x MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care yx yx y x yx yx yx
5. Which assessment is categorized as objective data?
yx yx yx yx yx yx
a. A list of herbal supplements regularly used
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b. Lab values associated with the drugs the patient is taking
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c. The ages and relationship to the patient of all household members
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
d. Usual dietary patterns and fNood intake yx yx yx yx yx
ANS: B yxy x
Objective data are measured and detected by another person and would include lab values.
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x T
he other examples are subjective data.
yx yx yx yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment yxy x MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care yx yx y x yx yx yx
6. The nurse reviews a patient’s database and learns that the patient lives alone, is forgetful, and
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
y does not have an established routine. The patient will be sent home with three new medicati
x yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
ons to be taken at different times of the day. The nurse develops a daily medication chart and
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx
enlists a family member to put the patient’s pills in a pill organizer. This is an example of w
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx
hich phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS: C yxy x
The implementation phase involves education and patient care in order to assist the patient to
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y
xaccomplish the goals of treatment. yx yx yx yx
DIF:
Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) yx yx yx
y x TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
yxy x yx yx yx
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y x yx yx yx
7. A patient who is hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) wants to go
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
home. The nurse and the patient discuss the patient’s situation and decide that the patient may
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
go home when able to perform self-
y x yx yx yx yx yx yx
care without dyspnea and hypoxia. This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx yx yx yx
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS: D yxy x
Planning involves goal setting, which, for this patient, means being able to perform self-
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
care activities without dyspnea and hypoxia.
y x yx yx yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
8. A patient will be sent home with a metered-
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
dose inhaler, and the nurse is providing teaching. Which is a correctly written goal for this p
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
rocess?
a. The nurse will demonstrate the correct use of a metered-dose inhaler to the patient.
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
b. The nurse will teach the patient how to administer medication with a metered-
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
dose inhaler. y x
c. The patient will know how to self-yx yx yx yx yx yx
administer the medication using the metered-dose inhaler. yx yx yx yx y x yx
d. The patient will independently administer the medication using the metered-
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
dose inhaler at the end of the session.
y x yx yx yx yx yx yx
N
ANS: D yxy x
Goals must be patient- yx yx yx
centered and clearly state the outcome with a reasonable deadline and
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x should identify compon yx yx
ents for evaluation.
yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
9. The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient who has chronic lung disease and hypoxia.
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y
xThe patient has been admitted for increased oxygen needs above a baseline of 2 L/min. The n
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
urse develops a goal stating, “The patient will have oxygen saturations of >95% on room air
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
at the time of discharge from the hospital.” What is wrong with this goal?
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a. It cannot be evaluated.
yx yx yx
b. It is not measurable.
yx yx yx
c. It is not patient-centered.
yx yx yx
d. It is not realistic.
yx yx yx
ANS: D yxy x
This goal is not realistic because the patient is not usually on room air and should not be expe
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx y x
cted to attain that goal by discharge from this hospitalization.
yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) yx yx yx
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
yxy x yx yx y x y x yx yx yx
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