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The client's short term outcome was to walk in the hallway by the end of the day. The nurse
reviews the client outcome, determines that it was not met, and modifies the interventions.
Which phase of the nursing process is this? - Answer: Evaluation
A client complains of hip pain and requests pain medication. For the nurse to apply the
nursing process, what would the nurse do next? - Answer: Assess the hip and ask the client
about their pain
Does clinical reasoning and judgment require various ways of thinking in the role of a
nurse? - Answer: true
Best substitute for self-determination if an individual is no longer competent to make their
own health care decisions? - Answer: advance directive
What type of tort may occur if a client is not allowed to leave the hospital after receiving
emergency care until the bill is paid? - Answer: False imprisonment
The steps to the nursing process - Answer: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementing, Evaluation
How can most living organisms be classified in general systems theory? - Answer: Open
Systems
When applying the nursing process, which of the following should always be addressed
first? - Answer: assessment
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, A client is held down by the nurse and forced to have a nasogastric tube placed. Which of
the following could this represent? - Answer: Battery
The nurse is assigned to see a home-bound client on a daily basis to prepare the client's
medications. The nurse fails to visit the client and does not request that another nurse visit
the client. The client is later admitted to the hospital after taking the wrong dosage of
medication. Which ethical concept does this situation reflect? - Answer: abandonment
Nursing code of ethics except - Answer: Provides specific answer to many ethical
dilemmas
Phases of the nursing process determines client problems, risks, and strengths? - Answer:
Diagnosis
Another term that can be used for professional negligence - Answer: Malpractice
Invasion of privacy - Answer: Discussing Mrs. Green's surgery in the hospital cafeteria
The client must have a treatment requiring an informed consent. Whose role is it to review
the proposed treatment and its associated risks with the client? - Answer: Physician
Team building, nurse retention, and patient satisfaction are all benefits of being sensitive to
personality types. True or false? - Answer: True
Why is it important for nurses to understand and use a nursing theory or model in practice?
- Answer: Using models or theories aids the nurse to provide care in an organized manner.
Which of the theorists authored the Model of Goal Attainment? - Answer: Imogene King
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