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Chapter m01:mThemNursing mProcess mandmPatient-CenteredmCare
McCuistion:mPharmacology: mAmPatient-
CenteredmNursing mProcess mApproach,m10thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themnursingmprocessmismamfive-stepmdecision-
makingmapproachmthat mincludesmallmof mthemfollowingmsteps,mEXCEPT:
a. Assessment
b. Patient mproblem
c. Planning
d. Right mDrug
ANS:m D
Themnursingmprocessmismamfive-stepmdecision-
makingmapproachmthat mincludes:m1)massessment,m2)mpatient mproblem,m3)mplanning,m4)m implement
ation,mand m5)mevaluation.m“Right mdrug”mismonemof mthem“SixmRights”mof mmedicationmadministratio
n.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mPlanningmMSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
2. Themnursemismusingmdatamcollected mtomset mgoalsmormexpected moutcomesmand minterventionsmt
hat maddressmthempatient’smproblems.mWhichmstepmof mthemnursingmprocessmismthemnursemappl
ying?
a. Assessment
b. Patient mproblem
c. Planning N
d. Evaluation
ANS:m C
Duringmthemplanningmphase,mthemnursemusesmthemdatamcollected mtomset mgoalsmormexpected moutcome
smand minterventionsmwhichmaddressmthempatient’smproblems.mThemdatamwasmcollected mduringmthe
“Assessment”mand m“Patient mproblem”msteps.mDuringmthem“Evaluation”mphasemthemnursemwould md
eterminemwhethermthemgoalsmand mobjectivesmset mduringmthemplanningmphasemweremmet.
DIF:
CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension
)mTOP:m NursingmProcess:mNursingmIntervention
MSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
3. A m5-year-
old mchild mwithmtypem1mdiabetesmmellitusmhasmhad mrepeated mhospitalizationsmformepisodesmof mhyp
erglycemia.mThemparentsmtellmthemnursemthat mtheymcan’t mkeepmtrackmof meverythingmthat mhasmtomb
emdonemtomcaremformtheirmchild.mThemnursemreviewsmmedications,mdiet,mand msymptommmanagem
ent mwithmthemparentsmand mdrawsmupmamdailymchecklist mformthemfamilymtomuse.mThesemactivitiesmar
emcompleted minmwhichmstepmof mthemnursingmprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
ANS:m C
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Themimplementationmphasemismthempart mof mthemnursingmprocessminmwhich mthemnursemprovidesme
ducation,mdrugmadministration,mpatient mcare,mand motherminterventionsmnecessarymtomassist mthemp
atient minmaccomplishingmestablished mmedicationmgoals.
DIF:
CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension
)mTOP:m NursingmProcess:mNursingmIntervention
MSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
4. Themnursemismpreparingmtomadministermam medicationmand mreviewsmthempatient’smchart mformdr
ugmallergies,m serummcreatinine,mand mblood mureamnitrogenm(BUN)mlevels.m Themnurse’smactio
nsmaremreflectivemof mwhichmphasemof mthemnursingmprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS:m A
Assessment minvolvesmgatheringminformationmabout mthempatient mand mthemdrug,mincludingmanympre
viousmusemof mthemdrug.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mAssessment MSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
5. Whichmassessment mismcategorized masmobjectivemdata?
a. Amlist mof mherbalmsupplementsmregularlymused
b. Labmvaluesmassociated mwithmthemdrugsmthempatient mismtaking
c. Themagesmand mrelationshipmtomthempatient mof mallmhousehold mmembers
d. Usualmdietarympatternsmand mfNo o d mintake
ANS:m B
Objectivemdatamaremmeasured mand mdetectedmbymanothermpersonmand mwould mincludemlabmvalues.m
Themothermexamplesmaremsubjectivemdata.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mAssessment MSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
6. Themnursemreviewsmampatient’smdatabasemand mlearnsmthat mthempatient mlivesmalone,mismforgetful,ma
nd mdoesmnot mhavemanmestablished mroutine.mThempatient mwillmbemsent mhomemwithmthreemnew mme
dicationsmtombemtakenmat mdifferent mtimesmof mthemday.mThemnursemdevelopsmamdailymmedicationm
chart mand menlistsmamfamilymmembermtomput mthempatient’smpillsminma mpillmorganizer. mThism ismanm e
xamplemof mwhichmphasemof mthemnursingmprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS:m C
Themimplementationmphaseminvolvesmeducationmand mpatient mcareminmordermtomassist mthempatient m
tomaccomplishmthemgoalsmof mtreatment.
DIF:
CognitivemLevel:mApplyingm(Application
)mTOP:m NursingmProcess:mNursingmIntervention
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7. A mpatient mwhomismhospitalized mformchronicmobstructivempulmonarymdiseasem(COPD)mwantsmtom
gomhome.mThemnursemand mthempatient mdiscussmthempatient’smsituationmand mdecidemthat mthempatien
t mmaymgomhomemwhenmablemtomperformmself-
caremwithout mdyspneamand mhypoxia.mThismismanmexamplemof mwhichmphasemof mthemnursingmproce
ss?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS:m D
Planningminvolvesmgoalmsetting,mwhich,mformthismpatient,mmeansmbeingmablemtomperformmself-
caremactivitiesmwithout mdyspneamand mhypoxia.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mPlanningmMSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
8. A mpatient mwillmbemsent mhomemwithmammetered-
doseminhaler,mand mthemnursemismprovidingmteaching.mWhichmismamcorrectlymwrittenmgoalmformthis
mprocess?
a. Themnursemwillmdemonstratemthemcorrect musemof mammetered-doseminhalermtomthempatient.
b. Themnursemwillmteachmthempatient mhow mtomadministermmedicationmwithmammetered-
doseminhaler.
c. Thempatient mwillmknow mhow mtomself-
administermthemmedicationmusingmthemmetered-doseminhaler.
d. Thempatient mwillmindependentlymadministermthemmedicationmusingmthemmetered-
doseminhalermat mthemend mof mthemsession.
N
ANS:m D
Goalsmmust mbempatient-
centered mand mclearlymstatemthemoutcomemwithmamreasonablemdeadlinemand mshould midentifymcompo
nentsmformevaluation.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplyingm(Application)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mPlanningmMSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
9. Themnursemismdevelopingmamplanmof mcaremformampatient mwhomhasmchronicmlung mdiseasemand mhypoxi
a.
Thempatient mhasmbeenmadmitted mformincreased moxygenmneedsmabovemambaselinemof m2mL/min.mThe
nursemdevelopsmamgoalmstating,m“Thempatient mwillmhavemoxygenmsaturationsmof m>95%monmroomma
irmat mthemtimemof mdischargemfrommthemhospital.”mWhat mismwrongmwithmthismgoal?
a. It mcannot mbemevaluated.
b. It mismnot mmeasurable.
c. It mismnot mpatient-centered.
d. It mismnot mrealistic.
ANS:m D
Thismgoalmismnot mrealisticmbecausemthempatient mismnot musuallymonmroomm airmand mshould mnot mbemexp
ected mtomattainmthat mgoalmbymdischargemfrommthismhospitalization.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplyingm(Application)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mPlanningmMSC:m NCLEX:mManagementmof mCare
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