CHAPTER 17 NURSING DIAGNOSIS QUIZ
PREPARATION
◉ After his study session with Beth, John has a better handle on nursing
diagnoses. He knows that a _______ diagnosis is applied to a vulnerable
populations. Answer: Risk diagnosis!
◉ For a student to avoid a date collection error, the student should:
A) Assess the patient and, if unsure of the finding, ask a faculty member
to assess the patient.
B) Review his/her own comfort level and competency with assessment
skills
C) Ask another student to preform the assessment
D) Consider weather the diagnosis should be actual, potential, or risk
Answer: A) !!! Always as a faculty member for help if you are
confused/have questions!
◉ The nursing diagnosis: Impaired Parenting related to mother's
developmental delay is an example of a(n):
A) Risk Nursing Diagnosis
B) Problem-Focused Nursing Diagnosis
C) Health Promotion Nursing Diagnosis
D) Wellness Nursing diagnosis Answer: B) Problem-Focused Nursing
Diagnosis
This is an example of a problem-focused nursing diagnosis with a related
factor, based on NANDA-I diagnostic terminology. Most health
promotion diagnoses do not have established related factors based on
NANDA-I; their use is optional.
Wellness diagnoses are not one of the types of NANDA-I diagnoses.
, ◉ A nurse interviewed and conducted a physical examination of a
patient. Among the assessment data the nurse gathered were an
increased respiratory rate, the patient reporting difficulty breathing while
lying flat, and pursed-lip breathing. This data set is an example of:
A) Collaborative Data Set
B) Diagnostic Label
C) Related Factors
D) Data cluster Answer: D) Data Cluster
A data cluster is a set of cues (i.e., the signs or symptoms gathered
during assessment).
◉ A nurse is assigned to a new patient admitted to the nursing unit
following admission through the emergency department. The nurse
collects a nursing history and interviews the patient. Place the following
steps for making a nursing diagnosis in the correct order, beginning with
the first step:
A. Considers context of patient's health problem and selects a related
factor
B. Reviews assessment data, noting objective and subjective clinical
information
C. Clusters clinical cues that form a pattern
D. Chooses diagnostic label Answer: B) Reviews assessment data, noting
objective and subjective clinical information
C) Cluster clinical cues that form a pattern
D) Chooses diagnostic label
A) Considers context of patients health problem and selects a related
factor
◉ Diagnostic Label: Answer: - name of nursing diagnosis as approved
by NANDA-I
PREPARATION
◉ After his study session with Beth, John has a better handle on nursing
diagnoses. He knows that a _______ diagnosis is applied to a vulnerable
populations. Answer: Risk diagnosis!
◉ For a student to avoid a date collection error, the student should:
A) Assess the patient and, if unsure of the finding, ask a faculty member
to assess the patient.
B) Review his/her own comfort level and competency with assessment
skills
C) Ask another student to preform the assessment
D) Consider weather the diagnosis should be actual, potential, or risk
Answer: A) !!! Always as a faculty member for help if you are
confused/have questions!
◉ The nursing diagnosis: Impaired Parenting related to mother's
developmental delay is an example of a(n):
A) Risk Nursing Diagnosis
B) Problem-Focused Nursing Diagnosis
C) Health Promotion Nursing Diagnosis
D) Wellness Nursing diagnosis Answer: B) Problem-Focused Nursing
Diagnosis
This is an example of a problem-focused nursing diagnosis with a related
factor, based on NANDA-I diagnostic terminology. Most health
promotion diagnoses do not have established related factors based on
NANDA-I; their use is optional.
Wellness diagnoses are not one of the types of NANDA-I diagnoses.
, ◉ A nurse interviewed and conducted a physical examination of a
patient. Among the assessment data the nurse gathered were an
increased respiratory rate, the patient reporting difficulty breathing while
lying flat, and pursed-lip breathing. This data set is an example of:
A) Collaborative Data Set
B) Diagnostic Label
C) Related Factors
D) Data cluster Answer: D) Data Cluster
A data cluster is a set of cues (i.e., the signs or symptoms gathered
during assessment).
◉ A nurse is assigned to a new patient admitted to the nursing unit
following admission through the emergency department. The nurse
collects a nursing history and interviews the patient. Place the following
steps for making a nursing diagnosis in the correct order, beginning with
the first step:
A. Considers context of patient's health problem and selects a related
factor
B. Reviews assessment data, noting objective and subjective clinical
information
C. Clusters clinical cues that form a pattern
D. Chooses diagnostic label Answer: B) Reviews assessment data, noting
objective and subjective clinical information
C) Cluster clinical cues that form a pattern
D) Chooses diagnostic label
A) Considers context of patients health problem and selects a related
factor
◉ Diagnostic Label: Answer: - name of nursing diagnosis as approved
by NANDA-I
