Chapter 2 critical thinking/Nurse procee pratice ?'s

Which of the following is an essential feature of professional nursing? Select all that apply.

• provision of a caring relationship to facilitate health and healing

• attention to a range of human experiences and responses to health and illness

• advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry

• influence on social and public policy to promote social justice

• use of objective data to negate the patients subjective experience

What nursing organization first legitimized the use of the nursing process?

• National League for Nursing

• American Nurses Association

• International Council of Nursing

• State Board of Nursing

Which of the following group of terms best describes the nursing process?

• nursing goals, medical terminology, linear

• nurse-centered, single focus, blended skills

• patient-centered, systematic, outcomes-oriented

• family-centered, single point in time, intuitive

A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of severe chest pain. The nurse asks the patient questions and takes vital signs. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse demonstrating?

• assessing

• diagnosing

• planning

• implementing

A nurse is examining a 2-year-old. Based on her findings, she initiates a care plan for a potential problem with normal growth and development. Which step of the nursing process identifies actual and potential problems?

• assessing

• diagnosing

• planning

• implementing

A home health nurse reviews the nursing care with the patient and family and then mutually discusses the expected outcomes of the nursing care to be provided. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse illustrating?

• diagnosing

• planning

• implementing

• evaluating

Based on an established plan of care, a nurse turns a patient every 2 hours. What part of the nursing process is the nurse using?

• assessing

• planning

• implementing

• evaluating

Which of the following statements indicates that a plan to assist a patient in developing and following an exercise program has been effective?

• I have just been too busy to do my daily exercises.

• I guess I will begin the activity we discussed next week.

• I know I should exercise, but my health is not very good.

• I have lost 10 pounds because I walk 2 miles every day.

What name is given to standardized plans of care?

• critical pathways

• computer databases

• nursing problems

• care plan templates

Which of the following groups developed standard language to increase the visibility of nursing's contribution to patient care by continuing to develop, refine, and classify phenomena of concern to nurses?

• NANDA

• NIC

• NOC

• HHCC