Exam 12: Nursing Assessment and Diagnosis

After visiting with a client,the nurse documents the assessment data.Both objective and subjective information have been obtained during the assessment.Which of the following is classified as objective data?

Which of the following is the second step of data analysis?

An alert,oriented adult client is admitted to the medical centre for diagnostic testing.What is the primary source of information when completing an assessment for this client?

What is the first step the nurse should take upon beginning the process of data collection?

Readiness for enhanced coping related to successful cancer treatment is an example of which type of nursing diagnosis?

Nursing diagnoses meet specific criteria so they accurately reflect both the client's problem and the possible etiology involved.Which one of the following statements is an example of an appropriately written nursing diagnosis?

The nurse seeks to organize the data obtained from the client in a logical manner.What is the term used to describe this organization,which identifies relations between factors and symptoms in the database?

The client recently became febrile and stated he felt "hot." The nurse takes the client's temperature and finds it to be 38.2°C.In addition,the client's pulse rate is 88 beats per minute,and his blood pressure (BP)is 168/80 mm Hg.Which of the following is an example of subjective data?

When documenting a comprehensive nursing health history,under which variable would the nurse document the client's number of children?

A client states,"I am so depressed." Which of the following interview questions will best elicit more information from the client?

Which one of the following does the nurse recognize as the primary purpose of a nursing diagnosis?

Nursing diagnoses meet specific criteria so they accurately reflect both the client's problem and the possible etiology involved.Which one of the following statements is an example of an appropriately written nursing diagnosis?

Why does the nurse use nursing diagnoses after completing the client assessment?

Which of the following represents the three phases of a client interview?

What is the link between the nursing diagnosis and the medical diagnosis?