Exam 6: Nursing Process: Planning Interventions

Nurses use a five-step process in selecting the best nursing interventions for their patients.Using the five-step process in selecting the best nursing interventions,arrange the list on the left in the correct order of completion on the right.(Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence,do not use commas.)

The nurse is selecting nursing interventions for her patient with diabetes.The nurse will select interventions using which resources available to her? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is the best example of a well-written nursing order?

Which definition best describes a critical pathway?

Who is the primary decision maker when caring for healthy adult clients?

A 55-year-old patient returned to the medical-surgical unit after undergoing a right hemicolectomy (abdominal surgery)for colon cancer.Which of the following is an appropriate,correctly written nursing order for this patient?

A client newly diagnosed with diabetes is admitted to the hospital because her diabetes is out of control.Which of the following is an appropriate direct-care intervention for this client during her stay?

The nurse is caring for a 55-year-old male smoker on the medical-surgical unit.The patient states,"I'd really like some help in quitting smoking." As part of her intervention plan she includes a smoking cessation class.What type of intervention is the nurse performing?

The nurse is performing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for surgery in the morning.The client does not at present have any respiratory problems.The nurse's teaching plan includes coughing and deep-breathing exercises.Which type of nursing intervention is the nurse performing?

The nurse has completed the plan of care for her patient with a medical diagnosis of Gall Bladder Disease.In selecting nursing interventions that will best serve to help the patient achieve the desired goals,the nurse will consider which of the following? Select all that apply.

A client is admitted to the hospital with an acute respiratory problem resulting from lung disease.The nurse makes a diagnosis of Ineffective Breathing Pattern related to inability to maintain adequate rate and depth of respirations.Which nursing intervention should be listed first on the care plan?

Which of the following best describe the primary goal(s)of evidence-based practice? Select all that apply.

Which of the following nursing interventions is an indirect-care intervention?

The nurse is using electronic care planning.He enters the patient's nursing diagnosis into the computer and chooses desired outcomes.He has validated his data,diagnosis,and goals.When he considers the list of interventions that the program generates,he sees that none of them fits this patient's individual needs.What should the nurse do?

Which of the following best describes evidence-based practice?

A client is admitted to the hospital with an acute episode of chronic obstructive pulmonary (lung)disease.The nurse makes a diagnosis of Ineffective Breathing Pattern related to inability to maintain adequate rate and depth of respirations and has recorded the diagnosis and appropriate goals on the care plan.When selecting nursing interventions,what should the nurse do first?

The nurse is completing her plan of care for a patient with congestive heart failure.In performing a direct-care nursing intervention the nurse will:

Which statement(s)about nursing interventions is/are true? Select all that apply.

A nurse makes a nursing diagnosis of Acute Pain related to the postoperative abdominal incision.She writes a nursing order to reposition the client in a comfortable position using pillows to splint or support the painful areas.What type of nursing intervention did the nurse write?

Which of the following is the best example of a well-written nursing order?