The nurse instructs the patient about incentive spirometry as preoperative teaching. Which phase of the nursing process does this illustrate?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
Which of the following represents an interdependent nursing action?
a. Giving the patient an ordered medication
b. Bathing the patient
c. Inserting a Foley catheter
d. Participating in a code (cardiac arrest response)
The use of standardized plans of care for different patient populations has
a. facilitated the use of critical paths as interdisciplinary plans of care.
b. required the nurse to individualize the plan of care to the patient.
c. eliminated the need for the nurse to develop a plan of care for an individual.
d. increased the time the nurse has to document the plan of care.
Which of the following statements has all of the necessary criteria for a well-written outcome?
a. Patient will consume 50 of meals with no nausea and vomiting by 24 hours postsurgery.
b. Therapist will report improvement in patient's range of motion on a daily basis.
c. Patient will ambulate in the halls a little today.
d. Patient's condition will improve before discharge.
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