Chapter 35- Nursing Diagnosis and Planning

Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski

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Chapter 35- Nursing Diagnosis and Planning

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. A nurse has completed the data analysis of a client’s nursing history. Which point should the nurse keep in mind while preparing the nursing diagnosis?
  A) Include as much information about the client as possible.
  B) Establish the cause of the client’s illness.
  C) Include the client’s views on the cause of the condition.
  D) Identify nursing priorities when preparing the diagnosis.

 

 

2. A nurse has assessed a client and is now preparing for the nursing diagnosis process. Which activity must the nurse perform as part of the nursing diagnosis process?
  A) Direct nursing interventions to meet the client’s high-priority needs.
  B) Identify the disease a person has or is believed to have.
  C) Study the physiologic manifestations of the client’s illness
  D) Establish the cause and nature of the client’s illness.

 

 

3. A client is on medication therapy for an infection and has developed a swelling in the throat as a result of the medication’s side effect. The client is having problems swallowing fluids or food and has developed dehydration. Which is the most appropriate way of phrasing the problem in a diagnostic statement?
  A) “Effect of medication therapy”
  B) “Severe throat pain”
  C) “Deficient fluid volume”
  D) “Difficulty swallowing water”

 

 

4. The nurse is reviewing the three segments of a diagnostic statement with a nursing student. A nursing diagnosis is given in the form of a diagnostic statement. The nursing student has the components of the diagnostic statement in random order in the notes. Which is the correct sequence in the components of the diagnostic statement?

1.     Etiology

2.     Problem

3.     Signs and symptoms

  A) 1, 2, 3
  B) 2, 3, 1
  C) 2, 1, 3
  D) 3, 2, 1

 

 

5. The nursing care plan may be made up of multiple diagnostic statements. What is the best description for the nurse to use in describing the nursing diagnosis to the student nurse?
  A) Identification of the nursing care problem based on analysis of data
  B) Collection of data related to client’s condition
  C) Formulation of necessary arrangements for client care
  D) Measurement of effectiveness of nursing care

Answer Key

 

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A

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