PCC Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
An interpretivist nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital setting. Which of the following factors will the interpretivist consider when caring for this patient? (Select all that apply):
A. Context of care.
B. The informatio...
An interpretivist nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital setting. Which of the following factors will
the interpretivist consider when caring for this patient? (Select all that apply):
A. Context of care.
B. The information from the chart.
C. What the nurse personally brings to the caring encounter.
D. Information from significant others and friends.
,E. The nurse's previous experiences, values, and emotions. - ANSWERSA, C, E
Interpretivist approaches situate the nurse squarely in the context of care and account for what the
nurse personally brings to the caring encounter, including previous experiences, values, and emotions.
The information from the chart and from others is gathered in the steps of the nursing process.
A nurse wishes to obtain data about a new patient's self-esteem. To gain the clearest picture, the nurse
uses the assessment technique of (Select all that apply):
A. Completing an entire head-to-toe assessment first.
B. Conducting a structured interview with direct questions.
C. Interviewing the patient in an unstructured format.
, D. Observing for relevant verbal and nonverbal clues. - ANSWERSC, D
A nurse is caring for a patient in a long-term care facility who has not been sleeping well. She notes that
the patient is new to the facility, has been refusing therapy, and is also not eating well. The nurse
interprets this to mean that the patient has been having trouble adjusting. The nurse decides to meet
with the patient's care team. The team decides to assess the patient's willingness to participate in group
recreational activities, the patient agrees to participate. After 1 week, the nurse reevaluates the plan of
care and notes that the patient has been sleeping much better. Which of the following terms best
describe processes used in the nurse's plan? (Select all that apply):
A. Clinical judgment.
B. Evidence-based practice.
C. The nursing process.
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