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ASSESSMENT—POINT OF ENTRY IN AN ONGOING PROCESS - Assessment is the collection of data about the individual's health state subjective data objective data database Diagnostic Reasoning - is the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses. nursing process - ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS OUTCOME IDENTIFICATION PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION ASSESSMENT - Collect data: Review of the clinical record Health history physical examination functional assessment Ris...

Which benefits are associated with using evidence-based practice in nursing care? Select all that apply. Reduced health care costs Higher-quality nursing care Improved patient outcomes Increased nurse-to-patient ratios Improved job satisfaction - Reduced health care costs Higher-quality nursing care Improved patient outcomes Improved job satisfaction Which statements about qualitative research are true? Select all that apply. The researcher's personal bias is more likely to have an influence o...

1. One characteristics of mental health that allows people to adapt to tragedies, trauma, and loss is: A. Dependence B. Resilience C. Pessimism D. Altruism - B. Resilience 2. You and Jack are two of the nurses working on the psychiatric unit. Jack mentions to you that the biological model for mental illness is the one he embraces, and states "it's the only one I really believe." Which of the following statements is true regarding believing in only the biological model? A. The biological mode...

A male client in the mental health unit is guarded and vaguely answers the nurse's questions. He isolates in his room and sometimes opens the door to peek into the hall. Which problem can the RN anticipate? A. Visual hallucinations. B. Auditory hallucinations. C. Excessive motor activity. D. Delusions of persecution. - D. Delusions of persecution. A female client with obsessive compulsive personality disorder is admitted to the hospital for a cardiac catheterization. The afternoon before the p...

The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called which of the following? A. Mortality B. Prevalence C.Epidemiology D.Clinical epidemiology - C.Epidemiology Which statement best describes the DSM-5? A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system. B.It is a compendium of treatment modalities. C.It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses. D.It suggests common interventions for mental disorders. - A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system...

What is the most common precursor to adolescent suicide? - Depression Also drugs and alcohol use. Signs and symptoms of depression - Boredom, restlessness, irritability, acting out, bullying, sadness, extreme mood swings, feeling trapped, withdrawing from activities, uninterested in school, anxious, talking about being a burden to others, Girls: Body image, self esteem Group therapy No suicide contract Communication - Can be effective. Involve the family Just puts in writing that they wil...

1.1 A client has experienced the death of a close family member and at the same time becomes unemployed. This situation has resulted in a 6-month score of 110 on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire. How should the nurse evaluate this client data? A. The client is experiencing severe distress and is at risk for physical and psychological illness. B. A score of 110 on the Miller and Rahe Recent Life Changes Questionnaire indicates no significant threat of stress-related illness. C. Susceptibilit...

Neurological Conditions - Diseases of the central (brain, spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system (cranial nerves, peripheral nerves) Hydrocephalus - Condition characterized by a build up of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), typically due to inadequate absorption Communicating vs. Non-Communicating Hydrocephalus - -Communicating: no obstruction to the flow within the ventricular system -Non-communicating: obstruction present within the ventricular system Signs of Hydrocephalus - -Rapid head...

Closed head injury is ____. - the most common cause of brain damage in young adults Closed head injury results in damage partially because of ____. - rotational forces that push the brain against the inside of the skull Which event is the most common cause of a stroke? - ischemia from an obstruction of an artery Ischemia is to ____ as hemorrhage is to ____. - obstruction; rupture ____ cells proliferate after a stroke. - Microglia Damage due to stroke caused by ischemia can be minimized by a...

A client presents with a headache and complaining of vision difficulties. Which cranial nerve might be defective in this client? A) VIII (Vestibulocochlear) B) VII (Facial) C) XI (Accessory) D) III (Oculomotor) - Answer: D A client presents to the ED with loss of consciousness. The RN evaluates the client using the Glasgow Coma Scale. The results are as follows: Eyes open to speech Abnormal flexion of extremities Use of inappropriate words What would the RN estimate this client's GCS score ...