Which statement describes how the nursing process applies to pharmacology?
a. It predicts nonadherence to the drug regimen.
b. It directs the
... [Show More] prescriptive process of pharmacology.
c. It promotes adherence to a prescribed drug regimen.
d. It creates a nursing-centered approach to pharmacology. - CORRECT ANSWERE-
==-c
Rationale:
The nursing process promotes positive patient outcomes and promotes adherence to a
prescribed drug regimen.
A nurse notes in the electronic health records that the patient was constantly twisting his
or her wedding band during the admission assessment. Which type of data collection
does this fall under?
a. Biased
b. Objective
c. Subjective
d. Emotional - CORRECT ANSWERE-==-b
Rationale:
The patient's body language is part of objective data collection.
A patient describes to the nurse that a newly prescribed drug made them feel shaky.
Which type of data is this?
a. Subjective
b. Objective
c. Perceptive
d. Quantitative - CORRECT ANSWERE-==-a
Rationale:
A patient's report that a newly prescribed drug made them feel shaky is subjective data.
Which nursing diagnoses are appropriate for a patient with a hip fracture? Select all that
apply.
a. Fall risk
b. Acute pain
c. Osteoporosis
d. Hypophosphatemia
e. Fracture of the greater trochanter - CORRECT ANSWERE-==-a, b
Rationale:
Abnormal data serve as the defining characteristics for actual or potential problems. A
person with a hip fracture has abnormal gait and balance and is therefore at increased
risk for a fall.
Abnormal data serve as the defining characteristics for actual or potential problems. A
hip fracture results in pain, which is an abnormal human condition.
Which interventions related to drug therapy are part of the planning phase of the nursing
process? Select all that apply.
a. Setting priorities
b. Providing patient education
c. Enhancing therapeutic effects
d. Minimizing drug interactions
e. Establishing evaluation criteria - CORRECT ANSWERE-==-b, c, d [Show Less]