1. The nurse is planning care for a patient with hypertension and obesity. Which of the following...
Question:
1. The nurse is planning care for a patient with hypertension and obesity. Which of the following is a reasonable and measurable outcome for the nursing diagnosis of noncompliance with treatment regimen related to sidNe effects of medications?
a.The patient will state two lifestyle modifications for weight management by (date certain).
b.The patient will be compliant with the treatment regimen by (date certain).
c.The patient will understand the disease process by (date certain).
d.The patient‘s blood pressure will never increase.
2.A patient admitted with a diagnosis of Alzheimer‘s disease is anxious and dehydrated, has reportedly not been eating, and has had a weight loss of 5 lb in 1 week. Which nursing diagnosis is a priority?
a.Dehydration related to fluid loss
b.Inadequate nutrition related to anorexia
c.Excessive fluid related to reduced urine output
d.Reduced skin integrity related to lower fluid intake
3.An RN team leader has one LPN and one medical assistant assigned to the unit. Which patient would be most appropriate to assign to the LPN?
a.Right lower lobectomy, 1 day posTOPICeratively, whose temperature went from37.1°C to 38.3°C during the last shift.
b.72-year-old right hip replacement, 2 days posTOPICeratively, complaining of leg andchest pain.
c.48-year-old female patient who had a laparoscopic appendectomy 8 hours ago: urine output 165 mL, Hgb 7 g/dL, and Hct 21%.
d.Post cerebral vascular accident 1 week ago who had a Dobhoff feeding tube inserted and is now on continuous feedings at 45 mL/hour.
Applied Regression Analysis and Other Multivariable Methods
ISBN: 978-1285051086
5th edition
Authors: David G. Kleinbaum, Lawrence L. Kupper, Azhar Nizam, Eli S. Rosenberg