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Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care Tenth, North American Edition
Diagnosis/Problem Identification

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Question 1 of 5

In addition to identifying responses to actual or potential health problems, what is another purpose of the diagnosing step in the nursing process?

A. to collect information about subjective and objective data

B. to correlate nursing and medical diagnostic criteria

C. to identify etiologies of health problems

D. to evaluate mutually developed expected outcomes

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Question 2 of 5

Which of the following patient care concerns is clearly a nursing responsibility?

A. prescribing medications

B. monitoring health status changes

C. ordering diagnostic examinations

D. performing surgical procedures

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Question 3 of 5

After completing assessments, a nurse uses the data collected to identify appropriate nursing diagnoses for a patient. What are the nursing diagnoses used for?

A. selecting nursing interventions to meet expected outcomes

B. establishing a database of information for future comparison

C. mutually establishing desired outcomes of the plan of care

D. evaluating the effectiveness of the established plan of care

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Question 4 of 5

Which of the following are examples of nursing responsibilities? Select all that apply.

A. recognizing the signs and symptoms of pancreatitis when it presents in a patient

B. making a diagnosis of uterine cancer following diagnostic testing

C. referring a patient diagnosed with lung cancer to a smoke-cessation group

D. researching and prescribing medication for an adolescent with uncontrolled asthma

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Question 5 of 5

Which of the following statements accurately describe the legal responsibility of the nurse making a diagnosis for a patient?

A. The nurse may make a diagnosis, but the physician is responsible for making sure it is appropriate for the patient.

B. The nurse practitioner is responsible for making all nursing diagnoses and determining if they are appropriate for the patient.

C. The nurse must decide if he or she is qualified to make a nursing diagnosis and will accept responsibility for treating it.

D. The healthcare facility directs the nursing diagnosis in order to receive payment for services performed.

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