Question 1

What phrase best describes nurse-initiated interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)   nurse-prescribed interventions
B)   physician-prescribed interventions
C)   healthcare team interventions
D)   interventions based on medical ordersE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What core value of nursing care is missing when a nursing intervention is delegated to a UAP?

Accepted Answer

A)   communication
B)   patient teaching
C)   nurse/patient dynamic
D)   competent careE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

What must occur before physician-initiated interventions can be carried out?

Accepted Answer

A)   They must be written on the nursing plan of care.
B)   The nurse relinquishes all responsibility for them.
C)   Any healthcare provider may order them.
D)   The physician gives a verbal or written order.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

A nurse documents the following diagnosis for a hospitalized patient: Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements. What is the major goal of interventions for a risk diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   reduce or eliminate contributing factors
B)   prevent the problem
C)   collect additional data
D)   promote higher-level wellnessE) All of the above
F) None of the above B

Question 5

A nurse is catheterizing a patient. What action illustrates respect for the patient's privacy?

Accepted Answer

A)   explaining the procedure to the family
B)   leaving the patient's pajamas on
C)   closing the door to the room
D)   asking another nurse if he wants to watchE) A) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 6

According to the American Nurses Association, who determines the scope of nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   nurses
B)   lawyers
C)   physicians
D)   consumersE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following examples of nursing actions involve direct care of the patient? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)   A nurse counsels a young family who is interested in natural family planning.
B)   A nurse massages the back of a patient while performing a skin assessment.
C)   A nurse arranges for a consultation for a patient who has no health insurance.
D)   A nurse helps a patient in hospice fill out a living will form.
E)   A nurse arranges for physical therapy for a patient who had a stroke.F)  A nurse comforts a distraught patient whose baby was stillborn.G) C) and E)
H) A) and F) A, B, D, E

Question 8

What is one advantage of having a standard classification of nursing interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)   to standardize nomenclature (names or terms) 
B)   to legitimize the use of the nursing process
C)   to classify indicators of patient outcomes
D)   to facilitate documentation of expected goalsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 11: Implementing

What phrase best describes nurse-initiated interventions?

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What core value of nursing care is missing when a nursing intervention is delegated to a UAP?

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What must occur before physician-initiated interventions can be carried out?

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A nurse documents the following diagnosis for a hospitalized patient: Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements. What is the major goal of interventions for a risk diagnosis?

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A nurse is catheterizing a patient. What action illustrates respect for the patient's privacy?

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C

According to the American Nurses Association, who determines the scope of nursing practice?

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Which of the following examples of nursing actions involve direct care of the patient? Select all that apply.

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A, B, D, E

What is one advantage of having a standard classification of nursing interventions?

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Exam 11: Implementing

What phrase best describes nurse-initiated interventions?

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What core value of nursing care is missing when a nursing intervention is delegated to a UAP?

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What must occur before physician-initiated interventions can be carried out?

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A nurse documents the following diagnosis for a hospitalized patient: Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements. What is the major goal of interventions for a risk diagnosis?

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A nurse is catheterizing a patient. What action illustrates respect for the patient's privacy?

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According to the American Nurses Association, who determines the scope of nursing practice?

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Which of the following examples of nursing actions involve direct care of the patient? Select all that apply.

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What is one advantage of having a standard classification of nursing interventions?

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A, B, D, E

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