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biggirl4568 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The client tells the nurse she has been smoking one pack of cigarettes a day for the past 20 years. The nurse recognizes that this is which part of the nursing process?

1. Evaluation
2. Planning
3. Assessment
4. Implementation

Question 2

The nurse is developing a nursing diagnosis for a client who has pneumonia. The nurse recognizes that the diagnosis describes an actual or potential problem that:

1. relates to the client's primary diagnosis.
2. the nurse can treat independently.
3. the nurse can treat with a physician's order.
4. requires a physician's intervention.

zoeyesther · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

1. Evaluation is determining the effectiveness of care given.
2. Planning is determining the care needed after assessment.
3. Assessment includes data gathering and past history information.
4. Implementation involves the actual giving of care.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

1. The nurse develops a nursing diagnosis based on the client's symptoms, not on the primary diagnosis.
2. A nursing diagnosis is based on implementations that nurses treat independently of the physician.
3. The physician does not need to write orders for nursing care.
4. A physician is not responsible for giving nursing care.