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HCHenry

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Using a concept map to graphically depict the symptoms and issues present helps the nurse to:
 
  a. quantify the symptoms and issues to justify the highest remuneration schedule
  b. identify the primary focal issues that relate to or are the basis for most of the others
  c. conserve time and paper by drawing it all out on one page instead of dictating a long history
  d. codify the client record so that personal, intimate issues are not readily apparent to others

Question 2

A nurse assesses a client with depression who reports fatigue, sadness, insomnia, powerlessness, and social isolation. The nurse knows that the BEST practice is to focus on which symptom?
 
  a. fatigue so that the client can experience enough energy to work on other symptoms
  b. sadness in order to reduce or eliminate the need for suicide precautions
  c. the symptom that the client identifies as the most urgent need
  d. all of the identified symptoms simultaneously in a coordinated manner



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Answer to Question 1

B
Using a concept map to graphically depict the symptoms and issues present helps the nurse identify the primary focal issues that relate to or are the basis for most of the others. As the focal issues emerge, they become the priorities for the nurse's attention and form the basis for development of the nursing care plan.

Answer to Question 2

C
The nurse knows that the best practice is to focus on the symptoms that the client identifies as the most urgent. This approach would indicate to the client that the nurse cares about the client's feelings and perception of the problem. By focusing on the symptoms that the client feels are most urgent, the nurse can build a trusting relationship with the client.



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