After formulating the nursing diagnoses for a new patient, what ...

[Awilson837]

After formulating the nursing diagnoses for a new patient, what is the nurse's next action?
 
  a. Implement the nursing plan of care.
  b. Complete the spiritual assessment.
  c. Determine the goals and outcome criteria.
  d. Design interventions to include in the plan of care.

Question 2

Shortly after the parents announced that they were divorcing, a 15-year-old stopped participating in sports, sat alone at lunch, and avoided friends. The adolescent told the school nurse, I would rather stay in my room and listen to music.
 
  It's easier than talking to my friends about what is happening in my family.. Which nursing diagnosis is most applicable? a. Decisional conflict
  b. Chronic low self-esteem
  c. Disturbed personal identity
  d. Impaired social interaction

[kthug]

Answer to Question 1

C
Standard 3 refers to determining outcomes. Outcomes cannot be determined until the nursing assessment is complete and the nursing diagnoses have been formulated.

Answer to Question 2

D
This diagnosis refers to aloneness that the patient perceives negatively, even when self-imposed. The teen displays self-imposed isolation from peers and family. The distracters are not supported by data in the scenario.

[Awilson837]

TYSM

[anyusername12131]

Gracias!