A client with a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective therapeutic regimen management needs more frequent follow-up during treatment if the client:
1. expresses willingness to comply with the treatment plan.
2. uses a retirement check, personal savings, and health insurance to meet expenses.
3. has impaired cognitive ability and lives with a spouse.
4. is newly diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes and is living alone.
Question 2
Which of the following client statements below is most suggestive of ineffective management of a therapeutic regimen?
1. I want to follow my new diet, but it doesn't provide enough food. I still feel hungry after I eat.
2. I've decided that it's better for me to continue to prepare food as I have always done.
3. The new diet is too expensive. I will not spend all of my money on food.
4. Preparing and eating certain foods cannot be that effective in keeping me well.
The nurse applies a pulse oximeter sensor on the client’s finger.
Nursing assessment questions
Waste Generation and Management
Position the client
Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I