Author Question: When asked to define the purpose of diagnostic reasoning, the best nursing response is: 1. ... (Read 61 times)

AEWBW · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

When asked to define the purpose of diagnostic reasoning, the best nursing response is:

1. Diagnostic reasoning is the foundation of the second step of the nursing process; Nursing Diagnosis.
2. The diagnostic reasoning process flows from the assessment process and includes decision-making steps.
3. Diagnostic reasoning includes data clustering, identifying client needs and for-mulating the diagnosis or problem.
4. Diagnostic reasoning involves using the assessment collected on a specific client to logically arrive at an appropriate nursing diagnosis.

Question 2

The nurse has identified deficient knowledge regarding surgery for a client who is scheduled for an outpatient procedure. Which of the following instructional topics will best minimize the cli-ent's anxiety regarding the procedure?

1. Assure the client that preoperative sedation will be administered.
2. Discuss the pre- and postprocedure care that will be provided.
3. Provide a detailed explanation of why the procedure is necessary.
4. Guarantee that family will be regularly updated during the procedure.

owenfalvey · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
Diagnostic reasoning is a process of using the assessment data gathered about a client to logically explain a clinical judgment, in this case a nursing diagnosis. The remaining options do not de-scribe purpose but rather identify outcomes of diagnostic reasoning.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
A nursing diagnosis focuses on a client's actual or potential response to a health problem rather than on the physiological event, complications, or disease. In the case of the diagnosis deficient knowledge regarding surgery, the nurse will best minimize anxiety by providing information re-garding pre- and postoperative routines so as to facilitate the client in formulating realistic ex-pectations. Although the other options are appropriate, they are limited in scope and do not have as much impact on anxiety.