The nurse reviews a patient's database and learns that the patient lives alone, is forgetful, and does not have an established routine. The patient will be sent home with three new medications to be taken at different times of day.
The nurse develops a daily medication chart and enlists a family member to put the patient's pills in a pill organizer. This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
Question 2
Which statement about the safety and efficacy of medications in children is accurate?
a. Children cannot give consent, so clinical drug trials are not performed on children.
b. Children can only be subjects in quasi-experimental clinical studies.
c. Data from adult clinical drug trials can be extrapolated to children.
d. Federal law requires that drugs for children be tested on children.
Patient wearing an abularm
Pigmented bands in nail of patient with dark skin
A physician uses a portable electronic tablet to enter patient data while in the examination room.
A patient with exophthalmos.
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.