After administering pain medication to a postoperative client, ...

[joesmith1212]

After administering pain medication to a postoperative client, the LPN/LVN returns in 30 minutes to ask the client if relief was obtained. This is an example of which stage of the nursing process?
 
  1. Planning
  2. Assessing
  3. Evaluation
  4. Implementing
  5.

Question 2

Accurate, complete, and appropriate nursing entries in a client chart include: Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. (date) 0200 Mrs. Smith appears to be sleeping.------S. Smith, LPN
  2. (date) 0200 Client resting in bed with eyes closed.------S. Smith, LPN
  3. (date) 0800 Client angry at husband for spending too much money. -------S. Smith, LPN
  4. (date) 0900 Client refused 0400 dose of Amoxacillin.-------S. Smith, LPN
  5. (date) 0700 Client smiling, talking on telephone. -----S. Smith, LPN

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Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale 1: To observe or measure client response to nursing interventions is a component of the evaluation process

Answer to Question 2

2,5
Rationale: The word appears' makes the entry an interpretation, rather than an observation.