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MGLQZ · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is evaluating whether patient goals and outcomes have been met. Which option below is an expected outcome for a patient with Impaired physical mobility?

a. The patient is able to ambulate in the hallway with crutches.
b. The patient's level of mobility will improve.
c. The nurse provides assistance while the patient is walking in the hallways.
d. The patient will deny pain while walking in the hallway.

Question 2

The nurse is alert to which of the following factors that lowers blood pressure?

a. Anxiety
b. Heavy alcohol consumption
c. Cigarette smoking
d. Diuretic administration

macagn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
An outcome is an expected, favorable, and measurable result of nursing care. The patient's being able to ambulate in the hallway with crutches is an expected outcome of nursing care. The option stating, The patient's level of mobility will improve is a broader goal statement. The nurse's assisting a patient to ambulate is an intervention. The patient's denying pain is an expected outcome for Acute pain, not for Impaired physical mobility.

Answer to Question 2

D
Diuretics reduce blood pressure by reducing reabsorption of sodium and water by the kidneys, thus reducing circulating fluid volume.
The effects of sympathetic nerve stimulation, such as with anxiety, increase blood pressure.
Heavy alcohol consumption has been linked to hypertension.
Cigarette smoking has been linked to hypertension.