A nurse records that a patient states his abdominal pain is worse ...

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A nurse records that a patient states his abdominal pain is worse now than last night. Of what is this an example?
 
  A. PIE documentation
  B. SOAP documentation
  C. Narrative charting
  D. Charting by exception

Question 2

A recent graduate nurse has been assigned to be a primary nurse on a geriatric unit. After completing a review of development and aging, the nurse recalls that changes during the climacteric signify:
 
  A. a transition from middle to late adulthood.
  B. the ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
  C. a time when cognitive performance begins to peak in middle age.
  D. a decline of reproductive capacity caused by a decrease in sexual hormones.

[Jordin Calloway]

Answer to Question 1

C
PIE charting focuses on problem, intervention, and evaluation. SOAP documentation addresses subjective data, objective data, assessment, and the plan period. Charting by exception reduces the time required to compete documentation, using a flow sheet to indicate normal findings or routine interventions.

Answer to Question 2

D
Women experience changes in menstrual cycle, flow, and cervical mucosa. Men experience prostate enlargement. Men can experience a decrease in fertility but may be able to father children. Few changes occur in cognitive development; ability to solve problems is based on past experiences.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[mjenn52]

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