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Medesa

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on: Jun 25, 2018
Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
 
  a. Nursing diagnosis
  b. Medical diagnosis
  c. Diagnostic hypothesis
  d. Diagnostic assessment

Question 2

A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
 
  a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
  b. Breathing, sleep, and pain
  c. Sleep, breathing, and pain
  d. Sleep, pain, and breathing


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mcni194

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Diagnostic reasoning calls for the nurse to formulate a diagnostic hypothesis; the nursing process calls for a nursing diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
First-level priority problems are immediate priorities, remembering the ABCs (airway, breathing, and circulation), followed by second-level problems, and then third-level problems.


Medesa

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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