Author Question: When engaging in outcomes identification, the nurse: a. Interviews and collects patient-focused ... (Read 31 times)

colton · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When engaging in outcomes identification, the nurse:

a. Interviews and collects patient-focused data
b. Re-assesses the patient's physical and emotional status evaluation
c. Reviews the patient's existing problems and projects the results of the nursing care
d. Considers the patient's presenting symptoms and identifies nursing-related prob-lems

Question 2

When preparing to conduct a nursing history and assessment on a patient transferred from the emergency department (ED) whose family believes the patient to be a questionable historian due to cognitive impairment,

the nurse initially begins the interview by:
a. Reviewing the ED chart
b. Contacting the admitting physician
c. Directing the questions to the family members
d. Establishing a line of communication with the patient

rachel · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Outcomes are projections of expected influence that nursing interventions will have on the patient. Interviewing and collecting data is involved in the assessment process, re-assessing is involved in the evaluation process, and identifying related nursing problems is involved in determining appropriate nursing diagnoses.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The nurse should begin establishing the nursepatient relationship by initially directing the questions to the patient. The nurse can confirm information and/or obtain supplementary in-formation from the sources identified by the other options.