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sam.t96

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A 22-year-old client who has been diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder has been receiving treatment. The final stage of the nursing process in the care of this client should focus on what?
 
  A) Encouraging the client to develop coping skills and life skills
  B) Evaluating the effectiveness of the treatment
  C) Selecting specific interventions
  D) Engaging the client's friends and family

Question 2

Because of his fear of poisoning, a client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia has severely limited his food intake over the past several months, leading a weight loss of nearly 40 pounds.
 
  What consideration would be the priority in the planning of this client's care?
 
  A) The client's compliance with psychotherapy
  B) The client's mood and affect
  C) The client's coping skills
  D) The client's nutritional status


joneynes

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
The evaluation phase is the final phase of the nursing process, and it focuses on the client's status, progress toward goal achievement, and ongoing reevaluation of the care plan.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Because of their urgency, physiologic needs such as the stabilization of a comorbid medical condition take precedence over needs that are higher on Maslow's hierarchy.


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