A patient hospitalized for 6 days has made little progress toward ...

[jake]

A patient hospitalized for 6 days has made little progress toward outcomes written at the time of admission. The nurse decides that the lack of progress toward goals indicates that
 
  a. needs for reassessment exist.
  b. discharge should be delayed.
  c. nursing diagnoses were incorrect.
  d. nursing interventions were inadequate.

Question 2

A patient is being switched to clozapine (Clozaril) from therapy using a traditional antipsychotic. The patient asks, What's the advantage of the new drug? Select the nurse's best response.
 
  a. It is much less expensive.
  b. It has a lower risk for seizure activity.
  c. It is sometimes effective when other drugs fail.
  d. It has a lower risk for causing blood abnormalities.

[mbcrismon]

Answer to Question 1

A
When the evaluation is made that goals are not being attained, reassessment should take place. Nursing diagnoses might need to be reformulated, more realistic outcomes identified, or nursing interventions changed, but none of these measures can be determined to be appropriate until the reassessment has been completed.

Answer to Question 2

C
Clozapine is often effective against refractory schizophrenia. The distracters are incorrect statements.

[jake]

Excellent

[elyse44]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it