Nursing interventions may be categorized based on the degree of ...

[jerry coleman]

Nursing interventions may be categorized based on the degree of nursing autonomy. Which one of the following is an example of a nurse-initiated intervention?
 
  a. Providing client teaching
  b. Administering medication
  c. Ordering a computed tomography (CAT) scan
  d. Referring a client to physiotherapy

Question 2

In completing an assessment on an assigned client, the nurse obtains important information for planning nursing care. Which of the following issues regarding client needs should take priority?
 
  a. An impending divorce
  b. A nutritional deficit
  c. Difficulty breathing
  d. Financial problems

[gabrielle_lawrence]

Answer to Question 1

A
Health teaching is an example of a nurse-initiated intervention.
Administering medication is a physician-initiated intervention.
Ordering a computed tomography (CAT) scan is a physician-initiated intervention.
Referring a client to physiotherapy is a collaborative intervention.

Answer to Question 2

C
Difficulty breathing would be the highest-priority client need. In general, priorities that protect clients' basic needs of safety, adequate oxygenation, and circulation are high priority. High pri-orities are sometimes both physiological and psychological and may address other basic human needs.
An impending divorce is a low-priority client need. It is not directly related to a specific illness or prognosis but may affect the client's future well-being.
A nutritional deficit is an intermediate priority client need. It involves a nonlife-threatening need of the client.
Financial problems are a low-priority client need. This is not directly related to a specific illness or prognosis but may affect the client's future well-being.