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xroflmao · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse employed in a staff development department is providing an in-service for other nurses to educate them about the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) system.

During the in-service, which of the following statements made by one of the nurses in the room requires the staff nurse to clarify the information provided? a. This system can help medical students determine the cost of the care they provide.
b. If the nursing department uses this system, communication among nurses who work throughout the hospital may be enhanced.
c. We could use this system to help us better organize orientation for new nursing employees because we can better explain the nursing interventions we use most frequently on our unit.
d. The NIC system provides one way to improve safe and effective documentation in the hospital's electronic health record.

Question 2

The nurse suspects that the patient may have cardiovascular disease. During the examination, the nurse is alert to which of the following complaints from the patient?

a. Headache, dizziness, and tingling of body parts
b. Diplopia, floaters, and headaches
c. Cough, leg cramps, and orthopnea
d. Pain and cramping in the lower extremities relieved by walking

macybarnes · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The NIC system provides nurses the ability to determine the costs of services they provide. Because this system is specific to nursing practice, it would not help medical students determine the costs of care. Benefits of using NIC include enhancing communication among nursing staff and documentation, especially within health information systems such as an electronic documentation system. NIC also helps nurses identify the nursing interventions they implement most frequently. Units that identify routine nursing interventions can use this information to develop checklists for orientation.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Headache, dizziness, and tingling of body parts are more likely associated with a neurological problem, not vascular disease.
B Diplopia, floaters, and headaches are indicative of an eye problem, not vascular disease.
C Symptoms of heart disease can include chest pain, palpitations, fatigue, cough, dyspnea, leg cramps, edema of extremities, fainting, and orthopnea.
D Pain and cramping in the lower extremities are usually worsened with activity in vascular disease.