Katie is a student nurse completing her final semester of nursing school. This semester she is caring for patients in a wound clinic. One of the patients, Mr. Theim, is a 67-year-old man with a varicose ulcer in his right lower leg.
Katie has been caring for Mr. Theim for the past month and is taking off the bandages from the leg to see how it is healing. The ulcer no longer had exudates and appeared to be healing as expected. This is an example of which of the following American Nurses Association Standards of Practice? A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Implementation
D. Nursing diagnosis
Question 2
Harriett is a nursing student who is performing a physical examination on Jarred, a 6-year-old patient who is being admitted to the pediatric unit with abdominal pain.
When would be the most appropriate time in the examination to palpate Jarred's abdomen? A. Palpate tender areas last.
B. Palpate tender areas first to get it over.
C. Palpate tender areas between other portions of the exam.
D. Do not palpate tender areas.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
nursing process
Domains of nursing practice
Nursing assessment questions
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