Author Question: Mark is the nurse admitting Mr. Kern to the neurology unit of the hospital. Mr. Kern is an ... (Read 106 times)

Pineapplelove6 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Mark is the nurse admitting Mr. Kern to the neurology unit of the hospital. Mr. Kern is an 82-year-old man who lives at home with his wife of 60 years.

His daughter and her family live next door to the Kerns and help care for them. Mrs. Kern has diabetes and hypertension, which are both controlled with medication and diet. As Mark develops a plan of care for Mr. Kern, he should consider which of the following nursing diagnoses?
A. Risk for caregiver role strain
B. Disabled family coping
C. Impaired parenting
D. Ineffective role performance

Question 2

A registered nurse has been practicing as an operating room nurse for the past 6 years.

She is a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and attends the national conference annually to keep abreast of the latest research in that field of nursing. This is an example of maintaining which of the following American Nurses Association Standards of Performance? A. Quality of practice
B. Collegiality
C. Practice evaluation
D. Education

chevyboi1976 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
During times of acute illness a family becomes distressed and focuses solely on the ill member, neglecting the needs of the other family members. For example, you will always consider the diagnosis of Risk for caregiver role strain a possibility when extended care of a family member is necessary.

Answer to Question 2

D
The definition of education by the ANA Code of Ethics is that the registered nurse attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice.