After the nursing plan of care has been developed, the nurse ...

[lindiwe]

After the nursing plan of care has been developed, the nurse knows that:
 
  A) each encounter with the client is an opportunity to reassess and revise the plan of care if necessary.
  B) the plan will be followed by other health care providers and filed with the client's chart upon discharge.
  C) the responsibility for the assessment of the client has ended.
  D) care plans are rigid and do not change.
  E) the plan of care can only be changed by the nurse who developed it.

Question 2

What are the two priority nursing diagnoses?
 
  A) Risk for infection
  B) Anxiety
  C) Acute Pain
  D) Ineffective Airway Clearance
  E) Feeding Self-Care Deficit

[IAPPLET]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
During each encounter with clients, nurses assess function, ensuring prompt attention to emerging problems. Because a client's condition can change quickly and dramatically, astute nurses remain alert to subtle cues and inferences. As they initiate the plan of care, nurses must ensure that the planned interventions are still relevant.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C, D
Feedback:
While all are important diagnoses, respiratory function and pain are priority.

[lindiwe]

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[IAPPLET]

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