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A nurse assesses the vital signs of a patient who is one day postsurgery in which a colostomy was performed. The nurse then uses the data to update the patient plan of care. What are these actions considered?
 
  A) initial planning C) on-going planning
  B) comprehensive planning D) discharge planning

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A nurse interviews a pregnant teenager and documents her answers on the patient record. At the same time, the nurse responds to the patient's concerns and makes a referral for counseling and maternity care.
 
  This scenario is an example of which of the descriptors of the nursing process?
   A) systematic B) dynamic C) outcome oriented D) universally applicable


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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bclement10

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

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