Practice Question
Which skill does the nurse use to see relationships among data?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Clustering related cues
Rationale:
⚫Clustering data involves grouping together cues that point to a specific health problem or nursing diagnosis.
⚫This skill helps the nurse see patterns and connections among assessment findings.
⚫For example, grouping cues such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and low oxygen saturation indicates impaired gas exchange.
⚫By clustering, the nurse avoids focusing on isolated symptoms and instead looks at the whole clinical picture.
⚫This skill strengthens clinical judgment and supports accurate decision-making in nursing care.
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More Questions from This Exam
Which is an example of an objective assessment finding?
Answer Choices:
A. A client reports vomiting overnight.
B. A client reports a pain level of 8 out 10.
C. A client states, "I have not slept for the past 24 hours."
D. A nurse observes the client with facial grimacing.
A registered nurse is discussing the nursing process with a student nurse. Which of the following statements by the student nurse should the registered nurse identify as appropriate for the planning step of the nursing process?
Answer Choices:
A. "I will develop a SMART goal based on the client's problems."
B. "I will ask the client if their pain has resolved."
C. "I will administer the mediations prescribed by the provider."
D. "I will review the past medical history in the client's chart."
In the process of planning a patient's care, the nurse has identified a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Health Maintenance related to alcohol use. What must precede the determination of this nursing diagnosis?
Answer Choices:
A. Evaluating the patient's chances of recovery
B. Assigning a positive value to each consequence of the diagnosis
C. Establishment of a plan to address the underlying problem
D. Collecting and analyzing data that corroborates the diagnosis
After assessing a client, a nurse develops a standard formal nursing diagnosis. What is the rationale for the nurse's actions?
Answer Choices:
A. To help nurses focus on the scope of medical practice
B. To distinguish the nurse's role from the provider's role
C. To form a language that can be encoded only by nurses
D. To develop clinical judgment based on other intuitions
A nursing diagnosis:
Answer Choices:
A. A nursing diagnosis is not a clinical judgement.
B. Identifies a nursing problem.
C. Is a statement of a patient response to a health problem that requires nursing interventions.
D. Does not change during the course of a patient's hospitalization.
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: 💎Examplify-PN
- Domain: 🔔 Fundamentals of Nursing-PN
- Answer Choices: 4