CHAPTER 4: The Nursing Process and Pharmacology 2024
1. Reviewing a medication order is considered what type of action?:
Independent nursing action
2. Determining when ti turn a patient in bed?: independent nursing action
3. Obtaining the pt's medical history?: independent nursing action
4. Collaborating with the prescriber when to give a medication?:
interdependant nursing action
5. Formulating an appropriate nursing diagnosis?: independent nursing action
6. Determining the frequency of drug administration?: dependent nursing
action
7. Nurses use the nursing process to?: provide a framework for consistent
nursing actions
8. An important aspect of the framework of the nursing process is that it
uses?: a problem-solving approach
9. List in order the steps used in the nursing process?:
1.Assesment
2.Nursing diagnosis
3.Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
10. The nurse considers the Pt's psychosocial and cultural needs during
which step of the nursing process?: Nursing diagnosis
11. The nurse uses which step of the nursing process to detect any potential
complications?: planning
12. Nurses perform the task of Pt assessment to determine>:
1. pt's response to tx
2. any adverse effects of meds
3. if the pt has any risk factors
13. The initial assessment is performed on a pt identify pt problems based
on defining characteristics, as well as to identify?:
1. risk factors that predispose the pt to developing problems
2. responses to a disease process
3. adverse effects of drugs
14. Important info that the nurse gathers during the assessment of a pt
includes?:
1. vital signs
2. mobility level
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