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Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 1
An example of a nursing activity that reflects the American Nurses Association's definition of nursing is
A) diagnosing a patient with a feeding tube as being at risk for aspiration.
B) establishing protocols for treating patients in the emergency department.
C) providing antianxiety drugs for a patient who has disturbed sleep patterns.
D) identifying and treating dysrhythmias that occur in a patient in the coronary care unit.
A) diagnosing a patient with a feeding tube as being at risk for aspiration.
B) establishing protocols for treating patients in the emergency department.
C) providing antianxiety drugs for a patient who has disturbed sleep patterns.
D) identifying and treating dysrhythmias that occur in a patient in the coronary care unit.
Explanation
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There are various nursing definitions out of which American Nurses Association provides the correct and complete definition of nursing.
Option (b) says, establishing protocols for treating patients in the emergency department: as per American Nurses Association, we are not diagnosing the risks of the patient nor are we treating the upcoming risk. Therefore it is not the right answer.
Therefore, option (b) is incorrect.
Option (c) says, providing anti anxiety drugs for a patient who has disturbed sleep patterns: here we are thinking about the present complaints of the patient but not about the risks which may occur. Therefore this is not the right option.
Therefore, option (c) is incorrect.
Option (d) says, identifying and treating dysrhythmias that occur in a patient in the coronary care unit: even here, we are treating the presenting complaint of the patient but we are not acting according to the risk which is going to occur to the patient.
Therefore, option (d) is incorrect.
Option (a) says, diagnosing a patient with a feeding tube as being at risk for aspiration: this exactly proves nursing definition as per American Nurses Association. A patient with a feeding tube or nasogastric tube mostly will be bed ridden. Even otherwise also, when he is fed, there is a high and increased risk for aspiration. Therefore this is the right answer.
Therefore, option (a) is the right answer.
Option (b) says, establishing protocols for treating patients in the emergency department: as per American Nurses Association, we are not diagnosing the risks of the patient nor are we treating the upcoming risk. Therefore it is not the right answer.
Therefore, option (b) is incorrect.
Option (c) says, providing anti anxiety drugs for a patient who has disturbed sleep patterns: here we are thinking about the present complaints of the patient but not about the risks which may occur. Therefore this is not the right option.
Therefore, option (c) is incorrect.
Option (d) says, identifying and treating dysrhythmias that occur in a patient in the coronary care unit: even here, we are treating the presenting complaint of the patient but we are not acting according to the risk which is going to occur to the patient.
Therefore, option (d) is incorrect.
Option (a) says, diagnosing a patient with a feeding tube as being at risk for aspiration: this exactly proves nursing definition as per American Nurses Association. A patient with a feeding tube or nasogastric tube mostly will be bed ridden. Even otherwise also, when he is fed, there is a high and increased risk for aspiration. Therefore this is the right answer.
Therefore, option (a) is the right answer.
Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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