Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 8

Using the American Nurses Association's definition of nursing, which activities are within the domain of nursing (select all that apply)?
a. Implementing intake and output for a patient who is vomiting
b. Establishing and implementing a stress management program for family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
c. Explaining the risks associated with the planned surgical procedure when a preoperative patient inquires about risks
d. Developing and performing a study to compare the health status of older patients who live alone with the status of older patients who live with family members
e. Identifying the effect of an investigational drug on patients' hemoglobin levels
f.Using a biofeedback machine to teach a patient with cancer how to manage chronic pain.
g. Preventing pneumonia in an immobile patient by implementing frequent turning, coughing, and deep breathing .
h. Determining and administering fluid replacement therapy needed for a patient with serious burns.
i. Testifying to legislative bodies regarding the effect of health policies on culturally, socially, and economically diverse populations