Question

TRUE OR FALSE

1) Percussion was an independent nursing practice in the 1800's.T/F

2.) In the 1990's Clinical pathways guided the client's progression. T/F

3.) Assessment is the 1St step of the nursing Process. T/F

4.)Determine the outcome criteria is part of the planning. T/F

5.) The nurse uses medical diagnosis to promote health & prevent disease. T/F

Answer 1

1)True - Because it is the one of the steps in physical assessment to identify for tenderness, mass, abnormal changes in lungs, abdomen.

2) True - Clinical pathway concept initiated on 1985 in England. The main purpose of the concept to attain more effective care as well as time management.

3)True - The nursing process begins from assessment of the client in order to collect information from the patient. Assessment has 2 types :Objective and subjective data.

4)True - Expected outcome for the plan of patient nursing process is a channel to complete the interventions in order to get a good evaluation.

5)False - Nurse will uses medical diagnosis as a part of treatment, but then they gave priority to the other aspects like psychological, physiological, social, spiritual areas to promote health and prevention of disease.

An example :Community health nursing services, where they consider all aspects for care before even get medical diagnosis.