A Patient Who Is Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient who is hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease wants to go home.The nurse and the patient discuss the patient's situation and decide that the patient may go home when able to perform self-care without dyspnea and hypoxia.This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?

• A) Assessment
• B) Evaluation
• C) Implementation
• D) Planning

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Definitions:

Actual Population

The total number of individuals currently living in a specific area or belonging to a particular group at a given time.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people that may be based on gender, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, or other factors, often leading to misconceptions or prejudice.

Nuclear Families

A family unit consisting of two parents (a mother and a father) and their children, regarded as a traditional family structure.

Protective Factors

Environmental and personal factors that are the source of children’s resilience in the face of hardship.