What Guidelines Do Nurses Follow to Identify the Patient's Health

question 23

Multiple Choice

What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient's health care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes?

• A) Nursing process
• B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
• C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
• D) Nurse Practice Acts

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Definitions:

Fixed Interval Schedule

A schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after a specified amount of time has passed.

Security Needs

Basic human requirements for safety and security, including physical safety, job security, and health.

Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow that suggests human needs are arranged in a hierarchy, from most pressing at the bottom to the need for self-actualization at the top.

Equity Theory

Is concerned with a person’s perceived inputs to a (work) setting and the outcomes received from that setting. The theory suggests that everyone calculates the ratio of inputs to outcomes, similar to considering a return on any investment.