The RN Implements an Intervention to Improve a Patient's Appetite

question 27

Multiple Choice

The RN implements an intervention to improve a patient's appetite.After implementing the intervention for two meals,the LPN/LVN notes no improvement in the patient's eating.What action should the LPN/LVN take?

• A) Develop a new plan of care.
• B) Revise the patient outcome to one that is achievable.
• C) Collaborate on a new nursing diagnosis with the RN.
• D) Provide data to the RN to assist in evaluation of the plan.

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and dividing by the count of these numbers.

Right-Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail on the right side of the distribution is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that the mean is greater than the median.

Standard Deviation

The square root of the variance, measuring the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean.

Mean

The mathematical calculation where you add all the numbers in a set and divide by the number of elements to find the average.