Feedback:To correctly diagnose health problems, the nurse must be familiar with nursing diagnoses and other health problems;read professional literature and keep reference guides handy; trust clinical experience and judgment but be willing to askfor help when the situation demands more than his or her qualifications and experience can provide; respect clinicalintuitions, but before writing a diagnosis without evidence, increase the frequency of observations and continue to searchfor clues to verify intuition. The nurse must also recognize personal biases and keep an open mind.16.A nurse observes a new mother tenderly holding and softly talking to her baby. What does this observation tell the nurseabout the baby’s strengths?A)Nothing; this observation is not important.B)The mother is just behaving as all mothers do.C)A baby is not capable of having strengths.D)Nurturing is a strength for developing infants.Ans:DFeedback:A strength, as assessed by the nurse during data interpretation and analysis, contributes to a client’s level of wellness. Inthis case, the obvious love of the mother for her baby indicates a significant strength in the normal growth anddevelopment of the baby.17.A nurse completes a health history and physical assessment for an adolescent before he begins football practice. Basedon findings, the nurse recommends reinforcing good health habits. What conclusion did the nurse reach after interpretingand analyzing the data?A)No problemB)Possible problemC)Actual problemD)Clinical problemAns:AFeedback:The nurse reaches one of four basic conclusions after interpreting and analyzing the client data. Different nursingresponses are possible for each conclusion. In this case, the nurse would most likely conclude there was no problem andreinforce the client’s health habits.
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