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Miranda, Troy Albert N.
BSN 3 C
Nursing Task 1: (Self-directed learning)
1. Assessment begins with initial patient contact. Which nursing activity is included
during this component of nursing process?
Answer: The nursing assessment incudes gathering of information about the client’s
individual physiological and psychological needs. Interviewing, physical examination,
and obtaining the patient’’s history are some of the nursing activities that is included
during this process. This nursing activities will provide a baseline to form a diagnosis
that is appropriate with the client’s condition.
2. A patient needs t lose weight. Which outcome is most attainable and realistic?
Answer: The most attainable ad realistic outcome when a patient needs to lose weight
is “Patient will lose 1 lb to 2 lbs each week until weight is within normal range”.
There are also factors that should be considered eg, the BMI of the client. This is a
measurable and patient centered goal that is realistic.
3. Nurse identifies that a px is unable to identify the correct number of oral medicine
take each morning. Which step of the nursing process does this problem involve?
Answer: Implementation, the nurse is already carrying out the plan of care by giving
the necessary medications. Implementation is still an ongoing assessment and usually
some problems can be identify during this phase. When it comes to that, there will be
revisions of plan of care to the client until all the necessary goals and objective are
met.
4. Which of the following roles do nurses play in health promotion?

Answer: The most critical role of the nurse in health promotion is being an advocate
and educator. Nurses spend the most time with the patients and provide anticipatory
guidance about immunizations, nutrition, dietary, medications, and safety. They play
an important role in promoting public health and prevention of the disease.
5. With the advent of technology and the hype in social media, how can nurses promote
health facts and counter misinformation and disinformation?
Answer: Nurses have an important role in helping patients, families, and
communities access credible, trusted health information. With the hype of social
media many disinformation are spreading an example of this are the misinformation
about the covid 19 crisis. As a nurse this is a great opportunity to use the social media
as a medium to provide a trustable information based on scientific facts.
6. Why is collaboration important nursing practice? Give concrete examples to prove

your answer.
Answer: Collaboration among nurses and staff ensures more efficient, effective
patient care and a more supportive environment where team members can develop in
their practice. This is important for referrals with other professional specialities in the
hospital. An example of collaboration is the collaboration of the nurse and the
dietician or nutritionist. The nurse will refer the client to a dietician to provide a more
specialized nutritional plan for the client and the job of the nurse is to make sure that
the plan is being carried out and followed by the client.
7. Get the BMI of one of your family members. From the BMI result, give at least three
nursing interventions that you will perform. Provide rationale in each interventions.
Name: Miranda, Poserfina Interventions: Rationale:

N.  Perform a nutrition  This will provide an
screening. (this includes information that helps
Height: 5’2 ft the food choices, eating determine the cues
Weight 68 kg frequency, physical and other sources of
BMI: 28 (Overweight) activity etc. overeating an weight
 Make a dietary plan and gain.
encourage the client to  Dietary plan can keep
eat a healthy diet track a detailed record
containing several of food and calorie
portion of fruits and intake that may help
vegetables. the client focus and
 Encourage the client to keep motivated to lose
engage in different weight.
types of exercise  Exercising is a good
training as possible. way to support the diet
and lose weight. It
improves the overall
mobility.
8. How doo cultural factors affect nursing care plan? Cite examples where diet and other
procedures are given considerations for Jehovah’s witness clients.
Answer: One of the procedures that is always a dilemma of the doctors and nurses to
a Jehovah’s witness clients are the of blood transfusion.The culture of their religion is
the sensitivity of performing blood transfusion which can hinder the ongoing medical
procedure that can put the client at risk. As a nurse we should respect their culture of
religion and autonomy when choosing blood fractions.
9. Nurse is caring for a patient whose BMI is 32. Based on this assessment finding, what
should the nurse do first?
Answer: The first thing to do after finding out the BMI of 32 is to assess the client’s
risk for obesity related complications like High blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes,
Coronary heart disease etc. This serious complications are more likely to develop to a
client with obesity. This will provide a more concrete information on to what is the
best medical interventions to use in treating the client.
10. Nurse attends for a client who suspect for Kwashiorkor, what interventions are you to
include in home plan to improve his nutrition. Rationalize your answer.
Answer: Make a dietary nutrition plan for the client and encourage the client to eat
protein rich foods and more calories. Kwashiorkor can be corrected as long as it is
diagnosed as early as possible. Treatment involves slow increases in calories from
carbohydrates, sugars, and fats, followed by protein rich food. Adequate diet is
important to a client with Kwashiorkor along with frequent assessment of growth and
development, monitoring of any complications until the presence of Kwashiorkor is
reduced or absent.

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Miranda, Troy Albert N.

Nursing Task 1: (Self-directed learning)

4. Which of the following roles do nurses play in health promotion?

6. Why is collaboration important nursing practice? Give concrete examples to prove

Name: Miranda, Poserfina Interventions: Rationale:

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