Which expected outcome is correctly written?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A well-written expected outcome follows the SMART criteria: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. 'The patient will identify all the high-salt food from a prepared list by discharge' meets these standards: it specifies the action (identifying high-salt foods), provides a measurable method (from a prepared list), and sets a clear timeline (by discharge), ensuring it's achievable and realistic for patient education. In contrast, 'The patient will feel less nauseated in 24 hours' is vague and subjective, lacking a measurable indicator. 'The patient will eat the right amount of food daily' fails to define 'right amount,' making it unmeasurable and unspecific. 'The patient will have enough sleep' is similarly imprecise, with no clear metric or timeframe. The correctly written outcome supports effective care planning by providing a concrete, evaluable goal, critical for tracking patient progress.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A nursing code of ethics, like Kenya's or ANA's, defines principles autonomy, justice, beneficence shaping client care delivery. It guides decisions (e.g., respecting refusal), ensuring ethical practice. Improving universal health is an outcome, not the code's purpose, which focuses on conduct. Providing identical care misreads ethics; it ensures fairness, not uniformity care varies by need. Protecting nurses' desires prioritizes self-interest, not clients, clashing with the code's intent. Defining principles offers a moral compass, enabling nurses to navigate dilemmas, uphold trust, and deliver client-centered care, making this the code's core relevance.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: A 79-year-old malnourished client on bed rest faces the highest risk for decubitus ulcers (pressure injuries). Immobility from bed rest causes prolonged pressure on bony prominences (e.g., sacrum), while malnutrition impairs tissue repair (e.g., low protein), accelerating skin breakdown. Obesity with wheelchair use risks pressure, but mobility shifts weight, reducing duration. Incontinence with diarrhea irritates skin, but without immobility, pressure isn't constant. An ambulatory diabetic moves freely, minimizing pressure despite circulation risks. The bedridden, malnourished client combines immobility, poor nutrition, and age-related skin fragility, topping risk scales (e.g., Braden), making them the most vulnerable in nursing assessment.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A community shares common attributes or connections.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Gait describes walking patterns.