Healthcare And Nursing

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The State Board of Nursing for each state 4. The State Board of Pharmacy ANS: 3 PTS: 1 2. The benefits to the patient of having an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) prescriber include: 1. Nurses know more about pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing program an...

Notes about Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

Class written notes on Mental Health Trauma Stress and Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

1. A client has experienced the death of a close family member and at the same time becomes unemployed. The client’s 6-month score on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire is 110. The nurse: Understands the client is at risk for significant stress-related illness. Determines the client is not at risk for significant stress-related illness. Needs further assessment of the client’s coping skills to determine susceptibility to stress-related illness. Recognizes the client may view the los...

1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients? A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these clients. B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role. C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s c...

A nurse manager of a 20-bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess and adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of the older adult patient. Using complexity principles, what would be the best approach to take in making this change? a. Leverage the hierarchical management position to get unit staff involved in assessment and planning. b. Engage involved staff at all levels in the decision-making process. c. Focus the assessment on the unit, a...

Chapter 1: Trends and Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor with her first child. The patient’s mother is present for support and notes that things have changed in the delivery room since she last gave birth in the early 1980s. Which current trend or intervention may the patient’s mother find most different? 1. Fetal monitoring throughout labor 2. Postpartum stay of 10 days 3. Expectant partner and family in operating room for cesarean birth 4. ...

Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy, 6e (Bauman) Chapter 1 A Brief History of Microbiology 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to A) use a magnifying glass. B) develop a taxonomic system. C) view microorganisms and record these observations. D) disprove spontaneous generation. E) use the germ theory of disease. Answer: C Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Early Years of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.1 2) The microbes c...

Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. A nurse is assessing a client who experiences occasional feelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How would the nurse interpret the client’s behaviors? 1. The client’s behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression. 2. The c...

Chapter 2: Professional Ethics and Values 1. Which of the following best describes the ethical concept of values? A. Values are an individual’s feelings about situations. B. Values are learned through family systems. C. Values are organized ways of thinking about the meaning of life. D. Values determine the rightness or wrongness of behavior. Answer: 2. Which of the following best describes intrinsic values? A. Intrinsic values are often abstract ideas. B. Intrinsic values are basic n...