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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Chart audits have revealed significant omissions of data that could have legal and financial guideline ramifications. The unit manager meets with the staff to discuss audit findings and to find approaches that will address the gaps in charting and achieve desired goals. What is the manager demonstrating? a. Leadership b. Management c. Decision making d. Vision ANS: B The process of guiding others to meet established goals, outcomes, and procedures is management. T...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In a job interview for a nursing position, Marley can be assured that which of the following will occur? a. Both eustress and distress b. Only eustress c. Only distress d. Neither eustress nor distress ANS: A Eustress is defined as stress that is pleasant in nature, and distress is defined as stress of an unpleasant nature. One can assume that every interview has both of these stresses. TOP: AONE competency: Business Skills 2. Which one of the following stat...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background, you recognize that the candidate’s lack of eye contact reflects the candidate’s cultural sensitivity. You are exhibiting: a. acculturation. b. cultural sensitivity. c. ethnocentrism. d. Trans-culturalism. ANS: B 2. Mary joins 5W nursing unit. Mary is a new graduate who is anxious to fit in. She soon learns that some of her “book learning” is being criticized by her colle...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The parents of a toddler who dies after being brought to the ER launch a lawsuit, claiming that the failure of nurses to pursue concerns related to their son’s deteriorating condition contributed to his death. How is senior nurse executive named in the suit? a. As a global respondent b. Under the doctrine of respondent superior c. As a frivolous action d. Under the element of causation ANS: B Known as vicarious liability, the doctrine of respondent superior make...

Chapter 16. Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders Chapter 17. Somatic Symptom Disorders Chapter 18. Eating and Feeding Disorders Chapter 19. Sleep-Wake Disorders Chapter 20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is anxious about assessing the sexual history of a client who is considerably older than the nurse is. Which statement would be most appropriate for obtaining information about the client’s sexual practices? a. “Some people are not sexually active, others have a partner, and some have several partners. What has been your pattern?” b. “Sexual health can reflect a number of medical problems, so I’d like to ask if you have any sexual problems you think we s...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse talks with a woman who recently learned that her husband died while jogging. What is the appropriate statement for the nurse to provide in response? a. “At least your husband did not suffer.” b. “It’s better to go quickly as your husband did.” c. “Your husband’s loss must be very painful for you.” d. “You will begin to feel better after you get over the shock.” ANS: C The most helpful responses by others validate the bereaved person’s...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. For which client would it be most important for the nurse to urge immediate discontinuation of kava? a. A client with a comorbid diagnosis of cirrhosis. b. A client with a comorbid diagnosis of osteoarthritis. c. A client with a comorbid diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. d. A client with a comorbid diagnosis of chronic back pain. ANS: A Kava should be used with caution in clients with liver disease because of its potentially hepatotoxic effects. The other health pr...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 79-year-old adult tells a nurse, “I have felt very sad lately. I do not have much to live for. My family and friends are all dead, and my own health is failing.” The nurse should analyze this comment as suggestive of what? a. normal pessimism of the elderly. b. evidence of risks for suicide. c. a call for sympathy. d. normal grieving. ANS: B The client describes loss of significant others, economic security, and health. He describes mood alteration and voice...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Three members of a therapy group share covert glances as other members of the group describe problems. When one makes a statement that subtly criticizes another speaker, the others nod in agreement. Which group dynamic should the leader suspect? a. Some members are acting as a subgroup instead of as members of the main group. b. Some of the members have become bored and are disregarding others. c. Three members are showing their frustration with slower members. d. The l...