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- Gender - Age - Religious Beliefs correct answer Micro-Cultures - Listening w/ mindfulness - Using all senses and paying attention to what the client says, does, feels as opposed to listening passively w/ just the ear correct answer Active Listening - National Groups - Ethnic Groups - Racial Groups correct answer Macro-Cultures - Occupational Groups (Ex: Nurses) - Societal Groups (Ex: Feminists) - Ethnic Groups (Ex: Cajuns) Are all examples of what? correct answer Subcultures...

A core belief of palliative care programs is: a. Providing hospice services preferably in a hospital-based setting. b. Avoiding therapies that prolong a patient's life. c. Controlling only the symptoms of advanced cancer. d. Providing care to relieve a patient's pain and suffering. correct answer d. Providing care to relieve a patient's pain and suffering. A pt dying of cancer says to "If only I had quit smoking years ago, I would not be in this position". This pt is ...

1. A nurse is interested in making interdisciplinary work a high priority. Which actions by the nurse best demonstrate this skill? (Select all that apply.) a. Consults with other disciplines on client care b. Coordinates discharge planning for home safety c. Participates in comprehensive client rounding d. Routinely asks other disciplines about client progress e. Shows the nursing care plans to other disciplines correct answer a. Consults with other disciplines on client care b. Coordin...

1Which of the following is the most appropriate data collection method for measuring postoperative pain during the first 24 hours after coronary artery bypass graft surgery? a. Assessment of arterial blood gas values b. Unstructured interview c. Visual analogue pain scale d. Pain questionnaire correct answer ANS: C Feedback A Arterial blood gas reveals blood pH and oxygen levels, not pain levels. B An unstructured interview would not focus on pain, and the postoperative patient might...

_______ on the value by combining choice and behavior with consistency and regularity, such as joining a gym for the year and following a low-cholesterol diet faithfully correct answer acts ________ freely from alternatives after careful consideration of the consequences of each alternative, such as quitting smoking and working fewer hours correct answer choosing ________ something one values involves pride, happiness, and public affirmation, such as losing weight or running a marathon. co...

1. Know primary, secondary, and tertiary disease categories and examples of each correct answer * Primary is health promotion & illness prevention * proper nutrition, weight control and exercise, and stress reduction * Healthy People 2020- increase quality and years of healthy life, achieve health equity and eliminate health disparities, create healthy environments for everyone and prompt health and quality of life across the life span * Secondary is diagnosis & treatment by hospitals or ph...

A client is processing information regarding a new diagnosis and the treatment the physician has recommended. The client's family has provided excessive input and are attempting to have the nurse "convince" the client to see things their way. Which critical-thinking attitude should the nurse present? 1. Independent thinking 2. Fair mindedness lectual empathy lectual courage correct answer Fair mindedness A nurse enters a patient's room to obtain a fasting blood glucose level ...

A 6-year-old girl is carried into the emergency department (ED) by her mother. The child is gasping for breath and wheezing. The child's vital signs are respirations 30 bpm, pulse 120 bpm, SpO2 92%, BP 90/50 mmHg. The nurse takes which actions? 1. Place the child in a sitting position on the bed with support for her back. 2. Ask the mother for a medical history including any medications. 3. Call for the appropriate care provider to quickly evaluate. 4. Explain to the mother that the ...

1st step in nursing process is called? correct answer Assess, involves gathering info about pts condition 3rd step in the nursing process is called? correct answer Plan, setting goals and outcomes, while identifying appropriate nursing actions and predicted outcomes. A female client came in with a creatinine value of 1.2 mg/dL. Is this range normal? Would it be different if she was a male? correct answer No. Its not. It would change if it was a male, the male upper end is 1.2 mg/dL. AB...

__________ is the process that allows a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another state. correct answer Reciprocity A current nursing trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of practicing nurses. T or F correct answer False As defined by the World Health Organization, health includes physical, social, and mental components and is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. T or F correct answer True Graduate of a dimploma nursing program are not e...

5 areas- nursing practice standards correct answer - professional responsibility - knowledge based practice - ethical practice - provision of service to the public - self regulation 19th century correct answer - 1854 nightingale tested her beliefs during the crimean war -the british government asked her to take a small group of nurses to the military hospital at scutari - by the end of the 19th century the entire western world shared her belief in well educated nurses 20th century co...

Abdominal percussion sounds correct answer Resonance heard over abdominal intestines Dullness heard over liver and spleen (and other organs) Tympany heard over gastric air bubble Acute glomerulonephritis correct answer inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli Acute pancreatitis correct answer Acute inflammatory process in which release of pancreatic enzymes results in glandular autodigestion Assessing cranial nerves in infants correct answer In infants, cranial nerve...

7 Variables of a Symptom Analysis correct answer Timing Location Quality Quantity/severity Setting Aggravating/alleviating factors Associated factors Abdomen order of examination correct answer Inspection Auscultation Percuss Palpation Adolescents correct answer Respect need for confidentiality Respect impending adult status Do not force conversation Establish an alliance Be flexible in approach Factors impacting history taking Self-esteem, acceptance by peers, tension with pa...

1. 29.ID: When palpating enlarged lymph nodes in a patient with tuberculosis, which finding would you expect? A. Warm, tender nodes B. Pulsating irregular nodes C. Body temperature, nontender nodes D. Hard, matted nodes correct answer C. Body temperature, nontender nodes In tuberculosis, the lymph nodes, often felt in the cervical chains, are usually body temperature, soft, matted, and not tender or painful. 1. 63.ID: Diaphragmatic excursion may be slightly elevated on the right ...

A 12-year-old boy relates that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum is not painful on palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass transilluminates with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with A. orchitis. B. a hydrocele. C. a rectocele. D. a scrotal hernia. correct answer B. hydrocele A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, Yeah, No,...

correct answer What do color, temperature, and moisture variations of the skin demonstrate - guarding protective behavior -facial expression masking of pain -vocalizations of pain -body movements (inability to keep still) -changes in vital signs -pallor and diaphorsesis -pupil dilation -dry mouth -decreased attention span, confusion, irritability -different descriptions of pain indicate the location of pain correct answer Describe pain responses and nonverbal signs of pain? -all e...

achieving cultural competence is a learning process that requires: correct answer self awareness reflective practice knowledge of core cultural issues an individual may belong to... correct answer more than 1 cultural group or subgroup ex. ethnicities, religion, gender blurring of culture distinctions correct answer cultural differences are malleable in a way that physical characteristics may not be modern technology and economics may eventually lead to universality in language, but...