A collaborative community health group working with the teenage population to improve health draws on the expertise of school nurses and others working with adolescents to develop a plan. The group is demonstrating which characteristic of collaboration?
A) Shared goals
B) Mutual participation
C) Maximized use of resources
D) Clear responsibilities
Ans: C
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a. Group all care activities together to provide long periods of rest. b. While giving your report to the next nurse, stand in front of the incubator and talk softly about how the infant responds to stimulation. c. Teach the parents signs of overstimulation, such as turning the face away or stiffening and extending the extremities and fingers. d. Keep charts on top of the incubator so the nurses can write on them there.
If a client admitted to the hospital for treatment of atrial fibrillation complains of dyspnea and chest pain, the nurse would suspect
a. heart block. b. myocardial infarction. c. pulmonary edema. d. pulmonary emboli.
After several doses of chemotherapy, a patient complains of fatigue, pallor, progressive weakness, exertional dyspnea, headache, and tachycardia. Which NANDA nursing diagnosis would the nurse list as the first priority?
1. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements 2. Activity Intolerance 3. Powerlessness 4. Ineffective Coping
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a. Place the child in strict isolation and on air-borne precautions. b. Continue to practice standard precautions. c. Pregnant women should avoid contact with the child. d. Screen visitors for immunity to measles.