A patient flinches when a nursing assistant tries to reposition her in her bed. This patient's response to this physical contact is an example of
A) breath holding.
B) restlessness.
C) guarding.
D) abnormal respirations.
C
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How does a return to school for a baccalaureate degree affect socialization of practicing nurses?
1. It has little effect. 2. These nurses regress in socialization back to the pre-nursing levels. 3. These nurses experience resocialization in many ways. 4. Resocialization does not occur until the degree is completed.
A nurse organizes a health fair for older adults. The nurse's goal is to focus on the six priority ar-eas identified by the National Prevention Council. Which of the following activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Smoking cessation b. Depression screening c. Recognizing elder abuse d. Cholesterol screening e. Fitness training
The nurse encourages the patient who has had a myocardial infarction (MI) to enroll in the outpatient cardiac rehabilitation service, which offers: (Select all that apply.)
a. diet counseling. b. supervised progressive exercise. c. stress reduction techniques. d. sexual counseling. e. administration of cardiotonic drugs.
The nurse educator is teaching a group of nurses about various pharmaceutical agents
The group begins discussing drugs for erectile dysfunction. Which statement by one of the nurses best demonstrates understanding of these drugs? "The division of the nervous system that is physiologically the most involved with erection is the _____ division." a. parasympathetic b. sympathetic c. autonomic d. somatic