The nurse, a new employee of a hospital, will be scheduled to attend which of the following?
a. Staff development classes
b. In-service classes
c. Continuing education courses
d. Orientation
ANS: D
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Mezey and Fulmer (2002) justify gerontological nursing research and the work of gerontological advanced practice nurses by concluding the following:
a. Other scientists devalue gerontological nursing research. b. The research influences outcomes from nursing care in a positive way. c. Gerontological care is expensive but re-quired in long-term care. d. Gerontological nursing research is well known to practicing nurses.
A patient, brought to the clinic by his son, is diagnosed with Huntington's disease. The son asks what causes his father to do the things he does. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Your father's brain is slowly rebuilding the area called the striatum." B) "Your father's brain is trying to rebuild the area of the brain that controls movement." C) "Your father's brain is dying in the area of the brain that controls movement." D) "Your father's brain is dying and there is nothing we can do about it."
Diagnosing is considered to be in which step of the nursing process?
a. first c. third b. second d. fourth
A 65-year-old involved in a car accident is rushed to the healthcare facility with severe
head injuries and profuse loss of blood. Which sign of approaching death will the nurse observe in the client? A) Frequency of urination decreases B) Arms and legs are warm to touch C) Client is calm and peaceful D) Breathing becomes noisy