Two licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/LVNs) are colleagues on the same medi-cal-surgical floor. They went to the same LPN/LVN school. When on break time, they discuss the holistic entries of the nursing care plans they are helping create
What does this behavior exemplify? a. Subculture
b. Democracy
c. Diversity
d. Ethnicity
A
Professional nursing is a subculture that is learned in the professional school and experienced by practitioners in practice settings, such as a hospital break room, where nurses of a similar sub-culture can address patient care planning issues to provide holistic nursing care.
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a. Pulmonary artery takes blood to capillary system of the alveoli b. Blood enters the left atria via the pulmonary vein c. Blood enter the left ventricle d. Unoxygenated blood enters the right ventricle e. Blood enters the aorta f. CO2 diffused and oxygen infused into the blood in alveoli g. Unoxygenated blood enters the right atrium
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A) Assess the client's mental status. B) Use tongs to place the implant in the radiation container. C) Notify the physician and move the client to a different room. D) Don gloves and attempt to reposition the implant and positioning device.
An elderly man lives alone and has not bathed or changed his clothing for several days. An investigator for adult protective services visits and completes a report. This type of elderly mistreatment is
A) physical abuse. B) financial exploitation. C) psychological abuse. D) self-neglect.
The patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will
A. be mentally alert. B. have a shuffling gait. C. develop hemiplegia. D. live a long life.