Effective communication is the key to your success as a nursing assistant
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Which skills are useful to increase a nurse's political astuteness and activity? (Select all that apply.)
1. Keep informed about health issues. 2. Be able to analyze an issue. 3. Be able to speak out and voice an opinion. 4. Be able to work best independently. 5. Have the ability to use a power base.
The patient is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Three days later the nurse is concerned that the patient may have a papillary muscle rupture. Which assessment data may indicate a papillary muscle rupture?
a. Gallop rhythm b. Murmur c. S1 heart sound d. S3 heart sound
A mother of two children,an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old,tells you that her husband has recently been deployed to the Middle East
The mother is concerned about the children's constant interest in watching TV news coverage of activities in the Middle East. The most appropriate suggestion for the nurse to make to this mother would be 1. "Allow the children to watch asmuch television as they want. This is how they are coping with their father's absence." 2. "It will just take some time to adjustto their father's absence,then everything will return to normal.""The less that you discuss this,thequicker the children will adjust to their father's absence. Try to keep them busy and use distractions to keep their mind off of it." 4. "Spend time with your children andtake cues from them about how much they want to discuss."
Which objective data may suggest that a client has altered self-concept? Select all that apply
A) lack of eye contact B) client states, "I'm worthless." C) hand-wringing D) client states, "I don't want anyone to see me like this." E) below-the-knee amputation of the right lower extremity