A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac surgery. The nurse knows that hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU. After considering the needs of the patient and his brother, the nurse suggests that the brother can visit for 5 minutes. This illustrates which of Benner's stages of nursing proficiency?
A. Advanced beginner
B. Competent practitioner
C. Proficient practitioner
D. Expert practitioner
Answer: B. Competent practitioner
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As the nurse admits an older female adult to a long-term care facility from her home of 50 years, she mistakes the nurse for her daughter. Which diagnosis does the nurse use to plan care for this woman?
a. Hypoxia due to chronic disease b. Relocation stress syndrome c. Alzheimer's disease (AD) d. Attention-seeking behavior
Nurses understand there are inherent risks in making decisions. These are all risks except:
a. there will always be more information to gather and analyze. b. information must be researched and complete. c. time constraints and priority setting. d. information is never complete.
The nurse is caring for a patient whose left leg was amputated below the knee following a skiing accident. The nurse recognizes the patient is experiencing a transition to his new body image when observing what characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
1. Irritability 2. Anxiety 3. Asking how he will do the things he used to do 4. Depression 5. Wanting to spend all his time in physical therapy
One type of observer bias arises when observations of the phenomena of interest are colored by what the observer wants or expects to see
A) True B) False