A nurse strives to establish trusting interpersonal relationships with patients, peers, subordinates, and superiors to facilitate goal achievement and personal growth of all participants. Which of the following skills is this nurse demonstrating?
A) communication skills C) management skills
B) problem-solving skills D) self-evaluation skills
A
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While working the first day in the clinical area, the nursing student receives an emergency call from family, and must leave the unit. The nursing student demonstrates the ability to think critically by:
1. Informing the client that the student must leave immediately. 2. Informing the nursing instructor of the emergency and need to leave. 3. Leaving the unit immediately and calling the nursing instructor on the way home. 4. Telling the nurse in charge of the client that the student must leave immediately.
The Institute of Medicine report, Keeping Patients Safe, recommends supporting nursing by ____
a. Ensuring appropriate work hours b. Demonstrating authoritarian behaviors c. Mandating nurses to meet patient needs d. Providing a safe and efficient workspace
A postpartum patient asks, "Will these stretch marks go away?" The nurse's best response is
a. "They will continue to fade and should be gone by your 6-week checkup." b. "No, never." c. "Yes, eventually." d. "They will fade to silvery lines but won't disappear completely."
Which fasting blood glucose level indicates that the antidiabetic drug prescribed for a patient with type 2 diabetes is effective at maintaining target blood glucose levels?
a. 40 mg/dL b. 80 mg/dL c. 120 mg/dL d. 160 mg/dL