The nurse is interested in advancing his career and is exploring the DNP degree. Which statement best reflects the DNP program?
A) Required as mandatory for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists as of the year 2012
B) Focused concentration on assessment and diagnostic skills with little or no emphasis on nursing theory and health-policy components common to most current master's degree programs
C) Endorsed by the AACN as the appropriate degree for advanced practice nurses to gain entry to practice
D) Awarded the doctor of nursing (ND) degree after successful completion of the program
C
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a. Walk carefully through a cluttered area without incident. b. Rise from the bed, and go to the bath-room. c. Sit and rise from an armless chair. d. Ambulate in a straight line for 1 foot.
A nurse who provides care in an ophthalmologist's office has received training on the technique for assessing patients' intraocular pressure (IOP). This nurse will possess the skills necessary to perform what type of diagnostic testing?
A) Tonometry B) Direct ophthalmoscopy C) Perimetry testing D) Slit-lamp examination
A client who drinks 3 to 4 martinis before dinner every night feels that people who drink beer are alcoholics because of the volume of alcohol in each can. Which response should the nurse make to this client?
a. "Beer and martinis have the same alcohol and calorie content." b. "Only beer drinkers are considered alcoholics if they overindulge." c. "The alcohol in 4 martinis is equal to about 11 cans of regular beer." d. "People who drink martinis may consume a smaller amount of alcohol but can still be considered alcoholics."
A client with coronary artery disease is scheduled for a minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB). The client asks how this procedure differs from a traditional coro-nary artery bypass. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "The sternotomy incision is smaller." B. "Cardiopulmonary bypass is not required." C. "There is far less incisional pain with a MIDCAB." D. "There is no risk of graft closure after this procedure."