The needs assessment committee starts the process by examining which organization document?
1. Critical pathways
2. Staffing schedules
3. Mission statement
4. Memos from chief financial officer
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Rationale: The needs assessment committee starts the process by examining the vision and mission statements of the organization as well as the strategic plan. This will guide the committee in looking to the future and determining the organization's information needs while continuing to support the mission.
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If change is a natural phenomenon, why does it often provoke resistance?
A. People resist doing more work. B. It moves people out of their comfort zone. C. Every change provokes passive resistance. D. Change is never welcome.
A drug for narcolepsy is prescribed for a 70-year-old nursing home patient. What adjustment in drug administration does the nurse expect to make for this patient?
a. Ensuring that the drug is taken with a meal to prevent nausea. b. Giving the drug earlier in the day to prevent nighttime incontinence. c. Giving a lower-than-normal dose to avoid changes in thinking patterns. d. Crushing the capsule and mixing it with gelatin to make swallowing easier.
There are three subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; one type is primarily of the inattentive type. Which of the following behaviors by a child would the nurse recognize as matching the diagnostic criteria under inattention?
a. fidgets with hands or feet b. acts as if motor driven c. gives answers before questions are completed d. has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
The nurse is observing a client obtain a capillary blood specimen for glucose and notes that the client actively squeezes the finger after piercing it with a lancet and then places a drop of blood on the test strip. The meter shows the blood glucose as 126 mg/dl. How does the nurse interpret these results?
A. The blood sugar is within normal limits for a client with diabetes mellitus. B. The blood sugar result may be incorrect. The milking of the finger caused the test to read lower than it should. C. The client should be treated for hypoglycemia because the milking of the finger caused the test to read higher than it should. D. The client should be instructed to apply pressure to the fingertip when obtaining a capillary blood glucose instead of squeezing the finger.