Values of individual institutions and organized health care systems that are explicitly communicated through philosophy and policy statements are called:
a. formal values. c. institutional values.
b. overt values. d. covert values.
B
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A) Respiratory acidosis with no compensation B) Metabolic alkalosis with a compensatory alkalosis C) Metabolic acidosis with no compensation D) Metabolic acidosis with a compensatory respiratory alkalosis
The nurse follows which of the following guidelines when providing skin care and protection for bathing a patient with pruritus?
A) Lather well with antibacterial soap. B) Use the friction of a towel rub to stimulate the skin. C) Keep the patient cool, especially at night. D) Provide a hot bath for 35 to 45 minutes.
The feeling of guilt that the child "caused" the disability or illness is especially critical in which child?
a. Toddler b. Preschooler c. School-age child d. Adolescent
The patient is having at least 75% of nutritional needs met by enteral feeding, so the health care provider has ordered the parenteral nutrition (PN) to be discontinued. However, the nurse notices that the PN infusion has fallen behind
What should the nurse do? a. Increase the rate to get the volume caught up before discontinuing. b. Stop the infusion as ordered. c. Taper infusion gradually. d. Hang 5% dextrose.