The community health nurse has obtained a grant to offer a Safe Driving series for older adults. Which of the following information should the nurse stress during the series?
a. Traffic fatalities involving older adults occur mainly at dusk.
b. The cause of two-vehicle accidents is frequently an older driver striking another car.
c. The average blood alcohol level in older adults involved in accidents is higher than the blood alcohol level of younger drivers involved in accidents.
d. Relearning the art of defensive driving can help reduce the likelihood that an older driver will be involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Answer: d. Relearning the art of defensive driving can help reduce the likelihood that an older driver will be involved in a motor vehicle accident.
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A nurse frequently looks at her watch when giving a patient a bed bath. What message is most likely conveyed to the patient from the nurse?
a. She desires to spend more time with the patient. b. She is anxious to listen to the patient's concerns. c. She is feeling hurried. d. She likes her watch.
The nurse recognizes a need for further instruction when the HIV-positive patient says:
a. "My life is over. HIV and AIDS are the same thing." b. "I can delay having full-blown AIDS if I change my lifestyle." c. "Drug protocols can keep me relatively healthy for many years." d. "I am aware that unsafe sex is a risk factor I ignored."
The nurse would know that the client most likely to exhibit a false-negative Mantoux reaction is the client who is
a. being treated for sickle cell disease. b. HIV-positive. c. malnourished. d. previously diagnosed with TB.
Following the identification of a researchable problem, what must the nurse do?
A) Obtain a list of possible outcomes. B) Evaluate the number of ways to collect data. C) Select literature relevant to the problem. D) Determine a source appropriate to collect data.