Which question is correctly stated for use in a research study questionnaire?
1. Do you generally eat breakfast?
2. Do you believe that being fat is an illness?
3. What are you least likely to purchase, medicine or food?
4. Where do you plan to work after graduation?
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Rationale 1: This question is closed-ended and also contains an ambiguous word (generally).
Rationale 2: This question uses an inflammatory word (fat).
Rationale 3: This question is written in a negative format, which is easily misunderstood by the reader.
Rationale 4: This question is straightforward, easily understandable, and is open-ended.
Global Rationale:
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A) Encourage fasting but ask the client to avoid heavy exercise. B) Advise the client to avoid fasting but go for heavy exercise. C) Advise the client to combine fasting with moderate exercise. D) Caution the client about the plan.
The nurse is working with a client from Southeast Asia. The client tells the nurse that she should not put the baby to breast until her milk comes in and her breasts are warm, because "cold milk" (colostrum) is bad for the baby
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Which of the following organisms are the ones that almost always cause bullous impetigo?
a. Staphylococcus aureus c. streptococcus b. Escherichia coli d. pneumococcus
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. When the patient is allowed to get out of bed for the first time postoperatively, which of these measures would be most effective to ensure patient safety?
a. Have the patient put on nonskid slippers before standing. b. Ensure that two caregivers assist the patient to stand. c. Dangle the patient at the bedside before standing is attempted. d. Teach the patient to request help before rising.