A nurse is caring for multiple patients on a medical unit. The nurse can best practice the art of nursing with an emphasis on caring by
1. Providing identical care to each patient.
2. Individualizing care provided to each patient.
3. Viewing the patients in terms of a cellular disorder.
4. Viewing the patients as seriously ill and needing a cure.
ANS: 2
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because the family cannot afford a babysitter. The home is cluttered and dirty. When asked about his parents, the child reluctantly reveals that he thinks his father does not like him very much because he calls him "stupid" and says he can never do anything right. This should be assessed as a. physical abuse. b. sexual abuse. c. emotional abuse. d. economic abuse.
Medicare would be responsible for: (Select all that apply.)
a. a hospital stay following a total knee replacement for a 70-year-old client. b. nursing home cost for a 67-year-old adult receiving hemodialysis. c. rehabilitation care costs for a 24-year-old client with a broken femur resulting from a fall at work. d. prescription cost for a young mother who meets eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). e. home health services to administer heparin to a 27-year-old truck driver following a thrombus.
The nurse is providing an education session to an adult community group about the effects of smoking. Which of the following is the most important point to be included in the educational session?
a. Smoke from tobacco products clings to your clothing and hair. b. Smoking affects the cilia lining the upper airways in the lungs. c. Smoking tobacco products can be very expensive. d. Smoking can affect the color of the patient's fingernails.
When performing an initial assessment, the FICA Spiritual Assessment tool will:
1. Help the care provider to include spiritual needs in the care plan. 2. Will complete the questionnaire in the chart. 3. Be answered by the parent or care provider. 4. Only be answered by the patient.