________________ is judging a person or a situation before all the facts are available
ANS:
Prejudice
Prejudice can take place in health care when people make judgments about a patient based on minimal data such as age, skin color, and mental status.
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The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The nurse understands that the therapeutic management of the client does NOT include:
a. using antiretrovirals to prolong the HIV stage b. preventing opportunistic infections from occurring c. radiation to inhibit HIV replication d. medications to treat opportunistic infections
On returning to the nurse's station, a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) discovers that the daughter of a frail but competent resident is reading her mother's chart
The woman says, "I am entitled to see my mother's medical record." What is the nurse's best response? a. "What is it that you believe you need to know? Give me the chart." b. "You must understand that only your mother has the right to read the contents of her medical record. Please give me the chart." c. "Although the chart itself is not available to you to read, I would be glad to try to answer any questions you have. May I have the chart, please?" d. "Reading that chart is a very serious vi-olation of your mother's privacy. I cannot allow you to see it. Please put down the chart."
A nursing instructor is teaching about violence-intervention protocols. Which student statement would indicate the need for further instruction?
A. "Administering psychotropic medications can be a part of violence-intervention protocols."B. "Soothing the client by stroking an arm or shoulder can be a part of violence-intervention protocols."C. "Applying leather restraints can be a part of violence-intervention protocols."D. "Calling for assistance is a part of violence-intervention protocols."
While the nurse realizes that the definition of health is unique to the client, the most universal factor is that health is:
1. Dynamic and ever-changing 2. Affected and managed by the nurse 3. Determined by internal and external forces 4. Perceived and defined by the individual