A nursing student is conscientious in her efforts to cultivate empathy with clients and patients. Which of the following characteristics is associated with empathy?
A) Maintaining emotional distance in order to conserve emotional energy
B) Experiencing the same emotions that clients and patients experience
C) Providing evidence-based solutions to the problems of others
D) Teaching clients and patients how to effectively distract themselves from their issues and problems
A
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A) Patient performs range-of-motion exercises B) Patient avoids pressure on the healing site C) Patient elevates body parts susceptible to edema D) Patient demonstrates improved level of consciousness
The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client who is dying of renal failure and congestive heart failure. The client describes having odd dreams and appears to be talking to people not present in the room
The nurse determines that the client is showing signs that are A) normal visual and auditory hallucinations at the end of life. B) indicators that death is pending. C) indications of ineffective pain medication. D) indicative of an overdose of narcotic medication.
A nurse working in oncology notes an overall increase in clients with pancreatic cancer. What does the nurse associate with the overall increase in pancreatic cancer? Select all that apply.
A) Multicultural population B) Diabetes mellitus C) Obesity D) Aging population E) Hypercholesterolemia
A seasoned nurse uses past experiences and knowledge gained from previous care situations to care for a client with complex health issues. Which attribute of critical thinking is this nurse practicing?
1. Reflection 2. Context 3. Dialogue 4. Time