The child of a nurse's neighbor sustains a large abrasion of the knee in a bicycle accident. The neighbor says to the nurse, "I'm using Mersol on my child's knee to help it heal. Old remedies are usually the best ones"
Select the nurse's best response. a. "Mercury-containing products such as thimerosal are not safe for wound care."
b. "It would be more effective to use merbromin on your child's abrasion."
c. "Just put a bandage on the abrasion. It will heal without any other treatments."
d. "Scrub the wound thoroughly with hydrogen peroxide."
a
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a. a concept that never changes. b. the range of a person's total health. c. a continuum influenced only by one's physical condition. d. an idea that focuses strictly on an individual's social well-being.
The nursing director attends a workshop and is presenting information on the ANA's six essential features of Nursing from the 2003 publication. Which of the following is one of the six essential features of nursing included in the publication?
A) Use professional judgment and critical thinking to treat human responses and experiences. B) Use public policy to shape the future of the nursing profession. C) Use scientific inquiry to advance the practice of nursing. D) Use assessment and attend to the full range of human responses "within the physical environment."
A husband questions his wife on her decision to become a psychiatric nurse. He states, "How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day out?" His wife replies, "It's just the right thing to do"
From which ethical framework is the wife operating? A) Kantianism B) Christian ethics C) Ethical egoism D) Utilitarianism
The process of integrating new experiences into existing thought patterns is known as:
1. Accommodation 2. Assimilation 3. Intuition 4. Symbolism