Breach of the duty

What will be an ideal response?


The nurse fails to perform the duty in a reasonable, prudent manner.

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The nurse is teaching discipline strategies to the parents of a 4-year-old boy. Which response by the parents indicates a need for more teaching?

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A 45-year-old patient who is overweight has had a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for 2 years. The patient uses 20 units of insulin per day. The patient's fasting blood glucose (FBG) is 190 mg/dL

The patient asks the nurse about using an oral antidiabetic agent. The nurse understands that oral antidiabetic agents a. cannot be used if the patient is overweight. b. cannot be used once a patient requires insulin. c. may be used since this patient meets criteria. d. may not be used since this patient's fasting blood glucose is too high.

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The nurse is assessing a school-aged child and finds that this child is involved in working on a school project with peers, is on a swimming team, and collects dolls from around the world. The child mentions an interest in learning karate

The nurse's initial impression is that this child: a. is over-scheduled, as children this age need more rest and sleep b. is an extreme extrovert engaging in extrovert behaviors c. may be hypomanic and the family psychiatric history should be explored d. is meeting Erikson's major developmental task of this age period

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