When working with low-income disabled families who have young children, the nurse recognizes that the children who are at greatest risk for abuse have:
a. Physical disabilities
b. Developmental delays
c. Mental retardation
d. Cognitive disabilities
D
Children with cognitive disabilities under the age of six and from low-income families are at the highest risk for abuse or neglect. Children who have developmental delays, mental retardation, or physical disabilities are not at increased risk.
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The nurse cautions a patient taking an anticoagulant that he should avoid taking aspirin because one drug may increase the action of the other drug. This effect is called:
a. compatibility. b. antagonistic. c. synergism. d. cooperation.
Confidentiality of study participants can be most effectively protected by which of the following?
A) Avoiding the collection of any identifying information B) Performing a risk/benefit assessment C) Placing all identifying information on computer files rather than manual files D) Obtaining informed consent from participants before the study
Policies and procedures are two functional elements of an organization that are extensions of the mission statements. The similarities between policies and procedures are both (select all that ap-ply):
a. need regular, periodic reviews. b. are a means for accomplishing goals and objectives. c. are general guidelines for decision making about actions. d. are necessary for the smooth functioning of any work group or organization. e. must be very detailed as to how to per-form a specific procedure on a specific unit.
The parents of a boy diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease are anxious and fearful of the upcoming surgery. The mother states, "I'm worried about having to care for our son's ostomy.". Which intervention would be most helpful for the parents?
A) Explaining to them about the diagnosis and surgery B) Having a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse meet with them C) Reinforcing that the ostomy will be temporary D) Teaching them about the medications used to slow stool output