Why is there generally a continuing education requirement for the nursing assistant?
What will be an ideal response?
Because health care is continually changing, and the nursing
assistant must be prepared to provide adequate care as patient
needs and procedures change. Continuing competence is
important throughout a health care career.
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Which of the following activities allows the nurse to provide individualized parent teaching on the maternal-infant unit? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and n o incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Teach by example and role modeling when caring for the newborn in the mother's room. 2. Teach at every opportunity, even during the night shift, if the occasion arises. 3. Teach using newborn care videos and group classes. 4. Teach using the 24-hour educational television channels in the mother's room. 5. Teach using one-to-one instruction while in the patient's room.
What is the usual clinical presentation of an adult patient with cystitis?
A. Acute onset of chills, fever, flank pain, headache, malaise, and costovertebral angle tenderness. B. Signs and symptoms of fever, irritability, decreased appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, dehydration, and jaundice. C. No symptoms noted. D. Complaints of dysuria, urgency, frequency, nocturia, and suprapubic heaviness.
A psychiatric technician asks the nurse to explain the difference between schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia. The information that should serve as the basis for the nurse's re-sponse is the fact that with schizotypal personality disorder:
1. There is greater personality disorganization than in schizophrenia 2. There may be misinterpretation of events but not psychosis 3. The client will be sicker and require longer hospitalization 4. The client will be more outgoing, actively seeking interactions with others
The nurse who is completing a nutritional screening will ask the client:
1. "How do you feel?" 2. "What problems do you experience with chewing or swallowing?" 3. "Have you eaten today?" 4. "Where do you do your grocery shopping?"