The nurse is considering returning to school to obtain a master's degree in nursing. In which order should the nurse consider the following?
1. Family support
2. Program requirements
3. Identify personal career goals
4. Financial needs for the family and school tuition
5. Determine if a nursing or non-nursing degree is desired
Correct Answer: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
The nurse should first identify personal career goals. Identifying these goals helps the nurse determine if a nursing or non-nursing degree is desired. Personal and family factors have to be taken into consideration next. The nurse needs to identify family support while attending school and the impact the tuition will have on the family's needs. The last area to consider is information about the program.
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a. It is best to wait until the child asks about it. b. The best time to tell the child is between the ages of 7 and 10 years. c. It is not necessary to tell a child who was adopted so young. d. Telling the child is an important aspect of their parental responsibilities.
While recovering at home from a total laryngectomy and neck dissection, a patient notices an increase in left shoulder weakness. This symptom is consistent with which condition?
1. Normal recovery 2. Damage to the spinal accessory nerve 3. Side effect of neck radiation therapy 4. Medication complication
A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease works with the nurse to set a goal of ambulating to the bathroom with oxygen. Which statement best documents progress toward this goal?
a. "Dyspnea is controlled with oxygen and rest." b. "Arterial blood gases are within normal limits." c. "Patient assisted to bathroom three times today." d. "Ambulated to bathroom with oxygen, dyspnea level 3 on a 0-to-10 scale."
A patient reports long, heavy, irregular menses accompanied by headache and back pain for the past several months. How should the nurse document these symptoms?
a. Polymenorrhea b. Oligomenorrhea c. Hypermenorrhea d. Menometrorrhagia