In reviewing the results of physical examination of a 25-year-old pregnant patient, a nurse recognizes which finding as expected?
a. Small, round, oval cervix
b. Pale, symmetrical cervix
c. Smooth, bluish-colored cervix
d. Slit-shaped, pink cervix
ANS: C
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To provide culturally competent care, the nurse should:
a. accurately interpret the thinking of individual patients. b. predict how a patient may perceive treatment interventions. c. formulate interventions to reduce the patient's ethnocentrism. d. identify strategies that fit within the cultural context of the patient.
According to the unit's policy for call-ins, a nurse is suspended for 3 days because of excessive call-ins that occur within 15 minutes of shift change. The nurse states, "You are unfair to me." Which theory would disprove the nurse's statement?
a. Bureaucracy b. Closed systems c. Open systems d. Trait
Which finding about a patient who is receiving vasopressin (Pitressin) to treat septic shock is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
a. The patient's urine output is 18 mL/hr. b. The patient's heart rate is 110 beats/minute. c. The patient is complaining of chest pain. d. The patient's peripheral pulses are weak.
My job has many pieces that stretch my ability every day. This is a(n)
a. Challenging task characteristic b. Repetitive task characteristic c. Unclear task characteristic d. Mundane task characteristic