In a staff meeting, the staff complain that they would like to have more events that allow them to socialize with their co-workers. The nurse manager recognizes that there is a culture gap on the unit. The culture gap relates to which of the following?
a. Task support norms
b. Task innovation norms
c. Social relationship norms
d. Personal freedom norms
ANS: C
Social relationship norms are norms about mixing business with pleasure and socializing with co-workers.
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a. State practice act b. Nurse regulation act c. Nurse practice act d. Legislative act
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A) "As long as you complete your course of antibiotics you should not have a problem." B) "It can lead to inflammation of the prostate and other glans." C) "If you are concerned about sterility, it only occurs in females." D) "There are no complications but you will need to use a condom when having sexual relations.
The family of an 80-year-old patient shares with the nurse that they are concerned that the patient is too frail to be living alone. The nurse's initial intervention is to
a. help the patient express the importance of living independently to the family mem-bers. b. assess the patient's functional abilities re-lated to being able to safely live indepen-dently. c. have the family provide specific examples of behaviors that cause them concern. d. identify ways the family can help assure the patient's safety while living indepen-dently.
The 82-year-old client has a pulmonary infection. Which nursing action addresses the age-related change of increased vascular resistance to blood flow through pulmonary vascu-lature in this client?
A. Encouraging the client to turn, cough, and deep breathe every hour. B. Assessing the client's level of consciousness. C. Raising the head of the bed. D. Humidifying the oxygen.