What has interview research shown?
A) Intrarater reliability is high if the interview is unstructured.
B) Interrater reliability improves if the interview is structured.
C) Validity decreases when there is a team approach to the interview.
D) Positive information is weighed more heavily than negative information.
B
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In comparing the major features of psychiatric theories, the nurse correctly concludes that:
1. Medical–psychobiologic and psychoanalytic theories focus on the individual client. 2. Social–interpersonal and medical–psychobiologic theories seek to change behavior through pharmacology. 3. Social–interpersonal and medical–psychobiologic theories are in direct opposition to the other. 4. Cognitive behavioral and psychoanalytic theories share the premise that behavior stems from the unconscious and requires the client to develop insight.
Which action would be most important for a community health nurse who is involved with environmental health?
A) Collaboration with others to protect the public and the environment B) Completion of an environmental checklist for hazard detection C) Consumer education about preventive measures D) Program evaluation to determine effectiveness of the measures
A patient has been diagnosed with inclusion body myositis (IBM.) Which instruction should the nurse provide?
1. "Be certain to keep your appointment to fit your foot brace.". 2. "You can expect to be cured from this disorder if you take your medications as directed.". 3. "Taking steroids will help you maintain long-term remission from this illness.". 4. "You may be unable to drive due to weakness in your neck.".
What should the nurse first assess when preparing to teach a patient and/or family member how to read a thermometer?
a. Patient's actual temperature b. Patient's ability to manipulate the thermometer c. Family member's temperature d. Patient's ability to take a pulse and respiratory rate as well