The nurse is working in a long-term care facility that embraces the Continuity Theory of Aging. The nurse is charged with developing client activities that will promote this theory. Which of the following activities will meet the criteria?
A) Develop a family night for clients to invite members of their family to the facility to eat with their loved ones.
B) Encourage the clients to begin exercise programs.
C) Plan a relaxing movie night for residents.
D) Arrange for a group of children to visit the residents.
A
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The nursing goal for all individuals and their families seeking preventive care is to have individuals and families:
a. take responsibility for their health and wellness. b. abandon the use of electronic educational media. c. make lifestyle changes after diseases occur. d. use temporary changes until the danger has passed.
A chief nursing officer (CNO) wants to respond to a threatened reduction in nursing positions in a hospital where financial conditions are poor. Which action by the CNO would be best?
a. Compare nurse–patient ratios nationwide, describing the impact of layoffs. b. Hire a lobbyist to put political pressure on the hospital's administration. c. Prepare a cost–benefit analysis of the effect of nursing care in that hospital. d. Use a cost-minimization strategy to show how nursing costs can decrease.
The nurse is conducting a literature review. Which will not assist the nurse when conducting a literature review?
A) One major purpose of a literature review is to learn what research has already been done in the area. B) A text word search allows searchers to look for specific words in all test fields of records in the electronic database. C) The literature review section should conclude with a critical evaluation of knowledge on the problem of interest. D) Information from anecdotal and opinion articles is usually included in research literature.
You are working with a client who is in a doctoral program in graduate school and is thinking of dropping out of school. You use therapeutic communication techniques
Which of the following client behaviors would be the BEST indication that your interventions were helpful? a. discusses the intense fear experienced while in graduate school b. discusses preparatory plans to ace working on the doctorate c. states that since being hospitalized, things are going better d. decides to withdraw from graduate school