A licensed vocational nurse has a reputation for providing excellent nursing care but being passive in her interactions. What behavior is most clearly associated with being passive?
A) Frequently criticizing managers and supervisors
B) Seeking approval for every decision that she makes
C) Being unclear about her true character and identity
D) Failing to clearly express what she really wants or feels
D
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The nurse is preparing two medications from separate vials in one syringe. After injecting air into vial A, which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Changing needles and injecting air into vial B 2. Changing needles, injecting air into vial B, and then withdrawing medication from vial A 3. Injecting air into vial B, changing needles, and withdrawing medication from vial A 4. Changing needles, injecting air into vial B, withdrawing medication from vial B, and then withdrawing medication from vial A
The nurse teaches the patient how to administer insulin. Before this the nurse and patient had developed a trusting relationship over several days, which included sharing feelings about having to take daily medication
The patient expressed confidence in the care provided by the nurse. The nurse could be basing care on the philosophy of a. Henderson. b. Nightingale. c. Roy. d. Watson.
The phase of the nursing process when the nurse gathers data about the patient to establish a plan of care is the
A) Assessment B) Goals C) Interventions D) Evaluation
An adequate production of thyroxine and triiodothyronine requires which of the following elements?
A. iron B. iodine C. calcium D. sodium