When delegating tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), a licensed practical nurse (LPN) should assess the situation. Which of the following is the first step involved in assessing the situation?
A) Communicate expectations clearly to UAP.
B) Identify the UAP who will best handle the delegated tasks.
C) Know the client's needs and priorities.
D) Trust the UAP to complete the task.
C
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1. Family members appear to respect individual boundaries. 2. Family members appear to be enmeshed or over-involved with each other. 3. Family members appear to be able to focus and discuss specific topics reasonably with each other. 4. Family members allow each other to finish a sentence without interruption. 5. Family members appear to use language patterns that are unusual in that they are characteristic of the client's family only.
In the sociological model of family violence, family violence is viewed as:
a. a pattern of behavior that is passed from generation to generation b. a pattern of harm within the nuclear family with no outside persons involved c. any harmful action(s) between related persons no matter how distant the relationship is d. harmful activities within a group designated as family no matter what the relationship
The nurse is reviewing the anatomy and physiology of the nephron with a group of nursing students. The nurse educator asks a nursing student to describe the function of the loop of Henle
What is the best explanation for the function of the loop of Henle? A) Filters water, wastes (urea), glucose, and salts out of the blood B) Glucose, amino acids, and salts are actively transported across membranes and returned to the blood C) Concentrates salts by reabsorbing water D) Reabsorbs sodium, water, and the remainder of glucose
A client has asked the nurse to join her while she prays for an improvement in her mental health problem and for restoration of some of the fractured relationships in her life
What principle should guide the nurse's response to the client's request? A) Praying with a client is an integral part of a comprehensive and multidisciplinary plan of care. B) The nurse should only pray with the client if the client agrees to keep the content of the prayers confidential. C) Praying with a client is sometimes appropriate but must be approached carefully to avoid the appearance of coercion. D) Praying with a client is beyond the scope of the psychiatric–mental health nurse.