The unit manager on a medical unit is trying to encourage the nursing staff to use a new protocol for documentation. To help with this, the nurse manager recruits one of the staff nurses who serves as a role model for many of the staff. Which type of power does the staff nurse exhibit?
a. Coercive
b. Legitimate
c. Implied
d. Explicit
Answer: c. Implied
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A pregnant client expresses concern that she will develop varicose veins toward the end of her pregnancy. The nurse should recognize that varicose veins are the result of:
a. a genetic defect in the valves of lymph ducts in the lower extremities b. compression of the abdominal veins by the progressively enlarging uterus c. increased cardiac volume that normally occurs in the last half of the pregnancy d. increased fluid volume resulting from the placental filtering of maturing fetal systems
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1. Various anemias accompanied by bradycardia 2. Hypertension with severe emesis 3. Dizziness accompanied by possible photosensitivity 4. Polyuria with gross proteinuria