What would be a barrier for a nurse researcher to accomplish effective research?
1. Statistical expertise
2. Completed a past study
3. Assuming a new administrative position
4. Expansion of clinical services with more patients
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Explanation: 1. This would be an advantage.
2. Past research experience implies some research competency.
3. A new position would be a drain on researcher time and a barrier.
4. This might provide more patients for a sample.
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What will be an ideal response?
A patient approaches the charge nurse and says, "I want to talk to the mental health advocate immediately about getting released." The unit has no patient phone, and agency policy does not permit patients to enter the nurses' station
Select the nurse's best initial action(s). You may select more than one answer. a. Tell the patient, "Get an order from your health care provider to leave the unit to make the call." b. Give the patient a pen and paper to write a note to the advocate. c. Provide the patient with a cell phone to make the call. d. Document the request in the patient's medical record. e. Promptly notify the advocate of the patient's request.
The client complains that it took the nurse 20 minutes to answer the call light. The nurse says, "We are so busy. A nurse called in sick tonight. None of us has even had supper." What does this response reflect?
1. An honest answer to the client's complaint. 2. Putting the nurse's needs above the client's needs. 3. A breach of unit confidentiality. 4. A good excuse for why it took so long to answer the call light.
A female client with inoperable advanced breast cancer is prescribed methyltestosterone. The nurse would be alert for the development of which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Amenorrhea B) Acne C) Facial hair growth D) Somnolence E) Mania