A nurse plans to teach a group of patients the basics of the change process. How should the elements be sequenced for the presentation?
a. Assess the success of new behaviors.
b. Observe to gain awareness.
c. Draw conclusions about the problem.
d. Test new behaviors.
e. Determine that change is necessary.
A, B, C, D, E
This sequence proceeds logically from assessment of the problem to analysis of the problem to determining that change is necessary to testing new behaviors and evaluating their efficacy.
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Nursing often uses theories as a foundation for providing care. One such theory of behavioral motivation that is based on five related levels is known as:
a. Dossey's interrelated holistic health plan b. Selye's stress-adaptation model c. Maslow's hierarchy of needs d. WHO's concept of health
Which of the following actions is most representative of how health care of the future might be delivered? As a nurse leader, you:
a. Refer families who require immediate help to a local food bank. You also work with local agencies and families to establish a mothers collective in which mothers learn about nutrition and prepare low-cost, nutritious meals that are shared with the mothers in the collective. b. Work together with a local agency to set up a free clinic in which addicts and the homeless can receive free health care and prescriptions for immediate needs. c. Ensure that individuals who are admitted to your unit are asked about their smoking history and that preoperative and post-operative planning takes into account how smoking will affect status during and after surgery. d. Address the health of those who are overweight and obese on your unit by en-suring that hospital meals offer nutritious, healthy food choices that are satisfying.
Two hours after the client with an endotracheal tube has been extubated, a nurse hears stridor on inhalation. What is the nurse's best next action after applying humidified oxygen?
A. Document the observation as the only action. B. Ask the client to cough and deep breathe. C. Suction the client's mouth and pharynx. D. Notify the emergency team.
Common or concerning symptoms to inquire about in the General Survey and vital signs include all of the following except:
A) Changes in weight B) Fatigue and weakness C) Cough D) Fever and chills