When assessing a theory's potential contribution to the discipline's knowledge base, what is this considered?
A) Theory description
B) Theory analysis
C) Theory evaluation
D) Theory development
C
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During your assessment of a patient, you observe on several occasions the abnormal thought process of blocking, which is
a. changing subjects within a sentence. b. making up answers unrelated to the facts. c. repeating words or phrases that another person has spoken. d. pausing in the middle of a sentence, then continuing on an unrelated topic.
Which of the following exemplifies accountability? Karen, the nurse manager on 5E:
a. Consistently submits her budgets on time. b. Gets along well with her staff and with other managers. c. Outlines her rationale for reduction of RN coverage on nights to the Nursing Practice Committee after serious patient injury. d. Actively solicits ideas regarding schedul-ing from her staff.
Every home health agency, based on the principle of due diligence, must inform its employees of what?
A) At-risk working environments B) OSHA requirements C) Available training for personal safety D) Policies and procedures about clinical safety
A patient is demonstrating manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which action should the nurse take if unfamiliar with the assessment data and behaviors associated with this disorder?
1. Document all subjective and objective data provided by the patient. 2. Ask the primary health provider to identify needed subjective and objective assessment data. 3. Research obsessive-compulsive disorder in the medical dictionary. 4. Consult the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for diagnostic criteria.