Which factor has had the greatest affect on the emphasis placed on nursing ethics?
A) Standards of Nursing Care
B) The effects of global economics
C) The nurse's role as Client Advocate
D) Ever increasing culturally diverse populations
C
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1. Assess the client's ability to assist with the bath and with movement in bed. 2. Gather all supplies needed for the procedure. 3. Obtain a Hoyer lift to move the client up in bed. 4. Explain all procedures to the client.
A research study is planned to determine the effect of nutritional supplementation and type of support surface on the rate of wound healing in sacral myocutaneous flap failures. Which is an independent variable in this study? (Select all that apply.)
a. Rate of wound healing b. Sacral myocutaneous flap c. Retailer source of protein supplement d. Type of support surface e. Nutritional supplementation
The nurse is caring for a critically ill client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
The nurse finds the following assessment data: blood pressure, 90/62; pulse, 120 beats/min; respirations, 28 breaths/min; urine output, 20 mL/1 hour per catheter; serum potassium, 2.6 mEq/L. The health care provider orders a 40 mEq potassium bolus and an increase in the IV flow rate. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Give the potassium after increasing the IV flow rate. b. Increase the IV rate; consult the provider about the potassium. c. Increase the IV rate; hold the potassium for now. d. Infuse the potassium first before increas-ing the IV flow rate.
The nurse will advise the parents of a child who has a hearing loss that communication can best be enhanced by doing which of the following?
a. Speak somewhat louder and much slower than you would to a hearing person. b. Get the child's attention and look into the child's face at eye level. c. Hold the child's hands while speaking to her. d. Reduce or eliminate body gestures.