In most states:
A) Nurses must report all cases of suspected child abuse
B) Nurses have the option of using their own best judgment about reporting suspected child abuse
C) Nurses may report child abuse only when they can prove that it has occurred
D) Nurses must defer to the judgment of physicians about reporting suspected child abuse
A
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A) Self-appraisals are more objective than other types of appraisals. B) Self-appraisals provide an opportunity to give positive feedback to employees. C) Self-appraisals usually require some introspection on the part of the employee. D) Self-appraisals should be read before the supervisor does an appraisal.
The nurse is drawing up a teaching plan for a patient who has type 1 diabetes. The doctor has ordered two types of insulin, 10 U of regular insulin and 35 U of NPH insulin. The proper procedure is to:
1. draw up the insulins in two separate syringes so that there can be no confusion. 2. draw up the regular insulin before drawing up the NPH insulin. 3. inject air into the NPH insulin, draw it up to 35 U, then inject air into the clear regular insulin and withdraw to 45 U. 4. inject 35 U air into the NPH insulin, inject 10 U air into the regular insulin, with-draw 10 U of the regular insulin, and withdraw 35 U of the NPH insulin.
A home health nurse reviews the nursing care with the patient and family and then mutually discusses the expected outcomes of the nursing care to be provided. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse illustrating?
A) diagnosing B) planning C) implementing D) evaluating
The client receives filgrastim (Neupogen). He asks the nurse, "That is such a funny name; where do you suppose it comes from?" What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "It comes from the interleukins it stimulates; this one stimulates neuocytes." 2. "It comes from the blood cell it stimulates; this one stimulates neutrophils." 3. "It comes from the stem cells it stimulates, such as filgrastims." 4. "It is a complicated process; the drug companies are secretive about it."