The nurse is aware that the purpose of using meditation is to:
a. develop a connectedness to the nurse
b. develop a sense of healing
c. to experience a state of peace and relaxation
d. to experience a state of health
C
The purpose of using meditation is to develop a connectedness to the universe and to experience a state of peace and relaxation.
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A) Nervousness or paresthesia B) Throbbing headache or dizziness C) Drowsiness or blurred vision D) Tinnitus or diplopia
A nurse has completed giving discharge instructions to a patient after a hernia repair. What verbalization by the patient should lead the nurse to determine that the patient understands the instructions?
a. Go back to work tomorrow. b. Do not change the dressing until he sees his physician in 2 weeks. c. Ignore changes in the size of his abdomen. d. Report fever, redness, swelling, or in-creased pain at the incision site.
The hospital nurses, after attending a conference on nursing burnout, discuss among themselves strategies to use when working with families of dying children. Which of the following would be helpful? Select all that apply
1. Planning the child and family's care alone as the primary nurse 2. Participating in team decisions regarding the dying child's plan of care 3. Declining the family's invitation to attend the child's funeral 4. Participating in a mentoring relationship with experienced hospice nurses 5. Participating in support groups with mental health professionals
Which statements regarding the preclinical research stage of drug development are true?
1. Most drugs do not proceed past the preclinical stage because they are found to be too toxic or just ineffective. 2. At the end of the preclinical research stage, client variability is determined and potential drug-to-drug interactions are examined. 3. The preclinical stage of research involves extensive testing on animals in the laboratory to determine if the drug will cause harm to humans. 4. Preclinical research results are always inconclusive. 5. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for extensive testing for safety before the pharmaceutical company can begin the preclinical research stage of development.