The nurse works with breast cancer survivors in a "Reach for Recovery" program. Which portion of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) focus on quality care does this work represent?
1. Staying healthy
2. Getting better
3. Living with illness or disability
4. Coping with palliative care or end-of-life issues
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Explanation: 1. Staying healthy means that the individual needs to get healthcare to stay well and avoid illness.
2. Getting better requires that the patient reach for recovery.
3. Living with illness or disability acknowledges that some health problems cannot be cured, and then the individual needs assistance in learning how to manage and cope long-term.
4. Coping with palliative care or end-of-life issues requires that individuals need support and care during terminal stages of illness. Families and caregivers are also involved in each of these consumer components of healthcare.
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a. Using high-tech–low-touch approaches. b. Using high-tech–high-touch approaches. c. Providing products. d. Providing tangible products of satisfac-tion.
Because children younger than 5 years are egocentric, the nurse should do which when communicating with them?
a. Focus communication on the child. b. Use easy analogies when possible. c. Explain experiences of others to the child. d. Assure the child that communication is private.
The nurse is monitoring for development of renal failure in a patient who sustained a moderate burn injury
Which laboratory results would be cause for concern? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. BUN of 40 mg/dL 2. Creatinine of 1.9 mg/dL 3. Total protein of 5.8 g/dL 4. Creatine kinase of 350 U/L 5. Urine specific gravity of 1.020
Currently the emphasis in nursing is on:
A) finding answers to clinical questions encountered every day B) understanding research language and the research process C) using research and theory as evidence for patient care decisions D) refining the art of patient care through the use of intuitive judgment