When interacting with a physician, a nurse recognizes that the personal space-distance zone that he or she is in when standing within 5 feet of the physician is
1. Public.
2. Intimate.
3. Casual-personal.
4. Social-consultative.
ANS: 4
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A pregnant female is admitted to the emergency room with a medical diagnosis of trauma secondary to a motor vehicle accident. The initial assessment would be
A) airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs) for possible resuscitation. B) neurovascular checks. C) the fetal status. D) for fractures, sprains, and strains.
A burn patient is brought into the emergency department with the following burns: half of the front torso, entire left arm, and front of left leg. The nurse should record that the patient has a ______% burn
ANS:
A nursing student has been providing care for a client at the health care facility for the past several days. The client has a number of comorbid health problems and is being simultaneously treated for many of these
The student has chosen to create a concept map because concept mapping allows the student to: A) Identify the health problem that is most deserving of the student's care and attention B) Identify the relationships between the various aspects of the client's health circumstances C) Create a plan that differentiates between nursing diagnoses and medical diagnoses D) Evaluate the applicability of nursing diagnoses and the effectiveness of nursing interventions
The nurse is caring for an elder client who has written advance directives. This means that
a. The elder has expressed his or her wishes regarding terminal medical treatment and decisions if he or she became incapacitated. b. The elder wrote a living will. c. The elder has a Do Not Resuscitate order. d. The elder's family has decided on a medical treatment regimen.