Which factor related to nursing, has been identified as the greatest challenge to its status as a profession?
A) An insufficient ethical basis for its clinical practitioners
B) The lack of a body of knowledge specific to the function of nursing
C) Varied nursing specialties are a barrier to a unified value system
D) The interdependence that nursing has with the medical profession
D
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The nurse is doing an assessment on a 4-month-old infant. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse consider abnormal?
1. The posterior fontanel is open. 2. The anterior fontanel is open and soft. 3. The infant is able to roll only from abdomen to back. 4. The infant has good head control when held upright
Nurses in the middle ages through the 1800s had a strong foundation in:
1. Christianity. 2. working with the wealthy. 3. self-indulgence. 4. secular studies. 5.
Nursing activities for a client with ALS and family include helping them
a. decide on an acceptable level of care early in the course of the disease. b. determine if they want to share the diagnosis to allow genetic testing. c. incorporate nonpharmacologic pain control techniques in the plan of care. d. plan for extensive rehabilitation after exacerbations.
Following surgery for hyperpitutarism, a client complains of a supra-orbital headache. The nurse suspects a possible CSF leak and would: Select all that apply
1. Maintain bed rest. 2. Keep HOB elevated 30 degrees. 3. Administer antibiotics. 4. Medicate for pain. 5. Inform the client that headaches are expected.