An interpreter
A. can be a patient's child or family member.
B. is used only if sign language is necessary.
C. is a communication professional.
D. charges the patient for his services.
Answer: C
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Critical care nurses can best enhance the principle of autonomy by
a. presenting only the information to prevent relapse in a patient. b. assisting with only tasks that cannot be done by the patient. c. providing the patient with all of the information and facts. d. guiding the patient toward the best choices for care.
A young woman was brought into the emergency department by a friend after she had been assaulted outside of a movie theater. When questioned by the nurse, the young woman stated, "I'm not sure what happened. I just want to go home"
The nurse recognizes that the experience was traumatic for the young woman and hypothesized that the woman was using which of the following to cope with her experience? a. faked amnesia b. denial c. anger d. frustration
The nurse realizes that an adequate amount of which vitamin must be present for parathyroid hormone to be fully effective?
1. Vitamin A 2. Vitamin C 3. Vitamin D 4. Vitamin E
Which statement made by a patient who attempted suicide 5 days ago would cause the nurse to observe his behavior more closely?
a. "When I'm discharged, maybe my son will let me stay with him." b. "I'm not sure I will ever really enjoy the things we did before I lost her." c. "It puzzles me that anyone would want to kill themselves but I certainly did." d. "My wife and I would have celebrated our thirty-sixth wedding anniversary to-day."