How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between environ-mental chemical exposures and their potential harm?
1. Extrapolation by toxicologists
2. Biomonitoring
3. Historically taken chemistry courses that enabled them to understand the chemical properties of pollutants
4. By observing humans who present with signs and symptoms that can be con-nected to a specific chemical exposure
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Nurses have historically made discoveries related to chemical exposure when people presented with signs and symptoms related to known chemical toxicity. Choices No. 1 and No. 2 are mod-ern methods.
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Your administration indicates that it cannot support your ideas or pro-posal because of (select all that apply): a. Increased salary costs. b. Duplication of tests and procedures. c. Graduate medical education. d. Potential damage to reputation through learner error.
When preparing to teach a group of culturally diverse childbearing families about hospital birthing options, in order to be culturally competent, the nurse should:
A. Understand that the family has the same values as the nurse. B. Teach the family how childbearing takes place in the United States. C. Insist that the client answer questions instead of her husband. D. Learn about the cultural groups that are likely to attend the class.
A client with persistent asthma has a history of multiple allergies, including peanuts and soy. The nurse knows that, given this history, which prophylactic medication should be avoided?
1. Cromolyn (Intal) 2. Ipratropium (Atrovent) 3. Triamcinolone (Azmacort) 4. Zafirlukast (Accolate)
Empathy can be described as:
a. the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. b. feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. c. deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. d. a deep-seated dislike of something or someone.