The nurse who agrees to go into work for an emergency disaster drill, despite having company over for dinner, is probably using which ethical framework to guide decision making?
A) Utilitarianism
B) Duty based
C) Rights based
D) Intuitionism
B
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Bullying is described as aggressive behavior that is intended to gain power over or hurt another person. Which of the following situations in healthcare settings would be considered bullying?
A) A unit manager's performance appraisal of a nurse is highly critical of the nurse's practice B) A nurse repeatedly tells the same story about a coworker's embarrassing workplace situation C) A nurse receives a patient assignment that is more difficult than that of his or her colleagues D) A nurse refuses to take his or her breaks in the unit break room because she does not wish to socialize
A nurse administers amitriptyline cautiously to which clients? Select all that apply
A) Clients with cardiac disease B) Clients with hypothyroidism C) Clients with diabetes D) Elderly clients E) Adolescent clients
When teaching a patient about home testing for occult blood, the nurse instructs the patient that:
a. positive results are indicative of bleeding. b. poultry and fish should be eaten before testing. c. testing should be done carefully during the menstrual cycle. d. two samples should be obtained from the same part of the stool specimen.
Apart from individual patient risk factors, which of the following pairs of factors is associated with the potential for adverse effects during hormone replacement therapy?
A. Dose and increased prothrombin levels B. Dose and length of treatment C. Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia D. Increased prothrombin levels and length of treatment