A nurse has joined the local Sigma Theta Tau organization. The nurse is hoping to find a mentor within the organization. Which of the following would be a good candidate?
1. A senior nurse who has the career experience the nurse in interested in pursuing
2. The president of the organization
3. A senior nurse who has a wide range of career experiences
4. A member of the board
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Explanation: 1. A mentor is a senior nurse or in another closely-aligned profession, mostly because the mentor
must have contacts that can be useful to your career.
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The patient asks the nurse, "If one of these arteries becomes completely occluded will I have a stroke?" What is the nurse's best response? A) "A common vessel receiving all blood to the head called the circle of Willis will distribute blood from other arteries to the brain as needed." B) "A stroke is caused by lack of blood supply to a part of the brain so if your right carotid artery becomes blocked you'll have a stroke on the right side of your brain." C) "It is hard to predict exactly what will happen so you'll have to wait until your provider sees you because only the provider can answer that question." D) "With only 10% of the blood needed getting through your right artery and 8% through your left artery, you could have a stroke now."
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a. Increased skin turgor b. Decreased pulse and respirations c. Copious saliva and nasal secretions d. Increased laboratory values of hemoglobin and hematocrit
A woman who is breastfeeding is prescribed a low pharmacologic dose of a glucocorticoid and asks the nurse about potential effects on her infant. What will the nurse tell her about this medi-cation?
a. "At this dose, the concentration in your breast milk is safe." b. "Contact your provider to discuss lower-ing the dose." c. "There will be reversible side effects for your baby." d. "This drug is likely to cause growth re-tardation in your baby."