You are the nurse admitting a new patient to your medical-surgical unit. You are completing an initial health assessment of the patient and document that the patient appears to have an emotionally healthy attitude
What behaviors would be indicative of an emotionally healthy attitude?
A) Limiting goal setting
B) Having a sense of humor
C) Avoiding conflict
D) Desire to question reality
Ans: B
Feedback: A mentally healthy person accepts reality and has a positive sense of self. Emotional health is also manifested by having moral and humanistic values and beliefs, having satisfying interpersonal relationships, doing productive work, and maintaining a realistic sense of hope.
Having hopes and dreams, resolving conflict, setting goals for the future, and having a sense of humor are all characteristics associated with mental health.
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Which describes the proper surgical scrub technique for the nurse?
1. Begin scrubbing at the elbows and work toward the fingertips. 2. Rinse with running water and dry carefully with paper towels. 3. Start counted-stroke surgical scrub after preliminary hand wash. 4. Scrub the palms, the fingers, and then the arms with short strokes.
Care is given during the:
a. Assessment step of the nursing process b. Planning step of the nursing process c. Implementation step of the nursing pro-cess d. Evaluation step of the nursing process