What makes the area of family nursing a difficult arena to provide care at times?
A) The presence of family in the hospital rooms
B) Family members who might not agree on treatments and a plan of care
C) Family-centered care plans and use of community areas in acute care settings
D) Nurses having different values from families
B
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Before the end of the shift, the nurse records the occurrences for each patient in the electronic medical record. Which statement below indicates that the nurse understands the main principle of accurate charting?
a. "Charting communicates to members of the healthcare team the patient's care and responses during my shift." b. "Charting is important so that I may share with the healthcare team my opinions of what happened with the patient." c. "Charting allows the other nurses to understand the patient care provided during my shift." d. "Charting is important to comply with practice guidelines and institutional policies."
A nurse is instructing a student nurse about the best methods to use when teaching a kinesthetic learner. The student nurse demonstrates understanding when stating:
1. "A kinesthetic learner learns best by doing." 2. "A kinesthetic learner learns best by seeing." 3. "A kinesthetic learner learns best by reading." 4. "A kinesthetic learner learns best by watching."
A study designed to examine the actual cost of performing program services and to focus on productivity versus cost is a:
1. Cost-accounting study 2. Cost-benefit study 3. Cost-effectiveness study 4. Cost -efficiency study
An 85-year-old patient who has been NPO since midnight last night for diagnostic testing just completed the procedure. Which intervention is most important?
a. Inform the patient about the test results. b. Obtain the patient's weight for compari-son to the morning value. c. Turn the patient every 2 hours. d. Offer 4 ounces of water or juice every hour.