You printed patient information that was subsequently not needed. You should
A) throw the pages in the wastebasket.
B) place the pages in the biohazardous waste.
C) shred the pages in the paper shredder.
D) tear the pages into at least four pieces before placing them in the trash.
C
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A) +2 station B) 0 station C) -2 station D) Crowning
A male patient with a history of violence directed toward others becomes very excited and agitated during the nurse's interview. Which intervention should the nurse implement to foster therapeutic communication?
a. Call the security staff for assistance. b. Ask the patient if he will use self-control. c. Lean forward and touch the patient's arm. d. Assume an open, nonthreatening posture.
After teaching a group of students about the various types of epidemiologic research studies that can be done, the instructor determines that the teaching was effective when the students describe a community trial as which of the following?
A) A type of experimental study conducted at the community level B) An inexpensive type of analytic research study C) A study that gathers volunteers for the experimental group D) A way to locate health problems in a variety of communities
A nurse is working in an acute psychiatric unit. The nurse makes this statement to a co-worker after reviewing a newly admitted client's medical record: "Another client with bipolar disorder. We better be ready for a busy night."
This nurse is exemplifying which process of Swanson's theory of caring? 1. Knowing 2. Being with 3. Doing for 4. Enabling