When considering what influences a person's health beliefs and practices, a nurse should consider both internal and external variables. Which of the following is an example of an external variable?
A. Intellectual background
B. Emotional factor
C. Spiritual factor
D. Socioeconomic factor
D
Socioeconomic status is an external variable; the others are internal.
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The nurse is aware that nursing documentation about patients is used in the administration of the prospective payment system (PPS) that applies to many patients' care. How would the principles of the PPS relate to patient care? A) PPS is used to determine patients' health care costs before they receive care. B) PPS is used to calculate the amount of care that a patient may receive before having to pay privately. C) PPS is used to accurately and efficiently determine a patient's medical diagnosis and care plan. D) PPS is used to communicate between care providers and relevant government departments.
The nurse administers a parenteral dose of pain medication to a patient. When will the nurse reassess the patient's level of pain?
1) After 15 minutes 2) After 30 minutes 3) After 45 minutes 4) After 60 minutes
A nurse recognizes that which patient has not yet successfully completed Erikson's final developmental stage?
a. A 78-year-old widower who has gone to the mental health clinic for counseling after the recent death of his wife b. A 60-year-old man who tells the nurse that he is feeling fine and really does not need any help from anyone c. An 81-year-old woman who states that she enjoys having her grandchildren visit but is usually glad when it is time for them to go home d. A 75-year-old woman who tells the nurse that she wishes her friends were alive and she wishes she could change the choices she made over the years
In providing a history, the client describes, out of order, several events that occurred in different decades of his life. To understand the timeline of events, the nurse uses what technique?
a. Ordering the data to clarify the sequence of events b. Drawing conclusions from data given c. Asking the client to elaborate about his history d. Asking the client to repeat his history