When keeping a client's personal belongings in a locker, the nurse should ensure that the envelope is sealed and signed by which of the following people?
A) Client and a relative
B) Supervisor and nurse
C) Client and a colleague
D) Client, supervisor, and nurse
D
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It is best to have a second nurse's, supervisor's, or security person's signature along with the client's signature on the envelope containing secured valuables.
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The nurse is caring for a client and family who are awaiting the results of a diagnostic test. Which of the following acts, made by the nurse, best demonstrate therapeutic nonverbal communication?
A) The nurse listens to the client's frustration of waiting for test results. B) The nurse smiles and rubs the shoulder of the client. C) The nurse is silent while caring out her nursing duties. D) The nurse shrugs the shoulders when asked when testing results will return.
Individual and collective voices of nurses at all levels should have major influence on the development of technology associated with patient care
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.