The nurse is preparing to assess a client with an exacerbated anxiety disorder that has a history of asthma and arthritis. Which initial assessment should the nurse perform?
A. Medication history.
B. Psychosocial assessment.
C. Respiratory assessment.
D. Musculoskeletal.
Answer: B
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The nurse discusses hand hygiene with the staff specifically regarding Clostridium difficile. Which of the following should the nurse include in teaching plan?
A) Avoid the use of bleach and bleach cleaners in C. difficile isolation rooms, as the bleach does not kill the spores. B) Hand washing is required with running water and soap to remove the spores from the caregivers' hands. C) The spores are transmitted only from direct contact, so wear gloves when touching the patient. D) Use of alcohol-based hand cleansers is appropriate for use before and after each patient contact.
The nurse walks into the client's room and finds a shaman "fluffing the aura" of the client. What is the best action of the nurse?
A) Leave the room and provide privacy to the client. B) Call the physician to report the findings. C) Ask the shaman to stop the process and leave the facility. D) Notify security of the activity in progress.
Staffing patterns is one area of study related to quality health care outcomes. What are the most current findings?
a. A policy change should be implemented in hospitals based on the findings. b. Low levels of RN staffing were associated with higher rates of serious complications. c. Student nurses could assume some of the duties of RNs to alleviate the staff shortage. d. The most important thing was to have enough personnel to give a good staff-to-patient ratio.
Which nursing strategy leads patients to respond more positivity to limit setting?
a. Confront the patient with the inappropriateness of the behavior. b. Explore with the patient the underlying dynamics of the behavior. c. Reflect back to the patient an understanding of the patient's distress. d. State clear disapproval of the behavior, and support its consequences.