A faith community health networks with a local transportation service to provide service to several clients in the community needing rides to health care appointments. The nurse is functioning in which of the following roles?
A) Developer of support groups
B) Referral agent
C) Advocate
D) Health counselor
Ans: B
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An elderly client was given a nursing diagnosis of injury, risk for: related to disorientation. Which statement would be appropriate for an expected outcome? The client
A) maintains continence on four out of five voidings. B) does not become lost or sustain injury during wanderings. C) sleeps through the night and stays awake most of the day. D) receives appropriate care consistent with his or her and family specific values and expected outcomes.
An older adult patient asks the nurse why so many of her friends are developing cancers. The nurse responds best when answering
a. "Cancer cells generally develop as a result of prolonged exposure to external agents." b. "The longer we live the more exposure we have to environmental toxins." c. "Aberrant growth seems to be the risk factor in the older adult that is not well understood." d. "As we age, our cells are less able to re-gulate replication appropriately."
Which statement best describes one of the arguments pushing for development of a DNP program for nurses?
A) The need of individuals who can implement research into practice B) To clear up client confusion concerning levels of nursing C) To enable PhD-level nurses more time to spend on research and less on teaching D) All interested organizations support the concept and potential entry-level requirement
The patient says to the nurse, "My doctor says I have heart disease and I need to decrease cholesterol in my diet. How did this happen?" What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The arteries around your heart are narrowed by low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol buildup in them." 2. "Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is converted to saturated fat, which is stored in your coronary arteries." 3. "It is a good idea to decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your diet, although current research has not proven a correlation yet." 4. "Too much low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol narrows all the arteries in your body so your heart does not receive enough blood to be healthy."