An experienced nurse practitioner is always conscious of the need to maintain a high level of competence within professional nursing practice. Which activities support this nurse's goal? Select all that apply
A) Reading professional journals
B) Collaborating with peers
C) Counseling clients
D) Attending professional workshops and seminars
E) Administering medications appropriately
Answer: C
Lifelong competence can be promoted by attending seminars offered by colleges and professional organizations, reading professional and peer-reviewed journals, and having formal and informal discussions with peers and other members of the healthcare team. Providing counseling to clients and administering medications are ways to implement nursing knowledge, not a method of increasing it.
You might also like to view...
Elimination is promoted by
A. inactivity and immobility. B. trying to use the bedpan or urinal hourly. C. fiber in the diet and adequate fluid intake. D. taking extra pain medications daily.
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis comes into the clinic for a routine check-up. On assessment the nurse notes the patient has lost some of her ability to function since her last office visit
What might be an appropriate intervention for the nurse to make for this patient? A) Recommend to the physician that the patient be hospitalized. B) Ask the physician for a referral to an arthritis support group in the community. C) Make a referral for home health so the patient can be assessed in her own environment. D) Make referrals for occupational therapy and physical therapy.
The client is a 36-year-old single male. He is speaking with the office nurse, complaining of an inability to attain or maintain an erection. Which of the following would be the most therapeutic nursing intervention?
A) "You have hypoactive sexual disorder, and there are several medications that may be helpful to you." B) "Don't worry about this. There are many men who go through phases of not being able to maintain an erection, which are usually short-lived." C) "You may have sexual aversion disorder. Have you noticed you have anxiety when you are with your partner in an intimate situation?" D) "It sounds like you may have erectile dysfunction. It may be helpful to try a course of sildenafil citrate (Viagra) to see if it would help you."
The nurse is discouraged because his plan to reduce negative symptoms of schizophrenia (apathy, avolition, inattentiveness, poor socialization, poor eye contact and flat affect, etc.) in a client is not working
The mentor's remark that helps place the problem in perspective is: 1. "You aren't responsible for the behavior of any other person." 2. "Clients can be perverse and cling to symptoms despite our efforts." 3. "Negative symptoms have been associated with prefrontal cortical pathology." 4. "Negative symptoms can be improved by manipulating psychosocial and envi-ronmental factors. The problem is finding the right combination."