In recent decades, the nurse's role has undergone significant change. Which of the following phenomena underlay the development of the advanced practitioner role, which first emerged in the 1960s?
A) Public dissatisfaction with medical education and medical practice
B) Pressure from insurance providers and the emergence of managed care
C) Federal funding that was earmarked for improved nursing education
D) A need for health care in geographically remote and underserved regions
D
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A community health nurse arrives at a family's home. Which of the following would behaviors by the nurse would be nontherapeutic?
A) Maintaining eye contact with the family members B) Paging through paperwork for information C) Sitting on the furniture near the family members D) Placing car keys in the nurse's carryall bag
A nurse is caring for a client who has been receiving treatment for schizophrenia with chlorpromazine for the past year. It would be essential for the nurse to monitor the client for which of the following?
A) Weight loss B) Torticollis C) Hypoglycemia D) Tardive dyskinesia
A nurse stops in to interview a patient on a medical unit and finds the patient lying supine in her bed with the head elevated at 10 degrees. Which initial response(s) would most enhance the chances of achieving a therapeutic interaction? Select all that apply.
1. Apologize for the differential in height and proceed while standing to avoid delay. 2. If permitted, raise the head of the bed and, with the patient's permission, sit on the bed. 3. If permitted, raise the head of the bed to approximate the nurse's height while standing. 4. Sit in whatever chair is available in the room to convey informality and increase comfort. 5. Locate a chair or stool that would place the nurse at approximately the level of the patient. 6. Remain standing and proceed so as not to create distraction by altering the arrangements.
During a physical examination of a term neonate you would expect to see:
a. vernix caseosa in skin folds. b. well-formed ear cartilage. c. milia. d. all of the above.