Most people find it very comforting and conducive to a more positive nurse-client relationship when a nurse moves toward the client's bedside rather than standing in the doorway with arms crossed
The nurse's positive actions are an example of which factor that influences message
interpretation?
a. Environment c. "I" messages versus "you" messages
b. Physical appearance d. Intrapersonal aspects
ANS: a
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a. Loss of significant others b. Learned helplessness c. Neurotransmitter dysregulation d. Traumatic event in childhood
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A) Psychological or physiological stress B) Increased blood osmolality C) Increased oxygen demand D) Increased sodium intake
A nurse enters a room to assist a patient who has used the bedside commode. The nurse washes the patient's hands, puts on clean gloves, assists the patient in cleaning the genital area, and then assists the patient into bed
The nurse then empties, rinses, and replaces the pan of the bedside commode. The nurse removes the gloves and washes his or her hands. The student nurse identifies this process as an example of 1. Surgical asepsis. 2. Medical asepsis. 3. Sterile technique. 4. Primary defenses.
The nurse is completing an assessment of a First Nations client. Recognizing the commonly seen health problems in Aboriginal peoples, the nurse observes for particular signs and symptoms of which one of the following conditions?
a. Hypertension b. Parasitic infections c. Tay-Sachs disease d. Diabetes mellitus