The client has not signed consent for surgery and has received a narcotic before going to surgery. The nurse should
a. have the client sign the consent form
b. have the client's closest relative sign the consent form
c. notify the physician in the operating room
d. send the client to surgery
C
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A nurse is teaching a class on psychiatric-mental health nursing. She asks her class to identify the most challenging part of this practice. What response would let her know that a student understands the difficulties in providing psychiatric-mental healt
1. "The most difficult part is making correct diagnoses." 2. "The most difficult part is providing advocacy." 3. "The most difficult part is development of the therapeutic relationship and the corresponding therapeutic use of self." 4. "The most difficult part is involving the patient in treatment planning."
Children in which age group typically gain 3 to 6 pounds and grow 1 to 2 inches (2.5–5 cm) per year?
a. 12–24 months c. 6–12 years b. 2–6 years d. 13–18 years
During the evaluation stage of the critical thinking model applied to a patient coping with stress, the nurse will
a. Select nursing interventions to promote the patient's adaptation to stress. b. Establish short- and long-term goals with the patient experiencing stress. c. Identify stress management interventions for achieving expected outcomes. d. Reassess patient's stress-related symptoms and compare with expected outcomes.
Kouzes and Posner recommend several practices to assist leaders in realizing their visions. Which of the following practice would be included?
A. Be ready to react B. Perform favors for selected followers C. Motivate each follower to do her or his best D. Not challenging the status quo