A worrisome concern identified by the nurse during a social assessment of a teen at a routine appointment would be which response from the teen?
1. Constantly wanting to be with friends
2. Verbalizing that the mom is the teen's best friend
3. Wanting independence from family/caregivers
4. Exploring different religious venues
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1. Social development includes socializing in cliques of the same sex and striving for peer acceptance.
2. Normal social development includes conflict between adolescents and caregivers.
3. Social development includes wanting independence from caregivers.
4. Adolescents may start to question/disagree with the religious beliefs of the family.
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a. The framework that nurses used to provide care. b. A complex process during which nurses think about their thinking. c. The process that allows nurses to collect essential data. d. Thinking like a nurse in developing plans of care.
The nurse needs to evaluate arterial blood gases before the administration of which drug?
a. Calcium chloride b. Magnesium sulfate c. Potassium d. Sodium bicarbonate
Which of the following questions should the nurse ask in order to judge the validity of a research study?
a. What reliability information has been provided? b. Are the instrument measures applied consistently? c. Does the instrument measure what it is supposed to measure? d. How much random error exists?
Which of the following interventions are best for preventing sensory deficit for a resident in a long-term care facility? Select all that apply
a. Talk to the patient as you provide care. b. Incorporate touch when providing care. c. Turn on bright, fluorescent light for reading. d. Encourage waiting to drink water until after the meal. e. Offer spicy seasoning for the resident to use on food.