The patient has just learned that he has advanced cancer for which there is no effective treatment. The patient says, "This can't be. I want a second opinion." According to Kubler-Ross, the patient is in which stage of dying?
a. denial c. bargaining
b. anger d. depression
A
Denial is characterized as refusing to accept what has been explained. It is an immediate response to a loss. Anger is the response to the loss of control over the situation. Bargaining is an attempt to postpone the inevitable. Depression is a realization that the loss can no longer be delayed.
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When providing labor support, the nurse knows that which fetal position might cause the laboring woman more back discomfort?
a. Right occiput anterior b. Left occiput anterior c. Right occiput transverse d. Left occiput posterior
A nurse is assigned to care for a client with multiple sclerosis in a healthcare facility. The nurse is expected to apply critical thinking skills when providing care. What is the best description of critical thinking?
A) Experimental approach that tests ideas to decide which methods work and which do not B) Researchers discover the best possible safe and effective treatments for disease or dysfunction C) Complex mix of inquiry, knowledge, intuition, logic, experience, and common sense D) Basic skill of identifying a problem and taking steps to resolve it
The home health assistant should prepare a nursing bag that is stocked with enough supplies to get through the day without replenishing it.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)