The nurse can assist the patient in becoming more self-aware by using which technique?
a. Setting up an appointment to allow the patient to vent
b. Allowing the patient to openly explore thoughts and feelings
c. Assisting the patient to physically punch a pillow when upset
d. Providing materials for the patient to write complaint letters
ANS: B
By allowing open communication about thoughts and feelings, the nurse creates an environment for therapeutic communications. Punching pillows does not create self-awareness. Writing complaint letters and venting can create more internal turmoil in a person and do not promote self-awareness.
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A) Nonsmokers under age 35 B) Women over the age of 35 C) Women with diabetes D) Smokers age 35 and over
Which action by the nurse breaches patient confidentiality? Select all that apply
1) Leaving patient data displayed on a computer screen where others may view it 2) Remaining logged on to the computer system after documenting patient care 3) Faxing a patient report to the nurses' station where the patient is being transferred 4) Informing the nurse manager of a change in the patient's condition
A parent of a hospitalized child on chemotherapy asks the nurse if a sibling of the hospitalized child should receive the varicella vaccination. The nurse should give which response?
a. The sibling can get a varicella vaccination. b. The sibling should not get a varicella vaccination. c. The sibling should wait until the child is finished with chemotherapy. d. The sibling should get varicella-zoster immune globulin if exposed to chickenpox.
Watson proposes that: The nurse's moral commitment, intentionality, and caritas consciousness is to protect, enhance, promote, and potentiate human dignity,
wholeness, and healing, wherein a person creates or co-creates his or her own meaning for existence, healing, wholeness, and living and dying. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.