The nurse has explained some of the biologic theories of causation to a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and his family
The nurse determines that the client and family have understood the instructions when they state which of the following?
A) "The disorder may be caused by increased serotonin activity."
B) "The disorder is caused by decreased dopamine activity in my brain."
C) "A frontal lobe dysfunction may be causing this condition."
D) "A decrease in hormonal substances increases the risk for this illness."
A
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A nursing student asks the nurse about receptor specificity of adrenergic agonist medications. What will the nurse say?
a. "As the dosage of these medications in-creases, drugs in this class are more selec-tive." b. "Dopamine is selective for dopamine re-ceptors and has no effects on alpha or beta receptors." c. "Epinephrine is the most selective al-pha-adrenergic agonist medication." d. "Specificity is relative and is dose depen-dent."
The RN has assigned the nursing assistant (NA) a task. The NA becomes angry and begins yelling at the RN. What is the best approach for the RN to take?
a. Tell the NA that you will let her leave early if she will do this for you. b. Ignore her and reassign the task. c. Meet with the NA to explore his or her feelings and the reason for resistance. d. Call the nursing supervisor and report the NA for insubordination.
A client who is 36 weeks of gestation is at her prenatal visit. The nurse tells the client that she will be screened for group B Streptococcus during todays visit. Which of the following statements would be made by the nurse when providing client education about this screening test?
a. Screening for group B Streptococcus is necessary as this infection can cause complications with pregnancy and to the unborn infant. b. This screening will help us to determine if your unborn infant will be susceptible to respiratory distress when he or she is born. c. Screening for group B Streptococcus will help us identify if you have been exposed to this or any other infections during your pregnancy. d. This screening is necessary to determine if there is any Rh blood group incompatibility between you and your unborn child.
Family members of a patient on life support are unable to decide whether to continue or withdraw the patient's life support. Which ethical skill does the nurse implement when discussing the situation with the charge nurse and nurse manager? (Select all that apply.)
1. The ability to IDENTIFY ethical issues 2. The ability to find needed RESOURCES 3. The ability to ANTICIPATE ethical issues 4. The ability to work within defined professional LIMITATIONS 5. The ability to understand how PERSONAL experiences impact care