The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old who has been admitted for surgery. Which action would be the most important for the nurse to do when caring for this child?
A) Offer to help the child wash her private parts when bathing
B) Answer questions the child asks regarding pain
C) Encourage family caregivers to frequently sing songs the child enjoys
D) Avoid prolonged discussions about the patient's anxiety
Ans: B
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Despite the availability of State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP), many eligible children are not enrolled. The nursing intervention that can best help eligible children to become enrolled is:
1. Assessment of the details of the family's income and expenditures. 2. Case management to limit costly, unnecessary duplication of services. 3. To advocate for the child by encouraging the family to investigate its SCHIP eligibility. 4 To educate the family about the need for keeping regular well-child visit appointments.
What should be included in the nursing care of a 12-year-old child receiving radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. Application of sunblock b. Appetite stimulation c. Conservation of energy d. Provision for expressions of anger e. Preparation for premature sexual development
A nurse manager's supervisor reports that many staff members have complained about the manager's rigidity. What situations reflect this rigidity? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The manager has historically used trial and error as a decision-making strategy. 2. The manager takes unnecessary risks when staffing the unit. 3. The manager is not concerned when staff members arrive late to work. 4. The manager uses old ways of thinking to solve the day-to-day issues of the unit. 5. The manager does not consider the advice of the unit comanager when making a decision.
The key advantage of activity-based costing is:
a. workload is determined based on the re-quired hours of nursing care. b. it reflects what it costs to provide services and identifies why costs were incurred. c. data can be used in constructing a per-sonnel budget because it is linked to the volume indicator of patient days. d. the judgment of an expert nurse clinician must override an empirical system and be based on patients' needs in real time.