A nursing aide has been given a formal written warning regarding arguing repeatedly on several occasions with the team leader about the given assignment. Today the nursing aide has taken four lengthy personal phone calls during her work time
This is the first offense of this nature. Such phone calls are prohibited in the employee handbook. The nurse manager calls the aide into the office and proceeds with which choice of action?
A) Provide an explanation for the rule and proceed to give a verbal admonishment
B) Ask whether there is a personal problem you could help solve
C) Write up a formal reprimand
D) Suspend the employee for a week
A
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A) Apply permethrin twice daily until the lice are eradicated. B) Avoid using shampoo for the duration of treatment. C) Apply the cream only to those locations where nits or lice are visible. D) Wear gloves when applying the permethrin cream.
A man confesses that he enjoys watching women when he is out in public. Further exploration reveals that he goes to settings where he can observe women crossing their legs in hopes of "seeing something good."
Which statement about this behavior is most accurate? a. Because it occurs in public areas, this behavior does not hurt others or involve intrusion into the personal space of those he observes, so it is not a sexual disorder. b. Although not physically harmful, the behavior is socially atypical, could disrupt relationships, and could be an insult to others, so it would be considered a sexual disorder. c. An action is or isn't a sexual disorder depending on applicable local laws, so whether this meets the definition of a sexual disorder depends on the laws where he behaves this way. d. The vistas he views occur in public, where those he observes do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. So long as he does not photograph the women, his behavior isn't considered a sexual disorder.
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a 45-year-old woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Which statement by the client does the nurse correlate with the client's diagnosis?
a. "My neighbor also had Guillain-Barré syndrome." b. "I had a viral infection about 2 weeks ago." c. "I am an artist and work with oil paints." d. "I have a history of a cardiac dysrhyth-mia."
On arrival to the holding bay, your patient Josie Chang (a young woman admitted for elective hysteroscopy and D&C), tells you she is unsure whether the planned surgery is still necessary. She is anxious that she has been admitted to the OR and it might now be too late for her to change her mind. a. Thinking about your role as patient's advocate, list the actions you can take to address Josie's
concerns in this situation. Provide rationales for your actions. What will be an ideal response?