A nurse is preparing to present a class entitled "Nursing and the Family" to a group of co-workers. The nurse wants to present current concepts related to trends that threaten the family unit, which would include which of the following?
A. Single-parent families
B. Alternative relationship patterns
C. Shifting of traditional or generational roles
D. Decreased health insurance or lack of access to health care
D
Single families, alternative relationships, and shifting of roles describe family form and function. Problems and trends that threaten families include economic factors, decreased health insurance, decreased income, homelessness, and domestic violence.
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A) Ask the client about readiness to walk. B) Call for a wheelchair to start the process. C) Conduct a breathing assessment. D) Evaluate the client's level of pain.
Which of the following describes the most important use of nursing diagnosis (all statements are true)?
1) Differentiates the nurse's role from that of the physician 2) Identifies a body of knowledge unique to nursing 3) Helps nursing develop a more professional image 4) Describes the client's needs for nursing care
While caring for a patient with a pulmonary arterial catheter, the nurse notes that the number of centimeters of exposed catheter has decreased. What nursing action is indicated?
1. Report this finding immediately; the patient may need another chest X-ray to check for placement. 2. Flush the ports. 3. Obtain a pulmonary artery occlusion pressure. 4. Zero balance the system.
In classical measurement theory, a domain sampling model is often assumed, in which the basic notion is to sample a heterogeneous set of items from a hypothetical universe of items
A) True B) False