When caring for a rape victim the nurse knows that all of the nursing interventions are aimed at what?
A) Encouraging the patient to gain a sense of control over his or her life
B) To provide support to the patient's emotional state
C) To aid in making the victim feel safe
D) Encouraging the patient to verbalize what happened
Ans: A
Feedback: The goals of management are to provide support, to reduce the patient's emotional trauma, and to gather available evidence for possible legal proceedings. All of the interventions are aimed at encouraging the patient to gain a sense of control over his or her life. The nursing interventions are not aimed at supporting the patient's emotional state, helping the victim feel safe, or encouraging the patient to verbalize what happened.
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___________________ refers to a nurse's behavioral and emotional response to a client. These responses may be related to unresolved feelings toward significant others from the nurse's past
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Verbal orders should be accepted only in _______________
ANS:
The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and is developing a conceptual framework. What will this faculty develop?
1. A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 2. An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 3. A system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon. 4. A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents.
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A) Impulsivity B) Fear C) Magical thinking D) Egocentrism