Each time a nurse administers an insulin injection to a patient with diabetes, she tells the patient what she is doing and demonstrates each step of preparing and giving the injection. What is the nurse promoting?
A) self-care C) coping with disability
B) dependence D) nurse–patient relationship
A
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The "dictatorship of the research question" reflects a pragmatist position sometimes associated with mixed method research
A) True B) False
A nurse is conducting a comprehensive assessment of an elderly man who has been admitted to the geriatric medical unit with dehydration and suspected malnutrition
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The nursing instructor explains to the class that according to the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, abortion is legal if induced:
1. Before the 30th week of pregnancy. 2. Before the period of viability. 3. To provide tissue for therapeutic research. 4. Can be done any time if mother, doctor, and hospital all agree.