Which statement best demonstrates that the nurse had implemented a strategy for effective prioritization of ongoing client care?
A) "I use a red marker to highlight the care that is a priority for each of my clients."
B) "Priority care interventions are not flexible; they get done first."
C) "I prioritize my client interventions as soon I get my client assignment so I know how to manage my time."
D) "My worksheet sorts my care into several different levels of priority that I reevaluate frequently during the shift."
D
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Which action would increase the control of an experimental study?
a. Establishing strict criteria for subject selection b. Allowing participants to decide whether or not to be in the experimental group c. Ensuring that subjects do not know the purpose of the experimental study d. Increasing the number of assistants involved in data collection
Which statement by the nurse shows understanding of the Vietnamese culture? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Vietnamese are slow to trust authority figures.". b. "Vietnamese have a very patriarchal so-ciety.". c. "Vietnamese will try home remedies be-fore seeking Western medicine.". d. "Vietnamese are often compliant with Western treatment one sought.". e. "Vietnamese are generally noncompliant with health care.".
The nurse and a home health client have established this expected outcome: "The client will be free from adverse effects of administration of diltiazem (Cardizem)." Which finding indicates this outcome has not been met?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The client complains of headache at each visit by the nurse. 2. The client has 3+ edema in the ankles and feet. 3. The client says, "Everything I eat tastes like metal." 4. The client says, "I got so dizzy yesterday that I had to lie down for a while." 5. The client's face is flushed.
Select the statement that brings out the difference between central diabetes insipidus and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
A. Central diabetes insipidus is caused by a resistance to ADH in the kidney, whereas nephrogenic DI is caused by a decreased secretion of ADH. B. Central DI is caused by a decreased secretion of ADH, whereas nephrogenic DI is caused by a resistance to ADH in the kidney. C. Central diabetes insipidus is caused by a resistance to glucose in the blood, whereas nephrogenic DI is caused by a decreased secretion of insulin. D. None of these are correct.