Research on nurse retention has indicated that many nurses leave nursing after a what period of time?
a. 10 years c. 5 years or less
b. 7 years or less d. before the end of the first year
C
Hodges, Keeley, and Troyan (2008) noted that many nurses were leaving the field of nursing after a
period of 5 years or less, which may be due to the changes in the workforce and changing values in
today's society.
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a. Recommend a pneumonia vaccination. b. Teach the client about viral infections. c. Tell the client to rest and drink plenty of fluids. d. Treat the client as if he or she has tuberculosis (TB).
When preparing a plan of care for an older adult patient, the nurse should consider the common problems associated with immobility. These problems may be classified as:
1. environmental and intellectual. 2. internal and external. 3. mental and medical. 4. physical and psychosocial.
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1. Navajo 2. Mexican-American 3. Chinese 4. African-American
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1. Complaints of insomnia 2. Audible expiratory wheezes 3. Decrease in heart rate from 86 to 78 beats/min 4. Decrease in blood pressure from 162/90 to 136/84 mm Hg