Which action should be most effective in promoting nursing's influence in decision making for organizational and health policy?
A) Providing passive contributions to discussion forums on health care
B) Being proactive in ensuring representation by the best nurses
C) Engaging in limited participation in health policy venues
D) Working from the sidelines to promote health issues
B
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Which conflict resolution management technique has the disadvantage of possibly causing a return to the conflict if what was given up becomes more important than the initial goal?
a. collaborating c. compromising b. confronting d. competing
Which of these factors, in combination with cigarette smoking, places a woman at greater risk for developing coronary artery disease?
a. alcohol abuse c. use of oral contraceptives b. a diet high in saturated fats d. stress
In Smith's Unitary Theory of Caring, nurses approach knowing their patients through using ________ and _________abilities to grasp _______
A. Problem-solving, nursing diagnosis, outcome B. Sensory, extrasensory, wholeness C. Sensory, extrasensory, patterning D. Creative emergence, appreciating pattern, concept synthesis
A 76-year-old with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is agitated and confused, with a markedly distended bladder. Which intervention prescribed by the health care provider should the nurse implement first?
a. Insert a urinary retention catheter. b. Schedule an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). c. Draw blood for a serum creatinine level. d. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5 mg PO.