As the nurse listens to a supervisor, the nurse has a smile on her face but has crossed her arms in front of her chest and has crossed her legs. This is an example of a __________ posture
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A posture with crossed limbs frequently is indicative of nonacceptance.
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The nurse manager is coaching an employee who has been late for work three mornings this week
What statements and questions should the manager include in this coaching session? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "What is causing you to be late?" 2. "When you are late it throws the pace of the entire unit off and client care suffers." 3. "Does it not bother you that your lateness makes everyone else's job more difficult?" 4. "You have been late three times this week and that is not acceptable." 5. "What are you going to do to avoid being tardy again?"
As the RN charge nurse on the night shift in a small long-term care facility, you've found that there is little turnover among your LPN and nursing assistant (NA) staff members, but they are not very motivated to go beyond their job descriptions in
their work. Which of the following strategies might motivate the staff and lead to greater job satisfaction? a. Ask the director of nursing to offer higher wages and bonuses for extra work for the night LPNs and NAs. b. Allow the LPNs and NAs greater deci-sion-making power within the scope of their positions in the institution. c. Hire additional staff so that there are more staff available for enhanced care and indi-vidual workloads are lessened. d. Ask the director of nursing to increase job security for night staff by having them sign contracts that guarantee work.
When giving the patient key written information about her discharge, the nurse will include:
1. prescriptions written by the physician. 2. the questionnaire found at the bedside. 3. the unit-dose package given at discharge. 4. drug inserts and booklets prepared for medications.
A patient has 2+ pitting edema of the lower extremities bilaterally; auscultation of the lungs reveals crackles bilaterally; and the serum potassium level is 6 mEq/L. Which diuretic agent ordered by the prescriber should the nurse question?
a. Bumetanide (Bumex) b. Furosemide (Lasix) c. Spironolactone (Aldactone) d. Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL)