The nurse wants to know whether the seven minute screen (7MS) is as accurate as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in screening for dementia. Select the correct category for this type of question
a. Prognosis
b. Diagnostic
c. Harm/etiology
d. Prevention
B
Diagnostic questions emphasize how to select a diagnostic test or interpret the results of a partic-ular test. Prevention questions are focused on how to modify a patient's risk factors to reduce the risk of disease. Harm/etiology questions focus on what the harmful effects of a particular treat-ment are or how harmful effects can be avoided.
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Which are questions or statements a nurse involved in an organizational change might say? Select all that apply
1. What are the obstacles to implementing this change within the organization? 2. I would like to focus on completing this process so we can move on. 3. Are we including the opinions of all stakeholders in this decision? 4. Have we looked at all available data in order to make an informed decision? 5. I know nursing personnel will work diligently in understanding the need for change. 6. I think it does not really matter when we institute this change, as long as it is over quickly.
An effective nursing intervention for helping angry clients learn to manage anger without violence
would be a. using cognitive strategies to identify a thought that increases anger, find proof for or against the belief, and substitute reality-based thinking. b. providing negative reinforcement such as restraint or seclusion in response to angry outbursts, whether or not violence is present. c. administering antipsychotic medications. d. administering antianxiety medications.
The social desirability response set is least likely to be a problem on scales incorporated into which of the following?
A) Mailed anonymous questionnaires B) Face-to-face interviews C) Telephone interviews D) Focus group interviews
Which nursing intervention takes highest priority for the nurse caring for an unconscious patient?
A) Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter B) Maintaining a patent airway C) Putting a nasogastric (NG) tube in place D) Administering an enema daily