The nurse understands that in today's health care settings, with the diversity of staff, tensions can arise among staff due to Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Groups speaking a native language in front of other staff members
2. Criticizing an entire cultural group when one is not performing up to standards
3. Having a manager who is biased for a particular group
4. Having a manager who is biased against a particular group
5. Discussion of issues and broadening one's knowledge of others' backgrounds
2,3,4
Rationale 1: Speaking in another language in front of other staff increases tensions between staff members who may feel left out
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1. A skilled nursing home. 2. An assisted-living center. 3. Moving in with a family member. 4. Hospice care.
Convert 75 centimeters to an equivalent amount in inches
1. 3 inches 2. 187.5 inches 3. 30 inches 4. 34.1 inches
The patient states, "I think I am actually addicted to nicotine." Which assessment findings are consistent with this type of addiction?
Select all that apply. 1. The blood pressure is 182/86. 2. The patient states, "Sometimes, I feel so nauseated after I smoke cigarettes." 3. The patient states, "I have never been able to stop smoking for more than two weeks at a time because the cravings get so bad." 4. An apical heart rate is 72 beats per minute. 5. A respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute.
A patient is scheduled for a lithotripsy for renal calculi. What should the nurse explain to the patient as the purpose of a bowel preparation prior to this procedure?
1. ensuring maximum visualization of the kidney and the stones 2. ensuring that there is no evidence of constipation prior to the procedure 3. increasing comfort 4. reducing postoperative pain