A client asks the nurse to "just sit with" her while she says her daily prayers. The nurse is being asked to participate with the client through:
1. Presence.
2. Attendance.
3. Participation.
4. Witnessing.
1. Presence.
Rationale:
The nurse is being asked to stay with the patient in a way that is meaningful to the client. This is one definition of presence. Attendance, participation, or witnessing is not a concept associated with the client's request for the nurse to stay with her while she prays.
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Which type of theory most often guides present nursing practice?
a. Grand theory b. Middle range theory c. Developmental theory d. Values theory
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1. Drugs that increase peristalsis may decrease absorption. 2. Drugs that decrease peristalsis may increase absorption. 3. The presence of food will usually decrease absorption. 4. Drug–drug interactions that affect absorption may be prevented by taking the drugs 2 hours apart. 5. Increasing fluid intake will increase absorption.
This bariatric surgical procedure involves creating a stoma and gastric pouch that is reversible, and no malabsorption occurs. What surgical procedure is this?
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