Emergency medical services bring a patient to the hospital after finding her unconscious in an alley
When the patient regains consciousness, responses to assessment questions indicate to the nurse that the patient may have been abused but that the patient appears uncomfortable discussing the events. What open-ended question might be helpful when assessing abuse with this patient?
A) "What can I tell you about abuse?"
B) "I know you have been abused. Please tell me about it."
C) "Abuse is more prevalent than most people think."
D) "What would you like me to know?"
D
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How many career ladder stages are included in the Colorado Differentiated Practice Model?
a. 4 c. 5 b. 3 d. 8
Success in the development and implementation of a disease management problem may be the result in part of which of the following factors?
a. Needing further education on the disease b. Focusing on implementation and evaluation c. Increased compliance through education d. Providing full care options for bed-ridden clients
A client's chorionic villus sampling (CVS) reveals mosaicism, but amniocentesis does not. How should the nurse evaluate these results?
1. An error in analyzing the results must have occurred because these two events cannot exist simultaneously. 2. The client has a condition called anaphase lag. 3. The client has a condition called confined placental mosaicism (CPM). 4. Mosaicism is present in the fetus, but not in the placenta.
The nurse gave each participant a health risk appraisal tool to determine the health needs of the group as a whole. What other purpose may the tool serve?
A. Assess the needs of the broader community. B. Demonstrate the necessity of having health education programs. C. Motivate each participant to consider changing high-risk behaviors. D. Provide data for future planning by the nurse's employer.