The nurse is reviewing data collected during the assessment of a client. To sufficiently analyze the data, the nurse will need to use critical thinking which involves:
a. repeating memorized facts. c. acting immediately on data.
b. finding meaning in facts. d. engaging in "groupthink."
ANS: B
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Health care agencies incorporate a continuity plan to ensure business continuity and successful recovery after a disaster. Which of the following is the most effective way to emphasize the importance of disaster preparedness?
1. Conduct staff reviews of continuity and recovery plans 2. Test the emergency staff notification system 3. Incorporate mock disaster situations into staff training 4. Display continuity plans in conspicuous places
The clinic nurse sees a patient with a long-standing diagnosis of pedophilia who was recently arrested and released on bail. Which perspective about pedophilia would the nurse expect from this patient?
a. Extreme remorse for traumatizing a child to meet his/her own needs. b. Desire to be placed in jail to prevent acting on the sexual impulses. c. The belief that the child was given valuable knowledge and pleasure. d. A feeling of victimization related to genetic and environmental factors.
When engaging in population-based health care, a goal of the nurse would be to do which of the following?
a. Maintain access to health care services c. Reduce health care disparities b. Maintain quality of health care services d. Increase health care delivery costs
Which response is produced by nicotinic receptors containing acetylcholine?
1. Decreased heart rate 2. Increased blood pressure 3. Increased peristalsis 4. Decreased sweat production