A nurse conducts a study of perceptions of caring on five oncology units. At the beginning of the study, all of the nurses on the oncology units were asked to complete a survey identifying what they perceived as nurses' demonstration of caring
Prior to discharge, each patient that the nurses had cared for and their family members were given a short questionnaire to evaluate their perceptions of the nurses' demonstration of caring. Which of the following were the dependent variables? Select all that apply. a. Age
b. Gender
c. Ethnicity
d. Patients' perception of nurse's caring
e. Nurses' caring behaviors
f. Family members' perception of nurses' caring
D, F
The dependent variables of the study were patients' and family members' perceptions of nurses'
caring, Age, gender, and ethnicity were the demographic variables. Nurses' caring behaviors were the
independent variable.
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According to the Gate Control Theory, what interventions by the nurse could help to block pain impulses?
A) Administration of opioid medications B) Administration of narcotic agonist-antagonists C) Back massage D) Acupuncture
The nurse is assisting a client with removing shoes prior to an examination and observes that the client has a flexion deformity of several toes on both feet of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints
What can the nurse encourage the client to do? A) Bind the toes so that they will straighten. B) Do active range of motion on the toes. C) Have surgery to fix them. D) Wear properly fitting shoes.
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1. Electrolyte 2. Kilocalorie 3. Mineral 4. Protein