Why do forensic nurses practicing in an institutional setting commonly face basic value conflicts?
a. Health care is the primary goal.
b. Inmates do not regard the nurse as an au-thority figure.
c. Resources for health-care services are se-verely limited.
d. The principles of security are often at odds with the principles of treatment.
D
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a. they develop and adhere to moral norms over time. b. what they prize and cherish is at odds with patients. c. what they see in practice reflects their own beliefs. d. they find a common ground in dealing with patients.
A nurse is removing sutures from the surgical wound of a patient after an appendectomy and notices that the sutures are encrusted with blood and difficult to pull out. What would be the appropriate intervention in this situation?
A) Moisten sterile gauze with sterile saline to loosen crusts before removing sutures. B) Wash the sutures with warm, sterile water and an antimicrobial soap before removing them. C) Pick the crusts off the sutures with the forceps before removing them. D) Do not attempt to remove the sutures because they need more time to heal.
Which of the following are uses of public surveillance? Select all that apply
1. Estimate the magnitude of a problem. 2. Determine geographical distribution of an illness. 3. Detect epidemics. 4. Monitor changes in infectious agents.
Unrelieved pain negatively affects the patient's health.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)