A student who is just starting her nursing career has a feeling of helplessness, discomfort, and disorientation. While working on the unit, the nurse experiences anxiety and wonders if this is the right career for her
This nurse is likely experiencing: 1. Undiagnosed mental illness
2. Regression
3. Culture shock
4. Bipolar disorder
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Culture shock can happen to individuals within their own culture when they are having expe-riences such as starting a new job or career.
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A client states that she rates her pain as a "5" on a 0-to-10 scale post-mastectomy. The provider has ordered morphine 4 mg for moderate pain every 4 hours. The morphine is supplied in a solution of 8 mg/mL
How many mL will the nurse administer? ____ mL
To plan effective use of time nurses must:
a. think of their own needs c. review the big picture b. always be available to help d. review their daily assignment
What is the primary cause for the increased incidence in lung cancer among women during the past 20 years?
A. Women now have a longer life expectancy than men. B. Cigarette smoking among women increased dramatically 50 years ago. C. More women now work in the industrial setting than in previous decades. D. Increased use of oral contraceptives combined with air pollution has driven the incidence of lung cancer up in women.
The ability of an agent to enter and multiply in the host is known as:
1. Antigenicity 2. Infectivity 3. Invasiveness 4. Virulence