A nurse is giving a lecture to a group of new nurses who have started working in a Skilled Nursing Facility about caring for the aging population
The nurse stresses the need to include which of the following in addition to a standard health assessment for a new patient?
A. Mental health assessment
B. Cultural assessment
C. Financial assessment and evaluation
D. Family assessment
ANS: B
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A school-age client is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), unconscious and with multiple traumatic injuries, after a skateboard accident that included a closed head injury
Many health professionals are involved in the client's and the scene is chaotic. The parents are extremely anxious and want to know what's happening. The case manager asks for an interdisciplinary team meeting to speak with the client's parents. Which is the rationale for this meeting? A) To allow for each specialty to practice independently B) To share and evaluate information for care planning and implementation, and prevent priority conflicts, redundancy, and omissions in care. C) To all the primary healthcare provider to make all the decision regarding the client's care D) To prevent the parents from trying to change the plan of care
Orem assumes that the primary responsibility for health promotion is with the nurse
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Preparation is a component that separates occupations from professions. Which of the following is the best way that a nurse demonstrates preparation for the profession?
a. Improves nursing practice through the use of trial and error methods b. Focuses on the skills needed for the practice setting c. Articulates the values of caring and compassion in patient-centered care d. Utilizes textbooks from college to support practice 5 years after graduation
The lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for the receiving and evaluation of sensory information is the:
a. frontal lobe. b. parietal lobe. c. temporal lobe. d. occipital lobe.