What is the greatest value of reflection for nursing practice?
A) It helps the nurse to identify solutions to problems.
B) It enables nurses to develop professional power.
C) It provides a basis for planning patient care.
D) It creates a bond of unity among nurses in similar situations.
A
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A health care professional works in a context where there are a large number of clients who live with genetic disorders. Which of the following circumstances would most likely involve an individual who has a genetic disorder?
A) The primordial germ cells of both of the individual's parents have undergone meiosis. B) Two chromosomes of the same number have been inherited from one parent. C) The individual possesses 22 pairs of autosomes. D) The individual's karyotype indicates separate X and Y chromosomes at chromosome 23.
You are caring for a patient with a subclavian catheter who is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). In preparing a care plan for this patient, what nursing diagnosis will you give highest priority to?
A) Risk for activity intolerance related to the presence of a subclavian catheter B) Risk for infection related to the presence of a subclavian catheter C) Risk for loneliness related to need for isolation related to the presence of a subclavian catheter D) Risk for caregiver role strain related to the care of a subclavian catheter
A woman in labor is breathing into a mouthpiece just before the start of her regular con-tractions. As she inhales, a valve opens, and gas is released. She continues to inhale the gas slowly and deeply until the contraction starts to subside
When the inhalation stops, the valve closes. This procedure is: a. Not used much anymore. b. Likely to be used in the second stage of labor but not in the first stage. c. An application of nitrous oxide. d. A prelude to cesarean birth.
A nurse is comparing a patient's outcomes of nursing care to the expected outcomes. The nurse then communicates these findings to members of the health care team. The nurse is participating in which step of the nursing process?
a. Planning b. Evaluation c. Data collection d. Implementation