Time management is an essential skill for nurse managers. This can be effectively managed through the creation of to-do lists and is an example of:
a. delegation.
b. motivation.
c. negotiation.
d. prioritization.
D
Prioritization is an essential skill of managing to-do lists.
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The pediatric nurse is conducting physical assessments during a shift in the outpatient clinic. Which findings are considered abnormal?
Select all that apply. 1. The 2-week-old newborn whose fontanels are slightly pulsing. 2. The 2-year-old child's anterior fontanel remains unclosed. 3. The 1-month-old infant's posterior fontanel has closed. 4. The 10-month-old infant's anterior fontanel is shaped like a triangle. 5. The 6-month-old infant's anterior fontanel is soft and flat.
The best menu choice for a patient who is undergoing radiation treatments every other day is:
1. a bowl of vegetable soup, chopped egg and pickle sandwich on wheat bread, ap-ple, 8 oz. orange juice. 2. pinto beans, strained, with rice; 1-oz. slice of plain American cheese; cup spin-ach; ripe banana; 8 oz. milk. 3. Spanish rice, cup mixed green salad, cup canned peaches, 8 oz. Coke. 4. spaghetti with tomato sauce, cheddar cheese toast strips, six celery sticks with peanut butter, 8 oz. whole milk.
A nurse receives a report at the beginning of a shift that a client has a long history of drug abuse, uses prostitution to support a drug addiction, and has lost custody of four children
What is the nurse's most appropriate initial action during the pre-interaction phase of the nurse–client relationship? A) Assisting the patient in changing his or her value system B) Examining the nurse's own feelings and anxieties with regard to the client C) Reviewing the literature pertaining to the drug addiction D) Attempting to identify the underlying reasons for the client's apparent lack of values
The nurse is admitting a 7-year-old child to the medical-surgical unit. The child answers questions with very short answers, makes little eye contact with the nurse, and looks to the parent to answer most questions
Which interventions would be appropriate during this admission assessment? Select all that apply. A) Tell the child that you are going to be their nurse so it would be best if they answered your questions. B) When asking questions, look at the child as well as the parent. C) Sit at the child's eye level during the admission questioning process. D) Stop asking questions for the present time and return later when the child feels more comfortable. E) Ask the child if they are always nervous around new people.