A nurse is teaching relaxation and controlled breathing to a group of survivors of domestic sexual violence. Learning these skills will help survivors to: Select all that apply
A) Find the strength to forgive themselves for what happened.
B) Reduce the frequency of flashbacks.
C) Manage anxiety attacks.
D) Find the strength to confront their abusers.
E) Return to a safe place in their minds.
B, C, E
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A new IV pump has just been purchased by the facility. According to Rogers, which is the first step in introducing this new pump to the staff?
1. Introducing the decision-making unit to the innovation 2. Seeking reinforcement that the decision to make an innovation is correct 3. Deciding to adopt or reject the innovation 4. Forming a favorable or unfavorable attitude toward the innovation
What LPN/LVN charge nurse behavior will best accomplish the goal of promoting team building?
a. Using "I" statements exclusively when talking about the unit's mission and goals b. Never using rewards to change nursing assistant behaviors, because this strategy is manipulative c. Assuming each nursing assistant is fully informed about the unit's mission and goals d. Encouraging politeness, cooperation, respect, and trust
There are issues that limit access to health care and health promotion for persons who are physically disabled. Impediments to primary health care of the physically compromised in-clude which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Inadequate care from primary care providers 2. Access to clinic or office: not all offices have been adapted for the disabled 3. Transportation: inability to drive and limited flexibility in transportation 4. Information given to clients: the disabled cannot understand health information
The patient, who is an American Indian, has been admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy. At any given time, five family members are in the patient's room, which is private. The nurse tells the patient that according to hospital policy, only two visitors at a time are allowed. What does the best analysis by the nurse manager reveal about the nurse's action?
1. The nurse should have assessed the patient's preferences about how many family members she wanted to be present. 2. The nurse should have called the physician and obtained an order for additional family members to be present. 3. This was the correct action; the nurse was following protocol by informing the patient about hospital policy. 4. The nurse should have allowed the patient to have as many family members as she wanted to be present.