A nurse trying to establish trust and rapport with a newly admitted patient would want to avoid
1. Touching the patient.
2. Greeting the patient using his first name.
3. Using a relaxed posture.
4. Putting the patient in a private room.
ANS: 2
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The high school nurse can best evaluate that a sexually active student understood the nurse's teaching on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases when the student says which of the following things?
1. "I only engage in foreplay and oral sex, and not sexual intercourse." 2. "I only have one sexual partner, so I can take oral contraceptives." 3. "I make certain my partner and I use barrier contraceptives properly." 4. "I always urinate and shower with strong soap after each sexual contact."
The longest and most difficult part of the recipient hepatectomy is
a. stage 1 . c. stage 3. b. stage 2 . d. grade 1.
While being tested for orthostatic hypotension, the patient stands up and begins to feel light-headed and feels faint. The nurse should do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Have the patient lie down. b. Report findings to the health care provid-er. c. Have the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) check orthostatic blood pressure. d. Instruct the patient not to get out of bed without assistance. e. Take the BP in each arm and use the arm with the lowest systolic reading.
The nurse recognizes that, although the new parents did not attend classes to learn about their newborn before the baby was born, they may be ready to learn this new information after the birth
What understanding leads the nurse to this conclusion? a. The baby will not be discharged until the parents have the training. b. The nurses on the mother-baby division do a better job of teaching baby care. c. The parents now have the motivation to learn because the baby has been born. d. The parents have no choice at this point.