A nurse in the ICU has earned several advanced credentials in nursing and is working on her master's degree in nursing. Although she loves gaining knowledge, she often finds herself unmotivated in her day-to-day duties as a nurse
Which element of excellence in practice is this nurse most lacking?
A) Mastery
B) Values
C) Passion
D) Balance
C
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The managed behavioral health care organization nurse speaking to a group of employers concerned
about health care costs should explain that new strategies designed to decrease the high cost of inpatient treatment include (more than one answer may be correct) A. milieu therapy. B. shortened in-patient stays. C. introduction of nurse practitioners. D. development of new levels of outpatient care.
Many endocrine glands respond to stimulation from the __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Nurses working with clients in pain need to recognize and avoid common misconceptions and myths about pain. In regard to the pain experience, which of the following is correct?
1. The client is the best authority on the pain experience. 2. Chronic pain is mostly psychological in nature. 3. Regular use of analgesics leads to drug addiction. 4. The amount of tissue damage is accurately reflected in the degree of pain per-ceived.
A young wife is talking with the nurse about her husband who is returning from the military. The wife confides that her husband is physically okay but is behaving differently. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "He is just trying to adjust to civilian life again; he'll be okay." b. "You should observe him closely, because he could attack you." c. "Many times people need care for emotional trauma." d. "Talk with your physician to get medication, and then put it in his food."