A nurse who shares knowledge about and involves patients in health care decisions is demonstrating:
a. power over. c. power with.
b. power protection. d. power control.
C
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Mr. Carrol is being assessed by the LPN. In assessing his sense of smell, the nurse gives a whiff of freshly ground coffee beans. With his left nostril, he determines this to be coffee. With his right nostril, he declares it to be cinnamon. This is
a. Normal—all people differentiate odors differently with each nostril b. Normal—it is necessary to use both nostrils together to determine odors accurately c. Abnormal—odors should be perceived the same in both nostrils d. Abnormal—Mr. Carrol needs surgery immediately to cure a blockage
Dr. Jean Watson's work in the science of human caring has established credibility for nurses:
1. who believe in the medical paradigm. 2. who believe in the nursing paradigm. 3. who see the physician's role as a power role. 4. who accept the paradigm of male dominance and superiority.
When using the accompanying illustration to teach a patient about breast self-examination, the nurse will include the information that most breast cancers are located in which part of the breast?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
While looking over the chart of an elderly patient, a nurse noted several findings that are to be expected as a result of long-standing hypertension. One of those findings would be
1. A chest radiograph indicating the possibility of pneumonia. 2. Blood work suggestive of kidney failure. 3. A brain scan ruling out a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. 4. Blood work ruling out a myocardial infarction, or heart attack.