A nurse is assessing how a family will transition and adapt after their youngest child leaves for college. By using this framework, which of the following perspectives is the nurse implementing?
a. Risk-factor
b. Structural-functional
c. Open systems
d. Developmental
Answer: d. Developmental
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When a person was brought into the clinic in a wheelchair, the new nurse asked the patient if he felt a need for a priest. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would ask about spiritual health during the intake assessment?
a. All patients have spiritual as well as physical needs. b. Medical personnel have to collaborate with religious leaders. c. People reach out for spiritual care when they have suddenly become ill. d. Some people perceive disabilities as punishment for sin.
Which of the following is an example of a measurable outcome for the patient who has undergone a surgical procedure with a pain rating of 7 on a scale of 0 to 10?
a. Patient's pain will be under control by Sunday. b. Patient will have no pain by the end of this shift. c. Patient's pain will decrease by the end of shift on (date). d. Patient's pain will decrease to 2 or lower by the end of shift on (date).
A researcher classifies words and phrases that occur in data collected in a qualitative study. This process is called
a. coding the data. b. describing the data. c. dwelling with the data. d. interpreting the data.
A home health client has been taking 50 mg of meperidine, a narcotic analgesic, every 4 hours for pain. Which of the following statements made by a nurse to the client's physician indicates a need for further education on narcotics?
a. "You need to decrease the time interval between doses to every 3 hours so that my client will maintain pain relief." b. "You need to discontinue that order before my client becomes addicted." c. "You need to increase the meperidine so that my client will achieve adequate pain relief." d. "You need to give my client something in addition to the meperidine."