A first-year nursing student is learning how to prioritize her time. One of the best ways that this can be accomplished is for her to focus on which of the following?
A. Nursing tasks
B. Patient priorities
C. Medication schedule
D. Ancillary procedures
B
Because nurses have a limited amount of time with patients, it is essential to remain goal oriented and focused on patients' priorities.
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A client who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, tells the nurse, "I will take these antipsychotic medications to help alleviate the voices. I will not take these antipsychotic medications because of the weight gain
" This client is exhibiting: 1. Body image disturbance. 2. Decisional conflict. 3. Magical thinking. 4. Noncompliance.
Researchers concluded that _____ may facilitate a nurse victim's psychological recovery after an episode of workplace violence (Chapman et al., 2010)
a. critical incident debriefing b. stress leave for up to 6 weeks c. termination of the perpetrator d. arrest and conviction of the perpetrator
The nurse knows the knee-high SCD sleeves are correctly placed on the patient when the following conditions are met: (Select all that apply.)
a. Both sleeves are connected to the SCD device. b. Two fingers fit inside when the SCDs are inflated. c. There are no kinks in the tubing. d. The ankle pressure is 55 to 65 mm Hg. e. The cooling control is on.
The nurse explains the role of the posterior pituitary gland is to do what?
A) "It synthesizes different hormones." B) "It makes two hormones." C) "It stores hormones." D) "It controls most of the metabolic functions of the body."