Based on studies of workplace environments for nurses and future projections, the workplace of the future will be:
a. Less intense because of more technology.
b. About the same as it is now.
c. More intense because of more technology.
d. Fluctuating between intense periods and less intense periods.
C
Technology will continue to revolutionize health care and contribute to complexity compression. In addition to access to knowledge, electronic records, and current applications of technology, technology will include robotics, which will change how chronic disease can be managed, and bioengineering will make possible interventions that do not yet exist.
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a. discusses with the patient changes that happened during the relationship and evaluates outcomes. b. gives the patient the nurse's cell phone number and permission to call after discharge. c. avoids upsetting the patient by shifting focus to other patients before the patient's discharge. d. offers to meet the patient for conversation after discharge.
After a 48-year-old patient has had a modified radical mastectomy, the pathology report identifies the tumor as an estrogen-receptor positive adenocarcinoma. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about
a. estradiol (Estrace). b. raloxifene (Evista). c. tamoxifen (Nolvadex). d. trastuzumab (Herceptin).
Which of the following is not a cited reason for women's underrepresentation in leadership roles?
a. Human capital b. Gender differences c. Prejudice d. Intelligence
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a. This weight gain indicates possible gestational hypertension. b. This weight gain indicates that the woman's infant is at risk for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). c. This weight gain cannot be evaluated until the woman has been observed for several more weeks. d. The woman's weight gain is appropriate for this stage of pregnancy.