A 47-year-old Hispanic-American patient has colitis. The nurse educator has to teach him nutrition and dietary regimen. The patient speaks very little English and relies on his daughter, who is fluent in English, to attend the teaching sessions to translate information between the nurse and the patient. Which type of readiness to learn is reflected in this situation?
A. Emotional
B. Experiential
C. Motivational
D. Physical
Answer: A. Emotional
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1. "It is clear that collective bargaining is the way of the future for nursing." 2. "Collective bargaining does not help nurses influence the practice environment." 3. "Your concerns that collective bargaining may separate staff nurses and managerial nurses are well founded." 4. "The future of collective bargaining in nursing will begin to stabilize along with the health care environment."
A client's warfarin (Coumadin) therapy was discontinued 3 weeks ago. Which laboratory test result indicates that all effects of the warfarin have been eliminated?
A. International normalized ratio (INR) of 0.9 B. Total white blood count of 9000/mm3 C. Serum ferritin level of 350 ng/mL D. Reticulocyte count of 1%
An elderly client with hyperthyroidism asks the nurse if surgery is being considered to treat the condition
After consulting with the physician, the nurse plans to teach the client about the preferred of treatment for hyperthyroidism in older adults, which is which of the following? 1. Partial thyroidectomy 2. Ingestion of radioactive sodium iodine, I131 3. Combination treatment with levothroid (Synthroid) and amiodarone (Cordarone) 4. Remain untreated because there is little affect on the quality of life in older adults
A nurse graduate who was on day shift is put on night shift for the first time. What
should the nurse graduate be aware of when on night shift? A) Psychotic clients are more likely to be quiet at night B) Most clients experience an elevation of fever at night C) Accessing security assistance will be easier at night D) Pain is more likely to be accentuated at night