Which would be the least appropriate power-building strategy for a new employee?
A) Expand personal resources by gaining additional certifications and training.
B) Learn the organizational culture.
C) Maintain a sense of humor and be able to laugh at oneself.
D) Encourage reorganizing patient care delivery to match the one in use at last place of work.
D
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Nutritional management for a patient with Huntington's disease often focuses on which of the following characteristics? A) The patient will have an increased appetite. B) The patient will have a decreased appetite. C) The patient will require a clear liquid diet. D) The patient will require a diet limited in protein.
The conventional transducer method will be used to measure a patient's intra-abdominal pressure. Which interventions will the nurse use in this measurement?
1. Connect the transducer to the patient's peripheral intravenous line. 2. Place the head of the patient's bed flat. 3. Inject 20-25 mL of saline into the indwelling urinary catheter port. 4. Calibrate the transducer at the level of the patient's pubis. 5. Obtain the measurement at the beginning of respiration.
An example of the primary responsibility of a nurse case manager for psychiatric patients in a residential home is to:
a. assure each patient is bathed and clothed appropriately. b. conduct the unit's socialization group session daily. c. participate in the feeding of a severely depressed patient. d. arrange for a patient to move into a private apartment.
The charge nurse on the medical/surgical unit is reviewing physician orders for a client with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Which infusion orders would the nurse question?
A) 50 mL D5W to run in 60 minutes B) 250 mL 0.9 NaCl to run in 60 minutes C) 1000 D5W to run in 30 minutes D) 20 mL 0.9 NaCl to run in 20 minutes