After completing a class on working collaboratively with other members of the health team, the nursing instructor asks the students to identify methods to implement collaboration as a new member of the team
Which comment by a student would indicate that additional teaching is needed? a. establish rapport and introduce yourself
b. seek clarification if an order is unclear
c. do not be intimidated
d. be as assertive as possible, even aggressive if need be
D
Cardillo (2001) provides some tips for new nurses on working with health care practitioners. Some of
these include establishing rapport and introducing yourself, seeking clarification if an order is unclear
and repeating the order and clarifying it, not being intimidated, and being assertive but sincere (not
possibly aggressive if need be).
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a. Encourage the patient to keep his leg ele-vated. b. Instruct him to rest until the pain disap-pears. c. Suggest taking pain medication before walking. d. Collaborate with the health care provider to make a walker available.
Who may receive benefits under Medicare? (Select all that apply.)
a. Federal employees b. Persons aged 55 to 65 years who have bought into the system c. Persons with end-stage renal disease d. Those over 65 years of age, if eligible for Social Security benefits e. Those who are dependents of elderly grandparents, usually because their parents are in prison as a result of drug abuse f. Those with permanent disabilities
For the labor nurse, care of the expectant mother begins with any or all of the following except the:
1. onset of progressive, regular contractions. 2. bloody or pink show. 3. spontaneous rupture of membranes. 4. formulation of her individual plan.
During family counseling a child states, "I just want to surf like other kids. Mom says it's okay, but Dad says I'm too young." The mother allows surfing when the father is absent
In the structural model of family therapy, what family interactional pattern should the nurse recognize? A. Multigenerational transmission B. Disengagement C. Mother–child subsystem D. Emotional cutoff