The process by which individuals adapt is called:
a. maintenance c. homeostasis
b. change d. stress
B
Change is a dynamic process of adaptation that occurs as an individual responds to a stressor; it is an integral part of life. Change can be planned or unplanned, self-initiated or externally imposed, constructive or destructive; it can occur suddenly or gradually and requires energy to initiate and to resist.
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What best defines the nursing process?
a. A method to ensure that the physician's orders are implemented correctly. b. A series of assessments that isolate a patient's health problem. c. A framework for the organization of individualized nursing care. d. A preset formula for the design of nursing care.
A registered nurse delegates vital signs on a patient to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The nurse reviews the documented vital signs from the UAP to determine if they are within nor-mal parameters for the patient
The nurse in this example is demonstrating which attribute when following up on the vital signs? a. Interprofessional collaboration b. Staff education c. Accountability d. Delegation
Which rhythm would be an emergency indication for the application of a transcutaneous pacemaker?
a. Asystole b. Bradycardia (heart rate 40 beats/min) normotensive and alert c. Bradycardia (heart rate 50 beats/min) with hypotension and syncope d. Supraventricular tachycardia (heart rate 150 beats/min), hypotensive
A client tells the nurse that he realizes he needs to eat better and take better care of his health since he is not getting any younger. The nurse realizes this client is describing which type of change?
a. Covert b. Overt c. Developmental d. Reactive