MC The nurse stays informed of events that impact the community by going to public forums to learn more about various issues. The nurse also joins the state nursing organization. In this role, the nurse is
A. Citizen.
B. Researcher.
C. Activist.
D. Politician.
A. Citizen.
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A nurse practitioner (NP) who specializes in serving the elderly population is learning Spanish to help increase her ability to communicate with the clients in her practice. The NP is aware that:
A) the elderly Hispanic population is the fastest growing elderly population in the United States. B) it is not important to learn the language that your clients speak. C) the elderly population is steadily moving toward the southern states, and learning Spanish will help the NP teach patients in the future. D) the Hispanic population has large families, so most elderly Hispanics will have a family member present to help with interpretation.
An adolescent comes to the school nurse's office seeking advice about his friends and feeling pressure to participate in activities with which he isn't comfortable, such as drinking parties and sexual explorations. What should the nurse do?
1. Tell the adolescent to stay away from "friends like that." 2. Be open to the concerns and provide accurate information about any questions. 3. Encourage the adolescent to accept psychosocial counseling. 4. Give the adolescent pamphlets on sexually transmitted diseases.
The RN is admitting a client to a medical unit. The nurse delegates the measurement of the vital signs to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) while she collects data
After completing the admission process the client complains of a severe headache, so the nurse reassesses the vital signs to find the patient's blood pressure extremely elevated. Whose responsibility is the accuracy of the blood pressure measurement? A) the company that made the blood pressure equipment B) the nurse C) the UAP D) the charge nurse
As the nurse plans approaches to use during the orientation stage of the nurse-client relationship, which therapeutic communication technique will be most useful?
1. Minimizing the problem 2. Offering advice 3. Offering approval 4. Offering self