The nurse visits the home of a patient being treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which observation indicates to the nurse that interventions to help the patient have been effective?
1. Sits and reads the newspaper
2. Moves books around a shelf
3. Washes hands every 5 minutes
4. Aligns loose coins on a counter according to size
1. Sits and reads the newspaper
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The associate nurse manager is giving directions to the staff regarding a Joint Commission initiative. Some of the assignments seem to be the same. The staff are complaining among themselves about the confusion. How should the staff handle the situation?
A. Follow the directions even if there is duplication. B. Make an appointment with the nurse manager to discuss the associate nurse manager's behavior. C. Review the directions and identify the areas of duplication. D. Choose a representative to discuss the issue with the associate nurse manager.
In phenomenology, often the review of the literature is conducted after data analysis is complete. What is the reason for this? (Select all that apply.)
a. The data analysis phase of phenomenology includes a literature review. b. Phenomenology is data-free, and analyses are based only on the interpretation of the researcher. c. Some phenomenologists do believe that one can "bracket" what is known, in order to perform an unbiased analysis, but it seems pointless to absorb information just to then put it aside, so literature review is usually postponed. d. Some phenomenologists don't believe that one can "bracket" what is known, in order to perform an unbiased analysis of the data, so they try to minimize what they read about the topic of the study until data analysis is complete. e. The review of the literature provides an objective cross-check for the researcher's interpretation.
A staff nurse continually voiced complaints to the nurse manager about the workload. The staff nurse was exhibiting:
a. High productivity b. High morale c. Low productivity d. Low morale
A school nurse is putting together a program for adolescents about positive lifestyle choices. The nurse should keep in mind that content presented to this age group must be which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Based on learning outcomes 2. Current 3. Adjusted to the adolescent client 4. Based on sources available within the school system