Questions regarding CAM therapies exist because:
1. There are so many herbal products.
2. Conventional medicine does not understand CAMs.
3. Well-designed scientific studies and research need to be done.
4. Few people utilize alternate health care.
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Rationale 1: There are many herbal products that require further study.
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a. Authoritarian b. Democratic c. Laissez-faire d. Transformational
Using the classical organizational theory model, the most appropriate method for the nurse to voice concern over unfair client workload assignments would be to:
1. Invite the director of nursing to a unit meeting. 2. Organize a unit meeting to discuss the problem on all shifts. 3. Discuss the problem with the team leader and then the charge nurse/unit supervisor if the problem remains unsolved. 4. Circulate a petition to all staff seeking support for change in assignment policy.
While assessing a patient, the nurse notes an irregularity that has been observed in other patients, but on an inconsistent basis. What did the nurse most likely discover in this patient?
1. a polymorphism 2. a mutation 3. a single-gene inheritance pattern 4. an X-linked inheritance pattern
The nurse is caring for a patient following an adrenalectomy. The highest priority in the immediate postoperative period is to
a. protect the patient's skin. b. monitor for signs of infection. c. balance fluids and electrolytes. d. prevent emotional disturbances.