The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old boy with a neuroblastoma. Which of the following activities would deviate from the basic principles of case management?
A) Collaborating with the family throughout the care path
B) Focusing on both the patient's and family's needs
C) Coordinating care provided by the interdisciplinary team
D) Ensuring quality care regardless of the cost
D
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The nurse is counseling some parents on how they will feel after the death of a child. The nurse understands that the parents might feel which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Anger 2. Guilt 3. Depression 4. Loneliness 5. High energy
Which actions by the graduate nurse can help reduce anxiety on testing day? (Select all that apply.)
a. Drive to the testing site the day before. b. Evaluate traffic. c. Wait until testing day to drive to the test-ing site. d. Drive to the hotel the day before. e. Locate the parking area at the testing site.
On the federal level, American policy on adolescent sexuality is:
A. Ambivalent about sex education, with restricted access to contraception. B. Focused on abstinence-only programs with or without parental approval. C. Restricted to federal funding for clinics for financially disadvantaged adolescents. D. Supportive of comprehensive sex education, including contraceptive services.
The patient is admitted with chronic pain. She states that nothing takes the pain away totally, but that "Dilaudid works best." The fact that the patient calls the medication by name should alert the nurse to:
a. suspect that the patient is drug seeking. b. expect that the patient may need smaller doses than normal. c. assess the patient's acceptable level of comfort. d. accept the fact that nothing will help this patient's pain.