The nurse caring for the patient in the high-acuity care unit is encouraged to plan care interventions to allow for at least ________________ hour(s) of uninterrupted sleep
1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four
2
Rationale: Patients in the high-acuity care unit require at least 2 hours of uninterrupted sleep to promote rapid eye movement sleep.
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Twenty units = __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When working with clients and defining the term health, the nurse uses examples from a variety of sources, such as Nightingale, the World Health Organization, the President's Commission on Health, and the ANA
Broadly, health is which of the following? Select all that apply. __________ A process __________ A state of well-being __________ Purely the absence of disease __________ A dynamic state of being __________ Affected solely by physiological factors __________ The ability to maintain normal roles
A nurse manager wants to decrease the number of medication errors that occur in her department. The manager arranges a meeting with the staff to discuss the issue. The manager conveys a total quality management philosophy by:
a. Explaining to the staff that disciplinary action will be taken in cases of additional errors. b. Recommending that a multidisciplinary team should assess the root cause of errors in medication. c. Suggesting that the pharmacy department should explore its role in the problem. d. Changing the unit policy to allow a certain number of medication errors per year without penalty.
A nurse is caring for a family in which the elderly mother has been a victim of abuse and neglect by her son, 48 years of age. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind before interviewing the family?
A) A top nursing priority would be to legally remove the son from the home. B) The main focus of the nurse's actions should be on improving the elderly mother's self-esteem. C) The nurse must allow the older adult mother to decide whether she wants to leave the situation. D) Placement for the older adult woman in a nursing home within the community is crucial.