The values of negatively worded items should be reversed in scoring a Likert scale
A) True
B) False
A
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The nursing diagnosis Noncompliance related to unknown factors is established for a client with hypertension who admits to occasionally taking prescribed antihypertensive medications
Which behavior should the nurse demonstrate when discussing reasons for noncompliance with this client? A) Indifference B) Nonjudgmental C) Direct D) Confrontational
When a patient's airway becomes completely obstructed, which sign will the nurse see first?
1. Pallor changing to cyanosis 2. A sudden change in mentation 3. A decrease in urine output 4. Cyanosis changing to pallor
If a client is feeling anxious as the nurse begins a teaching session, the nurse should first address the client's emotional state with therapeutic communication techniques and then _____
a. teach all of the material in a single session so the client has to concentrate on the material only once c. tell the client that focusing on learning the material will take his or her mind off of fears or concerns. b. teach small segments of material at separate intervals so that the client does not need to concentrate for long periods of time d. tell the client that he or she can simply read the teaching material at another time
A patient who takes warfarin for atrial fibrillation develops hyperuricemia. Allopurinol is prescribed. The nurse should anticipate:
1. decreasing the warfarin dose. 2. increasing the warfarin dose. 3. decreasing the allopurinol dose. 4. increasing the allopurinol dose.