The nurse recognizes that initial licensure in nursing is necessary for which reason?
A) Assures the public that the practitioner will provide quality nursing care
B) Suggests achievement of content mastery needed for successful functioning in multiple practice areas
C) Assures continuing competence will be achieved for future relicensure
D) Indicates that minimum competency standards have been met at that time
D
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A patient informs the nurse that she still uses a mercury thermometer to take the temperature of her children when they are sick. Which of the following is a recommended teaching guideline for patients using these types of thermometers?
A) Teach patient safety related to accidental breakage of the thermometer. B) Tell patients using mercury thermometers to throw them in the trash and buy a new type of instrument. C) Encourage patients to use alternative devices to assess temperature in their home. D) Tell patients that mercury thermometers should be used only in a hospital setting with appropriate safeguards.
Research currently identifies which of the following as the primary reason nurses do not use complementary therapies?
1. Workloads prevent routine implementation 2. Client reluctance to participate appropriately 3. General bias regarding effects of the therapies 4. Lack of education regarding their appropriate uses
How should the nurse proceed when applying a pressure bandage?
a. Elevate the extremity or area of bleeding. b. Wrap pressure-bandage gauze in a proximal-to-distal direction. c. Apply pressure to diminish the pulse to the distal body part. d. Wrap tape around the circumference of the site to secure the gauze padding.
The patient is being evaluated for renal disease. During the initial patient history, what system should the nurse focus on in addition to the renal system?
A) Pulmonary and cardiac B) Neurologic and integumentary C) Psychological and social support D) All physical and other systems