The clinic nurse observes the Reed family, which includes a woman and her sister who live together. They are trying to support one another and provide extended care to their mother who has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
The two sisters describe their supportive experience with a homemaker who visits their home twice a week to help with bathing their mother. They say she is "humorous, and cheerful", and absorbs their mother's attention for the whole time she is present. This is a positive description of:
A) Triangulation
B) Family relationship building
C) Family rituals
D) Communication
A
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A researcher gains support of the medical staff, the nursing staff, and the nurse manager of a cardiothoracic ICU within a prestigious private hospital, aligned with a teaching institution
A research proposal, concerning ambulation patterns after bypass surgery, is approved by the Human Subjects Committee. Federal funding is obtained. Just before data collection is to begin, the hospital is sold to a large university with a medical school, the nurse manager is replaced with a manger from another hospital in the corporation, and there is a 30% staff turnover. Choose the factors that are real concerns and could impact feasibility. (Select all that apply.) a. Most of the newly hired nurses are BSNs and newly graduated. b. The new manager grudgingly allows the research to proceed but makes it clear that she will not support subsequent research until the unit is more stable. c. Fewer patients come to this hospital now for bypass surgery, going instead to its sister hospital across town. d. Two of the research assistants, who were already trained, take jobs elsewhere. e. Staff nurses dislike the new manager and miss the old one.
A nurse observes that parents discuss rules with their children when the children do not agree with the rules. Which style of parenting is being displayed?
a. Authoritarian b. Authoritative c. Permissive d. Disciplinarian
In critiquing a research report, where would the researcher make clear why a particular study is important to investigate?
A. research question B. definition of terms C. justification of the study D. purpose of the study
A client with diabetes asks the nurse why regular eye examinations for glaucoma are needed. What is the nurse's most accurate response?
1. "Individuals with diabetes have a greater chance of developing glaucoma, and it is important to find this out early so that treatment can begin." 2. "An adverse effect of insulin is vision loss, and frequent examinations will catch problems at an early stage." 3. "The stress that you are under with this disease can result in an increased production of aqueous humor." 4. "Your diabetes is under such good control that it is probably not necessary to have eye examinations so frequently."