Home infusion therapy requires very specialized skills. Nurses providing this service need to be skilled in which of the following areas? (Select all that apply.)
A) Problem solving
B) Interpersonal skills
C) Knowledge of therapies and their effects
D) Client referral
E) Technical skills in working with equipment
A, B, C, E
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A) maintain a strong work attendance record. B) work with culturally diverse staff and patients. C) establish strong therapeutic relationships with patients. D) completing education programs and attending workshops on leadership.
A nurse working with a single, Asian American college student tells a colleague, "The patient has very poor eye contact. No matter what strategies I use, this patient will not look at me."
Which explanation(s) would be likely reasons for this patient's behavior? In some Asian cultures: (Select all that apply.) a. a strong cultural injunction exists against using assertive communication measures. b. looking directly at a person of the opposite sex indicates sexual interest. c. looking down signifies deference to authority. d. a close personal space is therapeutic. e. trancelike syndromes are common.
After teaching the caregiver of a client prescribed transdermal rivastigmine, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the caregiver states which of the following?
A) "I'll apply a new patch every other day." B) "The patch should be placed on a hairless area." C) "I'll make sure to put the patch where he can see it." D) "I can use the same spot once or twice a week."
A high school student calls to ask the nurse for advice on how to care for a new navel piercing. Which is the nurse's best reply?
1. "Apply warm soaks to the area for the first 2 days to minimize swelling.". 2. "Do not move or turn the jewelry for the first 3 days.". 3. "Avoid contact with another person's bodily fluids until the area is well healed.". 4. "Apply lotion to the area, rubbing gently, to prevent skin from becoming dry and irritated.".