When interviewing a client who is a victim of abuse, the client states that she blames herself for not satisfying her husband's demands. Applying the cycle of violence, the client would be in which of the following?
A) Tension-building phase
B) Acute battering phase
C) Honeymoon phase
D) Reconciliation period
A
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A nurse who has been recently hired to manage the nursing staff of the ICU is concerned at the lack of evidence-based practice she sees among the staff
Which of the following would be the best step for her to take to promote incorporating evidence into clinical practice? A) Only hire nurses certified in critical care nursing. B) Leave copies of several different nursing journals in the nurses' lounge. C) Demonstrate to the staff the best nursing-related search terms to use in Google or Yahoo! D) Introduce the staff to the PubMed search engine and assign them topics to research on it.
A school nurse is advocating for the use of telehealth in the school-based health clinic. What information does the nurse provide to support her request?
a. "It can help me teach kids with diabetes how to do insulin self-injection." b. "Because I can only be at one school at a time, this will provide extra coverage." c. "Telehealth can provide teaching prohibited by school policy." d. "We can reduce absences and hospital admissions."
The nurse knows that reframing is a useful technique when the patient
a. cannot articulate fears embedded in the conversation. b. is confused and unable to articulate his or her concerns. c. pauses the conversation, letting the nurse summarize. d. uses absolutely concrete verbiage such as "never."
Which areas are affected only minimally by age?
a. Physical activity b. Productivity c. Cognition d. Sexuality