Which of the following is not an attribute of critical thinking?
a. Creativity.
b. Inflexibility.
c. Intuition.
d. Reflection.
b
Critical thinking requires that the nurse exhibits or
develops the attributes of habit of mind, confidence, contextual perspective, creativity, flexibility, inquisitiveness, intellectual integrity, intuition, open-mindedness, perseverance
and reflection.
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A child has been diagnosed with sickle-cell disease. Both parents deny having the disease themselves. The parents ask the nurse how their child got this disease. The nurse recognizes that the only possible explanation of the etiology is:
1. The father is not the biological father of the infant. 2. The mother of the child has the trait, but the father doesn't. 3. The father of the child has the trait, but the mother doesn't. 4. The mother and the father of the child have the sickle-cell trait.
A nurse is working with a psychiatric inpatient on discharge planning. The client asks the nurse what he should do when he goes home to promote getting adequate sleep
Which of the following responses would be the most appropriate for the nurse to make? A) "Go to bed at the same time every night, and watch a television show that relaxes you." B) "Save your bedroom for sleeping; that means no work and no TV in the bedroom." C) "Why don't you ask your psychiatrist for a prescription for a sleeping pill?" D) "Vary the time that you go to bed each evening so you can learn to fall asleep regardless of the time."
When instilling otic drops, avoid touching the tip of the dropper to the auricle because that ________ the remainder of the solution in the bottle.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
After completing a community assessment the nurse is preparing a plan to address behavioral determinants of health. Which topics should the nurse include in this plan? (Select all that apply.)
1. Use of park and bicycle trails. 2. Intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. 3. Ease of obtaining marijuana and cocaine. 4. Hours that the community health clinic is open. 5. Use of protective gear when bicycling.