A nurse sits at the foot of a patient's bed during an admission interview. This positioning supports the proxemics concept of which psychological comfort zone?
A) Intimate relationships
B) Personal interactions
C) Social exchange
D) Public distance
Answer: D) Public distance
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A patient, who is an adherent Muslim, is in a burn unit with severe burns. The patient has high caloric requirements but is refusing to eat during Ramadan. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Insert a feeding tube and provide enteral feedings. b. Ask the provider about Total Peripheral Nutrition. c. Call the patient's religious leader for advice. d. Tell the patient he has to eat to get better.
You have been floated to another inpatient unit that utilizes the primary nursing model of care. You are excited about being able to work under this type of care model because one of the advantages of this particular model is _____
a. accountability c. geographic boundaries b. cost d. perform all interventions
Benner describes five stages of nursing proficiency as students develop into expert nurses. Which of the following is not a stage of development described by Benner?
a. Novice b. Inexpert beginner c. Competent practitioner d. Expert practitioner
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about nursing outcomes related to staffing?
a. Nursing shortages have led to burnout. b. Nursing shortages have led to fatigue and exhaustion. c. Nursing shortages do not affect absenteeism. d. Nursing shortages cause moral and psychological distress.