The trial and error approach to developing knowledge is an empirical one
A) True
B) False
A
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Before starting the interview, the nurse assesses factors that can have a great affect on the success or failure of the client interview, which include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Time 2. Place 3. Seating arrangement 4. Distance 5. Culture
The student nurse is preparing to insert the otoscope into the adult client's ear. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the need for further education?
1. "I'm going to use the largest speculum that will fit easily into the ear canal." 2. "I'm going to prepare to insert the otoscope by pulling the pinna down and back." 3. "The tympanic membrane should look gray and translucent." 4. "I will ask the client to perform the Valsalva maneuver so that I can see how well the tympanic membrane moves."
A student nurse administers a medication to the wrong client while the instructor is with another student. Which statement by the instructor is most appropriate in this situation?
A) "You have placed the nursing student program in danger." B) "You may be sued by the hospital for the extra care cost to the client." C) "You are expected to practice like a licensed nurse." D) "You have set a bad example for the other students."
Your 70-year-old client suffers from severe, escalating pain secondary to metastatic prostate cancer. He has been referred to hospice for palliative care
He believes that the pain will never go away because it is punishment from God for the bad things he has done. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate? 1. Ineffective coping 2. Hopelessness 3. Acute pain 4. Chronic pain