A patient is being seen for crisis intervention as a result of receiving a poor job evaluation. The self-esteem need that nursing assessment will most likely reveal a problem with:
a. dependency.
b. role mastery.
c. biological functioning.
d. unmet financial responsibility.
B
Self-esteem is threatened when role mastery is not attained. Role mastery is achieved when the person attains work, sexual, and family role successes.
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A graduate nurse expresses an interest in focusing future study to healthy aging. Toward which of the following resources should the experienced nurse steer the graduate nurse?
A) American Heart Association B) Healthy Brain Initiative C) Healthy People 2020 D) Springer Publishing Company
An older adult patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops bronchitis. The patient has a temperature of 39.5° C. The nurse will expect the provider to:
a. obtain a sputum culture and wait for the results before prescribing an antibiotic. b. order empiric antibiotics while waiting for sputum culture results. c. treat symptomatically, because antibiotics are usually ineffective against bronchitis. d. treat the patient with more than one antibiotic without obtaining cultures.
Which of the following are ways to avoid/prevent constipation?
A) Drink fluids to stay hydrated. B) Eat bulk-forming foods such as fruit and grains. C) Be physically active. D) all of the above
When administering a parenteral injection, the choice of needle length depends in part on the patient's ________ and ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).