Newly hired nurses were having difficulty in delegating tasks to the nursing assistants. They approached the nurse manager about setting up a leadership laboratory. The nurse manager decided that the key component that needed to be taught was:
a. How to take care of one's body
b. How to accept feelings
c. How to engage in responsible decision making
d. How to be successful
ANS: C
Bar-On and Parker identified key components to be taught as (1) awareness of self and others; (2) positive attitudes and values; (3) responsible decision making; (4) communication skills; and (5) social skills.
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The LPN/LVN may provide many services to the patient in the home. Several of these are high-level skills. Under whose supervision should these high-level skills be directed and performed?
a. Physician b. Family c. Facility supervisor d. RN
An older patient who is dying is unable to fully close the eyes. What can the nurse do to protect the patient's eyes from irritation?
1. Apply eye guards. 2. Apply artificial tears. 3. Tape the eyes closed. 4. Reduce the room lighting.
The nurse is seeing clients in the women's clinic. Which client should be treated with ceftriaxone IM and doxycycline orally?
1. A pregnant client with gonorrhea and a yeast infection 2. A nonpregnant client with gonorrhea and chlamydia 3. A pregnant client with syphilis 4. A nonpregnant client with chlamydia and trichomoniasis