Two nurses are discussing a client who is in a severely abusive relationship. One nurse cynically asks, "Why doesn't she just leave him?" Which response by the other nurse is most appropriate?
A) "They don't know life any other way."
B) "These women have limited cognitive skills and few vocational abilities to be able to make it on their own."
C) "These women often have a lack of financial independence to support themselves and their children, and most have religious beliefs prohibiting divorce and separation."
D) "A combination of physical threats made to her and her children and a sense of powerlessness and low self-esteem paralyzes her into inaction."
D
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1. current address and telephone number. 2. food preferences. 3. allergies, medications, and past medical conditions. 4. bathing and sleep patterns.
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The nurse educator is evaluating the performance of a new registered nurse (RN) who is providing care to a patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation with 15 cm H2O of peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
Which action indicates that the new RN is safe? a. The RN plans to suction the patient every 1 to 2 hours. b. The RN uses a closed-suction technique to suction the patient. c. The RN tapes connection between the ventilator tubing and the ET. d. The RN changes the ventilator circuit tubing routinely every 48 hours.