Sociologically, conflicting stereotypes of nursing have created which situation?
A) United nurses actively fighting for a common cause
B) Continued disconnect between the reality of nursing and its public image
C) Nurses being viewed as dishonest or unethical by much of the public
D) Stereotypes being a significant part of the nursing profession's history and culture needing to be encouraged
B
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A) Childhood and adolescent obesity B) Sexual and reproductive health of men and women C) Environmental risks D) Childhood and paternal undernutrition
A nurse is instructing a group of newly licensed nurses about how to know and what to expect when ethical Dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the newly licensed nurses identify as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment. B. A nurse overheard another nurse telling an older adult that if he doesn't stay in bed, she will have to apply restraints. C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of external tube feedings for their father who is terminally ill. D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name their partner on their durable power of attorney form.
In addition to supervision of medication protocols and nutrition needs, the presence of the caregiver provides:
a. an assurance of safety. b. a service for deep housecleaning. c. a source of motivation. d. a source of care that is free of charge.