A nurse is trying to avoid personal time distraction. Which type of distraction will be avoided if the nurse uses the strategies of providing encouragement and making conscious decisions?
a. Procrastination c. Interruptions
b. Perfectionism d. Requests for assistance
D
There are numerous distractions available for invading one's personal time. Two strategies for dealing
with requests for assistance are to provide encouragement, but to send the requester back to finish the
task; and to make a conscious decision about whether or not to respond to the request for assistance. It
should be your choice whether to provide help or not.
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During descent, an airplane passenger is complaining that his "ears are plugged." What aspect of the structure and function of the ear best accounts for the passenger's complaint?
A) The inner ear adjusts its volume in response to atmospheric pressure, increasing during low pressure and decreasing in high pressure. B) The eustachian tubes must remain patent to equalize pressure between the middle ear and inner ear. C) The tympanic membrane is selectively permeable in order to accommodate pressure changes, and this capacity is often impaired during upper respiratory infections. D) Air must be able to flow between the middle ear and nasopharynx in order to accommodate pressure changes.
A patient who is well known to be violent arrives by ambulance at the emergency department for care of a laceration. What actions should be taken?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Sedate the patient prior to repairing the laceration. 2. Send the patient to another hospital. 3. Use a buddy system when providing care. 4. Restrain the patient prior to repairing the laceration. 5. Assign the most experienced nurse to work with this patient.
In caring for a client who is taking oral hypoglycemic agents, the nurse recognizes these medications are used in the treatment of which type of diabetes?
a. gestational, requiring therapy for a very short time b. type 1, not stable with insulin administration only c. type 2, not controlled with diet and exercise d. type 1 and type 2, not controlled by diet and exercise
A professional nurse decides to volunteer to teach women at her local church about self-breast exams. Which of the following types of outpatient nursing opportunities is she utilizing?
A) Cardiac rehabilitation B) Community health center C) Community education D) Managed-care companies