A nursing instructor is presenting a class for a group of students about community-based nursing interventions. The instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which of the following?
A) Conducting childbirth education classes
B) Counseling a pregnant teen with anemia
C) Consulting with a parent of a child who is vomiting
D) Performing epidemiologic investigations
D
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A mother and 1-year-old child are being seen in the well-child clinic. The mother asks the nurse for guidance in setting an appropriate bedtime for the child. She and her husband have tried several different times and can't seem to agree on the right time
Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate? A. "As long as it's consistent, it doesn't matter when bedtime is." B. "At this age, your child needs 10 to 12 hours of sleep each night." C. "Children get sleepy when warm, so dress your child heavily for bed." D. "What 'sleepy' behaviors does your child show when tired?"
The issue of assisted suicide is opposed by nursing and medical organizations as a violation of the ethical traditions of nursing and medicine. Which of the following would be an example of assisted suicide?
A) Administering a lethal dose of medication B) Administering a morphine infusion C) Granting a patient's request not to initiate enteral feeding when the patient is unable to eat D) Neglecting to resuscitate a patient with a "do not resuscitate" status
A community-owned hospital has been purchased by a health care conglomerate. The staff is aware that the organizational theory governing the hospital is likely to change
Which statement indicates a lack of understanding of organizational theory on the part of a staff nurse? 1. "If our new bosses want a classical organization, we can expect a strong hierarchy." 2. "If we don't want to see lots of changes, we should hope our new bosses don't like chaos theory." 3. "If this new company is based on systems theory, there will be a lot of focus on how much work we can produce." 4. "If this new company is based on contingency theory, we will see lots of focus on how our environment impacts our work."
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to an older adult client who is going home after having a total knee replacement
Which will the nurse include in the discharge teaching to decrease the client's risk for developing a thrombosis or pulmonary embolism? Select all that apply. A) Place pillows under the knees when in bed. B) Use compression stockings. C) Limit ambulation. D) Limit fluids. E) Continue with leg exercises.