John, a new nurse manager, complains to his colleague that he feels very uncomfortable with the conflict between what he thinks he should be doing as the manager and what his supervisor thinks he should be doing
According to Hardy's role theory, John is experiencing: a. Stress.
b. Role stress.
c. Role strain.
d. Role exploration.
C
According to Hardy, role strain is the subjective feeling of distress that occurs when role stress or a social condition of conflicting demands or difficult conditions is present.
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The nurse is assisting with teaching a clinic patient who is diagnosed with tension headaches. Which explanation of tension headaches should the nurse provide?
a. "Tension headaches are caused by stress, which causes cerebral vessel constriction." b. "Tension headaches result from release of pain mediators in the periphery." c. "Tension headaches are a result of stress and sustained muscle contraction of the head and neck." d. "Tension headaches are caused by blood sugar fluctuations that result from excessive stress."
A four–year-old child is seen in the pediatric clinic for a well-child visit. During this visit, the nurse recognizes that appropriate assessments that should be completed at this time include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Height and weight. 2. Head circumference. 3. Four-year-old required immunizations. 4. Developmental assessment. 5. Safety counseling.
The client is to receive 2 tablespoons (tbsp) of medication. The nurse would prepare the equivalent to which of these measurements?
a. 4 drams (dr) apothecary c. 15 minims (m) apothecary b. 30 grams (g) metric d. 1 ounce (oz) household
A payment classification system used for reimbursement of health care cost by Medicare is:
a. managed care contracts c. diagnosis-related groups b. penetration rate revenue d. length-of-stay records