Under the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics, the nurse has the professional responsibility to uphold ethical behavior. Choose the statements below that are accurate about the Code of Ethics. Select all that apply
a. ANA Code of Ethics is a law.
b. Nurse actions are to be at the level expected by the profession.
c. Nurses are not held accountable for their actions.
d. Nurses are professionally bound to give correct information to the patient.
e. Nurses do not need to collaborate to meet a patient's healthcare needs.
f. ANA Code of Ethics will protect the nurse even if the law is broken.
ANS: B, D
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Which response by the school nurse best reflects our understanding of suicide in adolescence? Select all that apply. a. Most persons who attempt suicide conceal their despair and their intent from others quite effectively so no one will interfere with their attempt. b. Adolescents have an immature prefrontal cortex, leading to greater impulsiveness, impaired judgment, and less ability to tolerate frustration. c. Serotonin pathways are not fully developed until adulthood, leading to moodiness and sudden onset of depression in children. d. People, particularly adolescents, sometimes identify with others who have attempted suicide, leading them to decide to attempt suicide as well. e. The grief following a peer's death, by suicide or otherwise, can itself contribute to depression and a significant increase in suicide risk. f. Usually when one adolescent has committed suicide and others follow with their own attempts, they are trying to evoke the attention shown to the dead child.
During a support group meeting focusing on strategies to manage symptoms, a patient asks the nurse leader how to deal with angry outbursts from a supervisor. Select the nurse's best action
a. Answer the question, and then move on to another topic. b. Offer to answer the question privately after the group session. c. Inform the patient that only illness-related problems can be discussed in the group. d. Matter-of-factly explain that the topic being discussed is the importance of medication.
What type of design occurs when the researcher simultaneously manipulates two independent variables?
A) Crossover B) Factorial C) Single-blind D) Cluster randomization
When making an occupied bed,
A. the patient is in the bed. B. make the top first, then the bottom. C. keep the bed in the low position. D. the patient is out of bed.