Which activity would be outside the scope of practice for UAP?
A) Assisting a patient with personal hygiene
B) Interpreting a trend in vital signs
C) Measuring intake and output
D) Obtaining a patient's daily weight
Answer: B) Interpreting a trend in vital signs
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The nurse educator knows the approach that helps a client develop insight is aligned with which of the following theories?
1. Cognitive behavioral theory 2. Psychoanalytic theory 3. Social–interpersonal theories 4. Medical–psychobiologic theory
The criteria for healthy or adaptive sexual response include: (Select all that apply.)
a. Sexual acts between two consenting adults b. Sexual acts that fulfill the desire of only oneself c. Sexual acts that are not forced or coerced d. Sexual acts that are conducted in privacy e. Sexual acts that fulfill the desire between two people
A patient diagnosed with psoriasis is being treated with topical corticosteroids. How should the nurse instruct the patient to apply the medication?
1. Apply the medication in a thin layer. 2. Avoid rubbing the medication into the skin. 3. Dry the skin thoroughly before applying the medication. 4. Continue the medication even if lesions worsen, because it is only a temporary reaction.
The charge nurse is reviewing the care plans written by the unit's staff nurses. The charge nurse recognizes that the nursing diagnosis most likely to be construed as culturally biased and possibly offensive is:
1. Fear related to separation from support system during hospitalization. 2. Spiritual Distress related to discrepancy between beliefs and prescribed treatment. 3. Interrupted Family Processes related to a shift in family roles secondary to demands of illness. 4. Noncompliance related to impaired verbal communication secondary to recent immigration from non–English-speaking area.