When a nurse answers questions posed by a cancer client in a thorough and accurate manner, the nurse is demonstrating the ethical principle of
A) Veracity
B) Fidelity
C) Justice
D) Autonomy
Ans: A
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The tandem walk is tested by instructing the patient to walk
a. first on tiptoe and then on the heels. b. with the arms swinging opposite the movement of the legs. c. hopping first on one foot and then on the other. d. in a straight line, touching the heel to the toe of the other foot.
Your are interviewing a primipara who informs you that the first day of her last period was on March 29th. Using Naegele's rule you calculate that the client's expected date of delivery will be which of the following?
a. January 5 c. September 22 b. April 10 d. December 24
A nurse has just received a bag of packed red blood cells (RBCs) for a patient. What is the longest time the nurse can let the blood infuse?
a. 30 minutes b. 2 hours c. 4 hours d. 6 hours
Following a treadmill test and cardiac catheterization, the client is found to have coronary artery disease, which is inoperative. He is referred to the cardiac rehabilitation unit. During his first visit to the unit he says that he doesn't understand why he needs to be there because there is nothing that can be done to make him better. The best nursing response is:
a. "Cardiac rehabilitation is not a cure but can help restore you to many of your former activities." b. "Here we teach you to gradually change your lifestyle to accommodate your heart disease." c. "You are probably right but we can gradually increase your activities so that you can live a more active life." d. "Do you feel that you will have to make some changes in your life now?"