A student asks an instructor for suggestions on how to best to develop expertise in using diagnostic reasoning skills to arrive at the correct conclusions. Which of the following suggestions would be most appropriate?
A) "You need to cluster the data correctly."
B) "This skill comes with accumulating experience."
C) "Be systematic in documenting the data."
D) "Try to apply your knowledge at each opportunity."
B
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Which of the following is not commonly believed to be a spiritual need? The need for:
A) Meaning and purpose in life. B) Love and belonging. C) Sexual relationships. D) Forgiveness for self and others.
The nurse is assessing a patient who thinks she is in labor. Which findings would positively confirm the woman is in labor? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. She is contracting every 5 minutes for 60 seconds. 2. Her cervix has dilated from 2 to 4 centimeters. 3. Her membranes have ruptured. 4. The fetal head is engaged. 5. The contractions are starting in the back and radiating around to the front of the abdomen with uterine relaxation between contractions.
Which interventions can the nurse utilize to provide continuity of care for the postpartal patient who experienced a complication and is now ready to return home? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices
are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Encourage the patient to take advantage of home visits. 2. Make telephone calls as a follow-up to check on the patient and newborn. 3. Provide information about postpartal support groups. 4. Refer to mental health professionals to help screen the patient for any mental health problems as a result of the complications experienced in the hospital. 5. Supply information about postpartal classes designed to meet the specific needs of a variety of families.
Threatening to withhold care, food, or fluids in order to get a patient to cooperate is
A. verbal abuse. B. mental abuse. C. libel. D. defamation.