Licensed practical/vocational nurses, as well as the other members of the health care team, require a particular set of skills and personal characteristics
Which of the following personal characteristics is essential in order to be a competent and effective provider of health care?
A) Willingness to tell patients and clients what is best for them
B) Ability to emotionally disengage in order to remain objective
C) Willingness to inflict pain on others
D) Ability to keep their personal problems private and to themselves
D
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The nurse should document his ethnicity and race on the nursing admission form as: 1. Ethnicity African American, race Black 2. Ethnicity Black, race African American 3. Ethnicity Pentecostal, race African American 4. Ethnicity Southern, race Black
According to the American College of Surgeons, burns to which body surfaces are best treated in a burn center? (Select all that apply.)
a. Arms b. Perineum c. Chest d. Genitalia e. Face
The fetus of a patient who is 30 weeks pregnant is failing to thrive in utero. The health care provider wants to deliver the fetus through cesarean birth today. The patient asks why this approach is preferred over a vaginal delivery
What should the nurse respond to the patient? A) "You will have reduced pain afterward.". B) "There's not an advantage; it's just more convenient.". C) "Cesarean birth allows the placenta to deliver easier.". D) "Cesarean birth will reduce pressure on the immature head.".
When teaching women principles of growth and development, the nurse informs them that which trimester of pregnancy is a critical time for fetal development?
a. first c. third b. second d. fourth