Which statement best describes time management techniques such as setting limits on work load,
using assistive devices to organize work details, and delegating tasks?
A) They can increase the nurse's efficiency and well being.
B) They most likely would compromise client care.
C) They detract from the intimate connection between client and nurse.
D) They cannot be applied to nursing, given the life and death nature of the work.
A
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What effect would the nurse explain could result from this behavior? A) Increased risk of primary actions B) Dermatologic reaction C) Superinfection D) Reduced therapeutic effect
Which of the following represents a barrier to the provision of family-focused nursing care in the acute care setting?
1. Nurse's beliefs that family members often interfere with the ability to provide quality care to the hospitalized family member 2. Family beliefs about the need to protect their hospitalized member by being involved with decisions about nursing care 3. Nurse's successful mastery of technology and electronic medical record allowing the nurse time to answer questions of family members 4. Nurse's focus on family involvement in discharge planning at the time of hospital admission
A nursing student is researching advanced practice nursing options. Which of the following dis-coveries would most likely be made by the nursing student?
a. Nurse practitioners may work inde-pendently depending on the state practice act. b. Certified nurse midwives have limited prescriptive authority. c. Clinical nurse specialists typically provide primary care services. d. The Doctorate in Nursing Practice empha-sizes the importance of research.
A client in her second trimester of pregnancy comes to the prenatal clinic for a checkup. Which of the following is the most important for the nurse to assess in caring for a woman at this stage of pregnancy?
a. Detection of fetal movement b. Observation that the uterus is below the symphysis pubis c. Confirmation of the desire to breast- or bottle-feed d. Determination of the presence of morning sickness