What pattern of knowing is demonstrated when the nurse bases decisions for care on past
experience with patients and individuals with similar illnesses?
A) Ethical B) Empirical C) Personal D) Aesthetic
B
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Which standard of the ANA Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators suggests that nurse administrators should advocate for subordinates as well as patients?
A) II B) III C) IV D) V
A nurse examining the lungs of a patient percusses over the anterior thorax using the proper sequence. This technique helps to identify:
A) Masses B) Muscle tenderness C) Density and location of lungs D) Normal breath sounds
The emergency department triage nurse is assessing a child who has a history of a cough and nasal congestion for the last three days. When assessing patency of the nares, the nurse notes that the child is unable to breathe through the right nostril. Which interpretation of the assessment data by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A. Normal for a child. B. A result of sinusitis. C. A result of chronic allergies. D. Produced by severe nasal inflammation or obstruction.
The son of a 70-year-old man dying of cancer asks the nurse to tell him about the hospice program, so he can help his father decide if the program would be of benefit to him. Which of the following responses should be given by the nurse?
a. At hospice, your father will be heavily medicated, so he will not have pain. b. All of your fathers care will be provided by nurses at hospice. c. Hospice care can take place either at home or in a hospice facility. d. Visiting hours are about the same at hospice as they are here in the hospital.