The nurse is required to design a teaching plan for a client with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Which of the following aspects should be emphasized in the plan?
A) Dietary restrictions C) Use of nonprescription medications
B) Activity restrictions D) Effective pin care
B
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A hospital has a safety committee meeting that includes staff from the following departments: maintenance, nursing, administration, risk management and housekeeping The chair of the committee is inquiring as to which actions the committee recommends to administration to improve employee safety. Select all that apply.
1. Parking space for visitors 2. Security cameras throughout the facility 3. Curved mirrors in the corridors 4. Armed personnel walking the corridors 5. Adequate lighting 6. Security barriers at main entrances 7. Locked doors to all entrances into the hospital
When working with the community to develop plans to meet the needs of people with disabilities, the community health nurse reviews the statistics involving individuals with disabilities
Which of the following would the nurse identify as accurately reflecting the number of persons with ongoing disability? A) 10 million people, less than 5% of the U.S. population B) 27 million people, about 10% of the U.S. population C) 54 million people, about 20% of the U.S. population D) 150 million people, almost 50% of the U.S. population
While assessing your patient, you know to identify health patterns and if these health patterns are achieving their goals. If you find that the patient's health patterns are not achieving their goals, then what are you, as the nurse, obligated to do?
A) Seek ways to promote balance. B) Create an opportunity for social balance. C) Identify alternative forms of care. D) Provide insight into the physiologic failings of the system.
The nurse is searching for continuing education programs to develop cultural humility. What characteristics should these educational programs have to meet the nurse's goal? (Select all that apply.)
A) Focuses on self-awareness B) Describes characteristics of specific cultural groups C) Instructs on the practice of respectful communication D) Provides ways to develop collaborative partnerships with patients E) Explains how some cultural groups are prone to developing certain illnesses