A nursing instructor is discussing nutrition screening and assessment with a clinical group. What would this instructor identify for the students as parts of a complete nutrition screening assessment? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Physical examination
B) Dietary log
C) Calorie count
D) Focused history of common symptoms
E) Serial laboratory values
A, D, E
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The nurse manager is concerned with the safety of the staff as they transfer patients. Facility policy reinforces the principles of appropriate body mechanics, which include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. A wide base of support increases stability b. A higher center of gravity increases stability c. Facing the direction of movement prevents abnormal twisting of the spine d. Pivoting requires less work than lifting e. Manually lift the patient in sections f. Dividing balanced activity between arms and the legs
A nurse researcher should consider mortality a threat to the study's internal validity for which of these reasons?
a. There is concern that the intervention may have harmful effects on subjects. b. Those who dropped out of the study may be different than those who remained in the study. c. Those who participated in the study may have died as a result of being in the study. d. There is concern that the design is inappropriate for the study question if a large number of participants drop out of a study.
While performing a self-breast exam, the client notes an area on the right breast that is nodular, with some associated tenderness. This is a new onset finding because the exams were not problematic in the past,
The left breast examination is unremarkable. The client calls to report her findings to the clinical nurse because this is not her typical result. What action should the nurse take next? a. Refer the client to an oncologist because the results sound suspicious. b. Ask the client to come in for an office visit so that the findings can be validated but tell her that this information is within the normal range of presentation. c. Have the client wear a tight-fitting bra and tell her that the tenderness is associated with ovulation and will pass. d. Have the client repeat the self-breast exam in 2 weeks and call back with findings to provide a basis for comparison.
A researcher conducts a quasi-experimental study to determine whether there is appropriate weight gain among premature infants who are fed according to cue-based protocols
The researcher trained neonatal intensive care nurses to apply cue-based feeding to orally fed infants and notes a statistical difference in weight gain between infants fed according to cue-based protocols and those fed according to standard protocols. The reviewer critiquing the study notes that not all nurses completed the cue-based feeding module. This would affect which type of validity? a. Construct validity b. External validity c. Internal validity d. Statistical conclusion validity