A nurse is attempting to address a concern using the problem-solving model—an integral part of the therapeutic relationship. Which steps should the nurse recognize that are part of this model?
A) Identifying and defining the problem
B) Identifying alternative solutions to the problem
C) Weighing advantages and disadvantages of each alternative
D) Trying all alternatives before deciding on the final one
A, B, C
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A male infant who is 48 hours postpartum is undergoing phototherapy for the treatment of jaundice and accompanying high levels of bilirubin. Place the following components of the production of bilirubin in the correct chronological order
Use all the options. A) Conjugated bilirubin B) Urobilinogen C) Red blood cells D) Biliverdin E) Free bilirubin
Identify the catalyst of Jean Watson's Theory of Care
a. Personal values and beliefs b. Belief that nursing practice should be autonomous c. Changes in health care delivery and patient satisfaction survey responses d. Theories promoting the capacity of self-care
A common pathway of irreversible cell injury involves increased intracellular:
a. sodium. b. potassium. c. magnesium. d. calcium.
A couple comes to the sexual disorders clinic stating that the husband, who had actively sought sex several times a week, was now uninterested much of the time and barely able to perform
He states he loves his wife but just isn't interested sex anymore since he was diagnosed with di-abetes. The nurse establishes the nursing diagnosis Sexual dysfunction. An appropriate etiologic statement would be: 1. Related to incompatible love maps of the partners 2. Related to spectatoring by the husband 3. Related to ineffective communication patterns 4. Related to neurologic effects of diabetes