C. difficile may be picked up on a worker's hands when touching a contaminated surface that appears to be clean.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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The nurse expects an initial weight loss for the average postpartum client to be:
1. 5–8 pounds. 2. 10–12 pounds. 3. 12–15 pounds. 4. 15–20 pounds.
A new nursing manager has created a template for working with role-related problems. The manager's mentor does not feel this is an effective approach to solving these issues. Which statement by the mentor would best explain this position?
a. "As a new manager, you should not be dealing with role stress by yourself." b. "If you assume role problems will occur, you are inviting them to happen." c. "Interventions need to be based on specific stresses, not a generic template." d. "Role problems are usually due to a poor fit between employee and the job."
Which is a characteristic of an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern?
a. The phenotype usually skips a generation. b. Males are affected more than females. c. Carrier states may be present in individuals with one mutant allele. d. Children of an affected parent have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the mutant allele.
A nurse decides to use the ethical principle of deontology to make clinical decisions. This principle is based on treating all people the same regardless of circumstances and on one's duty to do the right thing regardless of circumstances
Which situation would most likely cause an ethical dilemma for this nurse? a. Assisting with a laparoscopy for a tubal pregnancy b. Refusal of a patient to take his medications c. Patient reconsiders surgery for cancer d. Woman refuses to terminate her pregnancy even knowing the fetus has non–life-sustaining defects