A bowel training program was developed for a resident. The person usually has a bowel move-ment after breakfast. When should you assist the person with elimination?
a. Before breakfast
b. After breakfast
c. Before lunch
d. After lunch
B
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The nursing supervisor informs the staff that if they refuse to stay on the nursing unit and work an additional 8-hour shift, they will be reported to the state for patient abandonment. This type of power is known as:
a. coercive. b. expert. c. legitimate. d. reward.
How can health care best ensure that all of its practitioners meet current standards of care?
1. Encourage practitioners to find alternate, quicker ways to implement interventions. 2. Create clearly written, easily updated policy and procedure manuals. 3. Refuse to tolerate those who are slow to adapt new standards of care. 4. Emphasize protection of the hospital when developing internal standards and policies.
Which patient would the nurse see first at the start of the shift?
a. A patient admitted yesterday with osteomyelitis of the right arm with a T of 101.0°F b. A patient with hepatic encephalopathy who is being rude to the nursing assistant c. A patient with lupus who has been on long-term corticosteroids and whose blood sugar is 180 d. A patient with circumferential burns of the right leg who is complaining of numbness in the right foot
The nurse is discussing the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle with a group of students in a health education class. What should be included as a physiological change that affects males only?
1. Genitalia and breasts return to pre-excitement states. 2. There is a refractory period during which the body will not respond to sexual stimulation. 3. The heart rate returns to normal. 4. Possible sleepiness or intense relaxation.