Practicing assertiveness positively impacts
A. Patient safety
B. Job satisfaction
C. Teamwork
D. All of the above
ANS: D
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The community health nurse is preparing to establish a partnership with other community health professionals. Which of the following would be key?
A) Looking for other professionals who have similar beliefs B) Using visual and creative consensus-building techniques C) Maintaining a strict focused plan toward goal achievement D) Developing the plan first and then involving partners
The nurse in the emergency department (ED) is triaging a 5-year-old who has been brought to the ED by her parents for an outbreak of urticaria. What would be an appropriate question to ask this patient and their family?
A) Have you eaten any new food? B) Have you played in the bathtub today? C) Did you go to a friend's house today? D) Were you digging in the dirt today?
Two patients in a residential care facility have dementia. One shouts to the other, "Move along, you're blocking the road." The other patient turns, shakes a fist, and shouts, "You're trying to steal my car." What is the nurse's best action?
a. Administer one dose of an antipsychotic medication to both patients. b. Reinforce reality. Say to the patients, "Walk along in the hall. This is not a traffic intersection." c. Separate and distract the patients. Take one to the day room and the other to an activities area. d. Step between the two patients and say, "Please quiet down. We do not allow violence here."
If you are unfamiliar with the type of bed being used for the patient, do not try to operate it
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