A nurse surveys the school nurses in a community to determine their roles in the schools because this data is not available. The nurse is engaging in the process of data:
a. Collection
b. Gathering
c. Generation
d. Interpretation
C
Data generation is the process of developing data that do not already exist by interacting with community members or groups. This data includes information about a community's knowledge and beliefs, values and sentiments, goals and perceived needs, norms, problem-solving processes, power, leadership, and influence structures.
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The setting in which a new graduate may learn skills not normally acquired in an LPN/LVN program, will likely have a daytime schedule with weekends off, and will focus on prevention is a(n):
a. outpatient clinic. b. physician's office. c. home care setting. d. adult day care.
The nurse expects the initial plan of care for a 9-month-old child with an acute otitis media infection to include
a. symptomatic treatment and observation for 48 to 72 hours after diagnosis b. an oral antibiotic, such as amoxicillin, five times a day for 7 days c. pneumococcal conjugate vaccine d. myringotomy with tympanoplasty tubes
A client presents in the Emergency Department with a cardiac dysrhythmia. The nurse investigates possible causes of the dysrhythmia. Which items in the client's medical record could be the cause of the dysrhythmia? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Anxiety 2. Caffeine ingestion 3. Hypoxia 4. Tobacco use 5. Diabetes
The nurse is teaching a 17-year old client and the client's family about what to expect with high-dose chemotherapy and the effects of neutropenia. What should the nurse teach as the most reliable early indicator of infection in a neutropenic client?
A. Fever B. Chills C. Tachycardia D. Dyspnea