Nursing's metaparadigm refers to:
a. a global definition of health care.
b. nursing theory.
c. standards that are applicable to the profession.
d. common concepts that describe nursing and are specific to the discipline.
D
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The student nurse uses problem solving to BEST meet the goals of the course assignment by the use of which of these systems?
a. encoding c. mnemonics b. metacognition d. time management
When caring for a patient with acute coronary syndrome who has returned to the coronary care unit after having angioplasty with stent placement, the nurse obtains the following assessment data
Which data indicate the need for immediate action by the nurse? a. Heart rate 102 beats/min b. Pedal pulses 1+ bilaterally c. Blood pressure 103/54 mm Hg d. Chest pain level 7 on a 0 to 10 point scale
An example of an intervention independently initiated by the nurse is
a. starting a teaching plan for the patient who will go home tomorrow. b. instituting diet restrictions with subsequent progression of diet as tolerated. c. sending an abnormal appearing urine sample to the lab for routine urinalysis. d. writing an order for aspirin for a headache.
A patient has come to the STD clinic and has been diagnosed with a Trichomonas vaginalis infection. What education should be provided to this patient?
a. Male partners should always be treated, even if they are asymptomatic. b. The applicator for the vaginal gel should be washed after each application. c. The infection is not completely eliminated with the medication. d. The medication should be taken twice daily for 2 weeks.