A nurse has completed four hours of his eight-hour shift on a medical-surgical unit when he receives a phone call from the nursing supervisor. The nursing supervisor informs him that he needs to give a report to the other two nurses on the medical-surgical unit and immediately report to the telemetry unit to assist with staff needs on that unit. The nurse informs the supervisor that he has been busy with his client assignment and feels this will overwhelm the nurses on the medical-surgical unit. The supervisor informs the nurse that the need is greater on the telemetry unit. This is an example of which type of ethical problem?
a. Conflicts concerning new technology
b. Advocacy in a market-driven environment
c. Deception
d. Allocation of scarce nursing resources
Answer: d. Allocation of scarce nursing resources
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a. Helps to maintain joint flexibility b. Improves the group's cohesiveness c. Provides a needed social opportunity d. Adds to their existing knowledge base
When a client with paranoid schizophrenia has a recurrence of positive symptoms after stopping his
antipsychotic medication to be free of its orthostatic side effect, he is readmitted to the mental health unit. The physician orders the resumption of medication. The nurse adds the nursing diagnosis of "noncompliance with antipsychotic medication regimen related to side effects" to the client's care plan. What measure should the nurse suggest to the client? a. Ask the physician about prescribing an anticholinergic drug such as trihexyphenidyl (Artane). b. Chew sugarless gum or use sugarless hard candy to moisten oral mucous membranes. c. Reduce dosage by 5 mg daily if side effects recur. d. Wear elastic support hose, stay hydrated, and rise slowly from the lying or sitting position.
A nursing student is researching the various domains of eating disorders. From a psychoanalytic perspective, what are eating disorders related to?
1. Disturbance in the body system 2. Learned behavior regarding the effect of food 3. Conscious intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict 4. Refusal of food due to an unconscious fear of oral impregnation
The nurse is taking a health history from the family of a 3-year-old child. Which statement or question by the nurse would be most likely to establish rapport and elicit an accurate response from the family?
1. "Tell me about the concerns that brought you to the clinic today." 2. "Does any member of your family have a history of asthma, heart disease, or diabetes?" 3. "Hello, I would like to talk with you and get some information about you and your child." 4. "You will need to fill out these forms; make sure that the information is as complete as possible."