The nurse would implement which of the following as the most appropriate intervention to increase a client's feelings of competence?
1. Provide active listening.
2. Set achievable tasks.
3. Encourage group socialization.
4. Provide assistance before the client fails at the task.
ANS: 2
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a. Sing songs to the infant in a soft voice. b. Place the infant in a well-lit room. c. Walk around and massage the infant's back. d. Rock the fussy infant slowly and gently.
In a client with Graves' disease receiving radioiodine, the nurse would monitor for the common treatment complication of
a. hypothyroidism. b. pulmonary emboli. c. skin breakdown. d. urinary tract infection.
A nurse manager has been employed in the same facility for 20 years and has held the same position. This career style is known as:
a. Linear. b. Spiral. c. Steady state. d. Entrepreneurial/transient.
Which of the following is true of how is anemia caused?
A. Anemia may be caused by a deficiency in the amount of hemoglobin that occurs when the number of circulating red blood cells decreases. B. Anemia may be caused by a decrease in the production of RBCs, which reduces the amount of circulating hemoglobin. C. Anemia may be caused by excessive blood loss or by an increase in the destruction of red blood cells (RBCs). D. All of these statements are correct.