The ability of a nurse to care for several patients, help families understand what is happening to a patient, and notice changes in a patient's condition are all examples of an important characteristic of nurses known as
1. Being helpful.
2. Being responsible.
3. Being organized.
4. Being compassionate.
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A home care nurse is caring for a paralyzed client who needs regular position changes and back massages. A man identifying himself as a family friend inquires if he can be of any help to the family. What should be the nurse's response be?
A) The nurse should ask the man to talk to the family directly. B) The nurse should invite the man to learn the caring techniques. C) The nurse should state that the family does not need any help. D) The nurse should refer the man to the local social worker.
The first stage of the moral distress change process is for the nurse to become aware of their moral distress. This stage is known as:
a. act. b. ask. c. affirm. d. assess.
The nurse would contact the health care provider with concerns that this patient is demonstrating which complication of urinary calculi?
1. Hydronephrosis 2. Infection 3. Renal colic 4. Ureteral tumor
An elderly woman admitted to the orthopedic unit following a fall that resulted in a fractured left hip is placed in Buck's traction. The nurse includes which of the following interventions in the client's preoperative plan of care?
1. Having someone hold the weights when moving the client up in bed 2. Providing pin site care every shift 3. Placing an abduction pillow between the client's legs 4. Turning the client to the unaffected side every 2 hours