A new mother is concerned about her ability to perform her parental role. She is quite anxious and ambivalent about leaving the postpartum unit
To offer effective client care, a nurse should be familiar with what information about this type of crisis? 1. This type of crisis is precipitated by unexpected external stressors.
2. This type of crisis is precipitated by preexisting psychopathology.
3. This type of crisis is precipitated by an acute response to an external situational stressor.
4. This type of crisis is precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that overwhelm the client.
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Rationale: The nurse should understand that this type of crisis is precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that overwhelm the client. Reassurance and guidance should be provided as needed, and the client should be referred to services that can provide assistance.
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A staff nurse is participating on a committee examining ways to most effectively meet the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which client would be the nurse's highest priority based on the goals of Healthy People 2020?
1. An adolescent female with her first pregnancy. 2. A diabetic client who maintains optimal visual intactness. 3. An IV drug abuser who converts to methadone use. 4. Several obese school-age children.
Which of the following are true statements related to determination of minimum sample size? (Select all that apply.)
a. In inferential quantitative research, power analysis drives sample size. b. In pilot research, ability to address the purpose for the pilot drives sample size. c. In descriptive research, availability of subjects drives sample size. d. In both quantitative and qualitative research, available funding drives sample size. e. In qualitative research, theoretical saturation drives sample size.
A nurse asks a patient if a primary care physician has ever told her that she has scoliosis. The patient asks what scoliosis is, and the nurse correctly replies:
1. "It is a slight convex curve in the spine." 2. "The vertebrae are midline and straight, rather than curving." 3. "It is a curvature of the spine to the left or right." 4. "It is an increased concave curve of the lumbar spine."