Which of the following would describe nursing practice without theory?
A) Rote performance of task
B) Informed clinical paths based on evidence
C) Updated and current assessment techniques
D) Cultural considerations in patient care
A
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The heart of the psychiatric–mental health nurse's therapeutic and caring role is characterized by:
1. Bringing unconscious childhood traumas into awareness. 2. Focusing on basic life issues of eating, sleeping, grooming, and hygiene as they relate to mental functioning. 3. Using the nurse–client relationship to support the client in exploring new definitions and actions for life situations. 4. Providing educational information about the client's mental illness.
The obstetrician performed a vaginal examination on a client in her third trimester and gave a sudden push on the cervix. Later, the client asks the nurse what the procedure was and why it was done
The MOST appropriate response from the nurse would be: a. ballottement (fetal rebound) c. lightening (uterine reflex) b. Braxton Hicks (contractions) d. quickening (fetal movement)
When sample criteria are ____________, nurses can determine if the study results are applicable to the clinical practice topic under consideration
a. inclusive b. exclusive c. explicit d. stratified
In the morning, a nurse receives a report on four pediatric clients, each of whom has some form of fluid-volume excess. Which of the children should the nurse see first?
1. The child with tachypnea and pulmonary congestion 2. The child with hepatomegaly and normal respiratory rate 3. The child with dependent and sacral edema and regular pulse 4. The child with periorbital edema and normal respiratory rate