The nurse contacts a child life specialist (CLS) to work with children on a pediatric ward. What is the primary goal of the CLS?
A) Decrease anxiety and fear during hospitalization and painful procedure
B) Keep children who are hospitalized distracted from pain
C) Perform medical procedures using atraumatic principles
D) Act as a liaison between the nurse and the child
A
You might also like to view...
The nurse is assessing a patient admitted for reoccurring gastric ulcers. Which of the following should the nurse assess as a risk factor for the ulcers?
1. exercise 2. smoking history 3. occupation 4. diet
Which activity will be most useful to a nurse wishing to provide evidence-based psychiatric nursing care?
a. Relying on findings of one properly designed, randomized, controlled trial b. Using a protocol from several well-designed, cohort, quasiexperimental studies c. Seeking sound, opinion-based processes and maintaining self-directed practice d. Applying findings from a meta-analysis of relevant randomized, controlled trials
The first ‘A' of the ‘4As of research' is:
a. Competence in the Application of research findings to their local practice settings. b. An Awareness of, and access to, research literature. c. An Appreciation (or ability) to understand and critique the language of research. d. The Ability to conduct original (primary) research independently or in a team.
The nurse working in an adult medical clinic wishes to learn more about a developmental theory that focuses on the adult years. The nurse investigates different possibilities and selects the theo-ry proposed by:
1. Gould 2. Piaget 3. Freud 4. Chess and Thomas