Which document should the nurse review in order to understand clients' rights for an advance directive?
a. American Nurses Association Code for Nurses
b. International Council of Nurses Code for Nurses
c. Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics
d. Patient's Bill of Rights
ANS: D
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The nurse encourages the client to talk about his wife, their life together, and what he has lost since her death. At each visit, the nurse strongly reinforces the need for the client to eat properly and to get daily exercise and adequate rest. Why does the nurse emphasize these self-care activities? A) The nurse is substituting for the client's wife. B) The client has developed bad habits since his wife's death. C) It is routine practice to remind clients about nutrition, exercise, and rest. D) The client is more susceptible to physical illness because of his emotional condition.
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True False
A nurse working on a post-partum unit of a large urban hospital has received a grant to begin a Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative developed by WHO. Which of the following statements would the nurse most likely make when explaining the major premises of the initiative to the unit manager?
a. This program is meant to encourage sibling visits in the early postpartum period, so the adjustment to a new baby is a smooth process. b. A major goal of this program is to ensure that all infant/pediatric units have implemented basic safety initiatives. c. Improving nutrition by promoting breast-feeding of newborns through four months of age is what this program is all about. d. The purpose of this program is to make sure that all health care providers who care for newborns and children up to the age of 18 really understand basic principles of growth and development.