An appropriate initial action for the nurse to take when a client touches her or him inappropriately would be to Standard Text:
What will be an ideal response?
Take the hand and move it away, use direct eye contact and say "Don't do that."
Rationale : Avoid the client's room
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In making a change in hospital policy, which best describes the nursing administrators first priority?
1. Research the options that will work best for the nursing staff and the hospital. 2. Ensure each nurse is aware of the change and why it is necessary to undertake. 3. Speak positively of the change to ensure the most ?buy-in? from the nurses. 4. Encourage the other administrators to choose the option easiest for the nurses.
A patient asks the nurse why his hip fracture (head of the femur) bone has died (osteonecrosis). The nurse responds based on which of the following pathophysiological principles?
A) All fractured bones interrupt blood supply and thereby results in death of the bone no matter where it is located. B) Most of the time when the head of the femur breaks, the entire neck region is disconnected to the rest of the bone so the blood vessels are severed. C) Since the head of the femur has only limited collateral circulation, interruption in the blood flow from the fracture causes necrosis and irreversible damage. D) When the femur head breaks, it dislocates and crushes the surrounding area causing the blood vessels to be occluded.
What is capitation?
A) A reimbursement schema whereby health care organizations receive a predetermined amount (based on a patient's diagnosis for services provided) B) The limited availability of services to patients in managed care organizations C) The use of a "gatekeeper" to ensure appropriate utilization of services D) A predetermined, negotiated payment to providers, per patient, regardless of whether services are used
A patient asks the nurse how atenolol (Tenormin) will help reduce hypertension. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "It will help your body rid itself of excess fluids and decrease the work your heart must do to pump blood." b. "It will help decrease built-up water and salt in your blood and tissues." c. "It will block vasoconstriction as well as salt and water retention." d. "It will decrease your heart rate and how hard your heart pumps."