A nurse advocates for a patient to ensure that what is being done is best for him. The nurse is demonstrating which ethical principle?
A) Paternalism
B) Veracity
C) Justice
D) Beneficence
D
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When assessing a child's pain, which of the following is most important?
A) Obtaining a pain rating from the child with each assessment B) Using the same tool to assess the child's pain each time C) Documenting the child's pain assessment D) Asking the parents about the child's pain tolerance
A woman giving birth in the 1960s may have been given a narcotic plus scopolamine for the pain control. One major problem with this medication regimen was:
a. its lack of continuous pain control. b. it was expensive and available only to women who could afford the medications. c. it caused confusion and disorientation so the mother could not see the infant for several hours postdelivery. d. the father had to assume the role of decision maker during the time the mother was on medication.
The nurse has explained some of the biologic theories of causation to a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and his family
The nurse determines that the client and family have understood the instructions when they state which of the following? A) "The disorder may be caused by increased serotonin activity." B) "The disorder is caused by decreased dopamine activity in my brain." C) "A frontal lobe dysfunction may be causing this condition." D) "A decrease in hormonal substances increases the risk for this illness."
How is the nursing profession becoming culturally diverse?
A) Required numbers of foreign-born nursing students B) Admission quotas for Hispanic nursing students C) The inclusion of foreign-born nurses D) The mission of Sigma Theta Tau International