Continuous support during labour reduces interventions such as epidural, ventouse and caesarean
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: True
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During an admission assessment of an adolescent client, the nurse inquires about friends or peer groups. The adolescent smiles and jokingly tells the nurse that "I consider myself a loner and I don't need any friends."
The nurse's next action is to: 1. Ask the client how he/she gets along in school. 2. Ask the client to explain why he/she feels this way. 3. Document this in the admission assessment. 4. Encourage exploration of feelings.
Computed tomography of a patient's chest is suggestive of a malignancy, but these results are not conclusive. As a result, the patient has been scheduled for a bronchoscopy
What patient education should the nurse provide for this patient regarding this diagnostic procedure? A) "The care team will likely give you a general anesthetic for your bronchoscopy." B) "Your doctor will probably instill a contrast solution into your lungs to aid visualization." C) "We'll monitor you closely after the procedure, especially until your gag reflex returns." D) "You won't be able to swallow solid food for a day or two after the procedure."
How do practice pattern profiling and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes research relate to one another?
a. The identification of nursing-sensitive patient outcomes is a type of practice pattern profiling. The purpose of both is to identify the outlier, so as to improve patient outcomes. b. Practice pattern profiling scrutinizes an individual in comparison with a group; nursing-sensitive patient outcomes research addresses nurses as a group, rather than as individuals. c. Both can identify variables that affect patient outcome. d. Both pose risk to the person who delivers care. e. Neither can be undertaken without signed consent from the participants. f. Both are types of outcomes research.
The purpose of theory is to
A. Explain experience. B. Describe relationships. C. Project outcomes. D. All of the above