What document is helpful in describing competent and appropriate nursing care in the community?
A. Community Health: Standards of Nursing
B. Healthy People 2010
C. The Joint Commission: The Comprehensive Accreditation Manual
D. Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
ANS: D
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Behavioral theories see personality disorders as the result of
1. social stressors. 2. conditioned responses. 3. neurophysical problems. 4. an imbalance among the three forces of the personality.
A client is going home after an endoscopic transnasal hypophysectomy. Which statement by the client indicates an adequate understanding of discharge instructions?
a. "I will wear dark glasses whenever I am outdoors." b. "I will keep food on upper shelves so I do not have to bend over." c. "I will wash the incision line every day with peroxide and redress it immediately." d. "I will remember to cough and deep breathe every 2 hours while I am awake."
A child is diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis, and the prescriber orders nitazoxanide (Alinia). While preparing the child's parents to administer this drug, the nurse will:
a. determine whether the child is taking immunosuppressant medications. b. instruct the family to have the child take the drug on an empty stomach. c. teach the parents that yellow discoloration of the sclerae represents a serious side effect. d. tell the parents that headache, dry mouth, and a metallic taste are common.
A patient says, "I feel detached and weird all the time, like I'm looking at life through a cloudy window. Everything seems unreal. These feelings really interfere with my work and study." Which term should the nurse use to document this complaint?
a. Depersonalization b. Hypochondriasis c. Dissociation d. Malingering