Your client, who is newly diagnosed with diabetes, believes that one can affect outcomes through one's own actions, behaviors, or personal characteristics. Your client has the perception of:
1. "power over."
2. human capital.
3. hope.
4. personal control.
ANS: 4
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A) alcohol intake. B) calcium intake. C) body mass index. D) skin integrity.
The required process for any health care facility that chooses to be reimbursed by the government through Medicare or Medicaid funds is called:
a. accreditation c. certification b. approval d. licensure
The nurse is caring for a newborn who was circumcised earlier in the day. What should be included in the plan of care?
a. Administration of a topical anesthetic to the site b. Application of ice to stop bleeding c. Retraction of any remaining foreskin d. Observation for bleeding for the first 12 hours
The nurse assesses that the patient is having a sympathetic response when noting what manifestations?
A) Decrease in sweating, decrease in respirations, and pupil constriction B) Decrease in heart rate and perfusion, and an increase in inflammatory reactions C) Increase in blood pressure, bronchodilation, and decreased bowel sounds D) Increased motility and secretions in the GI tract, and constriction of bronchi and pupils