Studies considered "gray" such as dissertations and unpublished reports can provide valuable material for meta-analysis
A) True
B) False
A
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Compared with acute pain, the following is true of persistent pain:
a. It leads to markedly altered vital signs. b. It is usually described as a burning pain. c. It is generally gone within 4 months. d. It can bring about changes in lifestyle.
The ICU unit has open shifts even after staff have signed-up for overtime. The CNO (chief nurse officer) does not want to hire agency nurses to cover these shifts
The nurse manager does not understand why the CNO is offering staff an incentive versus hiring agency nurses. Which would be a reasonable conclusion? 1. It takes a significant amount of time to orient agency nurses. 2. The agency nurses are costly. 3. There is a significant amount of documentation required for agency nurses. 4. The physicians are not comfortable with agency nurses.
Home health care documentation is unique because:
a. some charting is retained at the hospital. b. the physician's office needs separate charting. c. different health care providers need access. d. the physician is the pivotal person in the charting.
A patient lost his spouse three years ago. The nurse has been helping him work through his grief using Worden's stage theory of grieving. Which controversial stage might the nurse decide to eliminate?
1. Accept the reality of the loss. 2. Experience the pain of grief. 3. Adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing. 4. Withdraw from the lost relationship and reinvest energy in new relationships.