A(n) __________ is an injury that occurred because of another person's intentional or unintentional actions or failure to act

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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The student nurse was late for clinical rounds because she had to change the tire on her car

She is in the process of preparing pain medication for her patient when her nursing instructor asks her to identify the drug classification of the medication that she is preparing. The student nurse is very frustrated, becomes tearful, and states, "I can't seem to crush this tablet correctly." This reaction to the instructor is most likely a result of what ego-defense mechanism? a. Compensation b. Displacement c. Denial d. Dissociation

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The nurse sets a goal in a career plan to be working as a charge nurse in one year. When the year has passed and the nurse is not working as a charge nurse, what priority action should the nurse take?

1. Complain to the nursing supervisor because the nurse's talents are not being fully utilized. 2. Quit this job and find another job in a facility where nurses are promoted faster. 3. Determine which of the nurse's coworkers is most likely saying bad things about the nurse. 4. Determine the reasons why the nurse hasn't been promoted and create an action plan.

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The nerve block used in labor that provides anesthesia to the lower vagina and perineum is a(n):

a. local. b. epidural. c. pudendal. d. spinal block.

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The nurse feels most confident that an older patient is prepared to assume self-management of new type 2 insulin-dependent diabetes when the patient

a. is heard asking her son to check the insu-lin's expiration date. b. is able to identify the symptoms of hy-poglycemia. c. asks why she needs to test her glucose le-vels so frequently. d. inquires why she needs to have an A1C test every 3 months.

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