Which of the following is not a given reason for the lag in knowledge development in nursing?
A) Limited theoretical base to guide practice
B) Studies not tied to theory or placed in theoretical context
C) Poor efforts to link theory and data in research
D) Lack of available study ideas
D
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A nurse educates a nursing student about effective patient care. The nurse recognizes that additional instruction is needed when the nursing student states:
1. "For patient care to be effective, it must be delivered periodically." 2. "For patient care to be effective, it must be delivered continuously." 3. "For patient care to be effective, it must be evaluated continuously." 4. "For patient care to be effective, it must be delivered systematically."
After auscultating a coarse low-pitched sonorous rattling in the left lower lobe, the nurse is concerned that the patient may be developing:
a. an accumulation of secretions in the larger air passages. b. narrowing in the lower lobe of the lung. c. irritation in the pleurae. d. crackles in the left lower lobe.
The patient is having chest pain. The physician orders sublingual nitroglycerine STAT. The nurse obtains the medication from the pharmacy and administers it to the patient 30 minutes later. Which statement best describes the nurse's action?
1. The medication should have been administered immediately. 2. The physician should have specified the time frame for the medication. 3. The medication should have been administered within a 5-minute time frame. 4. The nursing action was correct because the medication was not on the unit.
Which of the following principles should be kept in mind when the nurse evaluates the client's progress in managing depression?
a. Grieving resulting from significant loss should be over within 2 months. b. To be considered successful, all of the identified outcomes should show progress. c. The client's view of the changes since the beginning of therapy is not objective. d. Significant energy and a conscious effort are required by the client to maintain perspective.