Mastery

A client asks an RN to prescribe a medication for pain. What is the best answer by the nurse?

"Only advanced practice registered nurses have prescriptive authority."

The nurse is performing care for a client in the end stage of cancer. How can the nurse best facilitate the client and family's ability to cope? Select all that apply.

Assist the client with activities of daily living (ADLs). assist the client and family with the preparation for end-of-life. Refer the client and family to hospice services.

for the nurse become a nurse practitioner, what is the minimal degree the nurse will need to acquire?

Master's

The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice?

Nursing process

What might a nurse need to do to ensure the continuation of his or her nursing license?

Obtain continuing education credits.

A nurse is providing care for clients in a long-term care facility. What should be the central focus of this care?

The client receiving the care

A nurse is considering relocating to another state to practice nursing. Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse to ensure ability to practice in the new state?

applying for a reciprocal license in the new state

After hearing a presentation about the American Nurses Association (ANA), a nurse decides to join the organization based on the understanding that:

ANA aims at fostering high standards of nursing in the United States.

The nurse is caring for a client at the end stage of life. The client is crying and states to the nurse, "I just cannot believe I am going to be leaving my children without a parent. I am not ready to go." What response by the nurse demonstrates the expression of empathy to the client?

"It sounds as though you are most concerned about how your children will feel."

Florence Nightingale was a nursing pioneer who challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of all nurses. Which statement accurately describes one of her accomplishments?

She promoted the publication of books about nursing and health care.