EAQ 1: Scope of Practice & Communication

What example is a continuing education program

A program on caring for the elderly with dementia offered by a university

how is the term beneficence in health ethics different from nonmaleficence

beneficences involves taking positive actions to help other whereas nonmaleficence is the avoidance of harm or hurt

during an admission interview, a client is expansive and distractible and demonstrates a fragmented, pressured, nonsequential patters of speech. which communication technique would the nurse use

closed questions - client dem. flight of ideas and other behaviors seen in manic phase of bipolar disorder. using highly structed closed questions can keep the client focus on a single topic

Which process involves transferring responsibility to multiple individuals, usually with varying degrees of education and experiences, while retaining the ultimate accountability for providing the client care

delegation

what is the most appropriate communication strategy for the nurse working with adolescents in a clinic in a large city health center

establishing a relationship over time

which does the nurse understand the term in-service education to mean

helps the nurse achieve an organization's required competencies

a 10-year old child who has head lice tells the school nurse "im mad because my mother and i got lice because i don't keep myself clean." which would the nurse communicate to initiate therapeutic communication about this subject

it sounds as if you feel that your mother is puttying you down

which member of the interprofessional team in a palliative care setting serves as the client advocate, evaluating the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the client.

nurse

A client says, " since my husband died, ive got nothing to live for. I just want to die." the unlicensed assistive personnel says "things will get better soon." which communication error has occurred

providing false reassurance -false reassurance is an effort to be supportive, often involving the use of cliches, and is not based in fact. offering advice tells the client what to do; clients would be encouraged/ assisted to solve their own problems.

when discussing a graduate nurse the delegation of client tasks such as a assistance with daily living activities, which statement about accountability would the nurse leader include

remaining answerable for one's choice to oneself and other characterizes accountability

what does beneficence in health ethics refer to

taking positive actions to help others

a nursing student is conducting an assessment of a client who does not speak english. no interpreter is available. what action by the student nurse is incorrect

using medical terminology - nurses should follow certain guidelines when interpreter is not available while assessing a client who does not understand english. rather than using medical terms, use terms that is easy to understand

the RN distributes a task to 4 health care professionals. when are both accountability and responsibility transferred to the health care professional

when the task is given to another RN