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Tell me why you do not want the surgery
A client is questioning the need for surgery. The client asks the nurse, "What should I do?" Which answer by the nurse is based on advocacy?
Quantitative research
A nurse researcher is collecting nominal data. What type of research is being conducted?
Assault
A nurse threatens to restrain a verbally abusive client if the abuse continues. Which legal tort has the nurse committed?
Fraud
A nurse who obtains a license to practice nursing through self-misrepresentation is guilty of what tort?
The Good Samaritan law will provide legal immunity to the nurse.
A nurse witnesses a traffic accident and dresses the open wounds sustained by a child. Later, in the hospital, the child develops complications from an infection in the wound. The family holds the nurse responsible for the complications and attempts to file a lawsuit. Which statement is true regarding how the Good Samaritan law applies to this case?
scientific knowledge
After reviewing several research articles, the clinical nurse specialist on a medical surgical unit rewrites the procedure on assessing placement of a nasogastric tube. What source of nursing knowledge did the nurse use in this situation?
nursing process
Nursing research is linked most closely to:
Evidence-based research
Which activity best helps the nurse apply theory to practice?
"The medicine and blood work can help prevent blood clots, which can lead to strokes. What do you know about warfarin therapy?"
A 56-year-old client meets with the nurse for education about a recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation. The client verbalizes concerns about being away from work too long and doubts about the necessity of having blood tests every week, as the client has no symptoms. Which is the best motivational statement by the nurse for this client?
Fidelity
A client rings the call bell to request pain medication. On performing the pain assessment, the nurse informs the client that the nurse will return with the pain medication. After a few moments, the nurse returns with the pain medication. The nurse's returning with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics?
correlational research
An obstetrical nurse wishes to identify whether clients' perceptions of a high level of support from their partner is associated with a decreased length of the second stage of labor. Which type of quantitative research is most appropriate for this research question?
hypothesis
The statement, "More frequent handwashing will significantly lower the rate of infection in hospitalized clients," is an example of what research component?
A nursing student administers medication to a resident while working as an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) at a local nursing home.
Which nursing student would most likely be held liable for negligence?
flexibility
Which quality is essential to being a nurse leader?
Nursing process
Which represents the basic framework of the research process?
I cannot give you that information due to client confidentiality
While a client admitted to the medical-surgical unit is in the radiology department, a visitor claiming to be the client's cousin arrives on the medical-surgical unit and asks the nurse to provide a brief outline of the client's illness. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate, both legally and professionally?
malpractice
While caring for an infant, the nurse hears another child screaming in the next room and rushes there, forgetting to put the side rails up on the infant's crib. The nuse returns to the room to find that the infant has fallen out of the crib and sustained a head injury. Based on the nurse's action, which tort is the nurse liable for?