The advocate - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War. d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from ...

Chapter 1. Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In 2010, the revised Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice was published. The nurse would use these standards to: a. promote the practice of gerontologic nursing within the acute care setting. b. define the concepts and dimensions of gerontologic nursing practice. c. elevate the practice of gerontologic nursing. d. incorporate suggested interventions from others who practice gerontologic nursing. ANS: D The...

An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed? 1. Diagnosis 2. Evaluation 3. Assessment 4. Implementation 3 A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new su...

Praxis 5403 Latest Update 2024/2025 with Complete Solutions single subject design Single-subject design is a research design in which the subject serves as his/her own control. Single-subject design is sensitive to individual differences, rather than group averages interobserver agreement Interobserver Agreement (IOA) refers to the degree to which two or more independent observers report the same observed values after measuring the same events, only interobserver agreement is common...

NSG 121 - Exam 1 4 goals of nursing - correct answer - to promote health - to prevent illness - to treat human responses to health or illness - to advocate for the population Nursing process - correct answer - assessment - diagnosis - outcome identification/planning - implementation - evaluation Nursing values - correct answer - respect - unity - diversity - integrity - excellence purpose of health assessment - correct answer gather information about the health status of the...

DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH & RESEARCH Contemporary Practice for the Dental Hygienist Fourth Edition Brief Contents UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH  1 UNIT III DENTAL HYGIENE RESEARCH  179 1 Dental Public Health: An Overview  2 14 Research in Dental Hygiene  180 2 The Prevention Movement  17 15 Ethical Principles in Research  187 3 Dental Care Delivery in the United States  34 16 The Research Process  195 4 Dental Hygiene Care Delivery in the Global Community 47 17 Biostat...

The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC) administers a national certification program for guardians. Several states also have their own certification, registration or licensing programs for guardians, fiduciaries and conservators. While state laws vary regarding the requirements for a guardian to be appointed, the certification from the CGC sets a guardian apart from non-certified guardians as someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of kno...

2023 NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM ATI MENTAL HEALTH B 1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has conduct disorder and is being physically aggressive toward other children in the unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Place the child in seclusion b. Use therapeutic hold technique c. Apply wrist restraints d. Administer risperidone 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Which of the following diagnosis pr...

BAEP / R - Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response -Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma, Kindling - Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions. Similar to a log will not burn unless it's kindled. Mirror Focus Phe...

Business Appraisal Profession - correct answer 1) entire firms specializing in business appraisal 2) departments of firms primarily doing other things, such as CPA firms, banks, and multidisciplinary firms 3) part-time practitioners Business appraiser services - correct answer 1) An objective and independent valuation opinion of business interests 2) An advisory, or consulting (advocate), role in determining a value Market Approach - 3 Approaches to Value - correct answer 1) Principle of s...