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1. As a nurse manager, you observe a staff nurse who over the past few weeks has become withdrawn and has had several absences due to minor ailments. Your best action would be to: a. ask the nurse if she is okay during report. b. refer the nurse to the employee assistance program. c. ask the nurse to meet with you for a few minutes before she leaves for the day. d. write a note to the nurse advising her that her work attendance must improve. ANS: C Stress can lead to emotional symptoms su...

Final Exams Concepts 1. Know the difference between subjective and objective data.  Subjective: What a person says about themselves o Example: “My BP was 118/90 yesterday” and pain  Objective: What you observe through measurement, inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation o Examples: Meter readings, vital signs, and measurements 2. Barriers to communication. What are they?  The use of jargon  Emotional barriers and taboo  Lack of attention, interest, distractions, o...

FLASHCARDS ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM 1,858 terms Pierate STUDY GUIDE Terms in this set (1858) 20 weeks gestation, having urinary frequency u/a & c/s med for diabetes insipidus desmopressin radiation tatoo use mild soap & water uric acid stones eat low fat yogurt antigout med decreases uric acid level allopurinol non-pharm relation technique for pain managem...

HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM PACK-BEST FOR 2022 EXAM REVIEW HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM PACK-BEST FOR 2022 EXAM REVIEW An elderly client with a fractured left hip is on strict bedrest. Which nursing measure is essential to the client's nursing care? A. Massage any reddened areas for at least five minutes. B. Encourage active range of motion exercises on extremities. C. Position the client laterally, prone, and dorsally in sequence. D. Gently lift the client when moving into a desired po...

HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM PACK-BEST FOR 2022 EXAM REVIEW HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM PACK-BEST FOR 2022 EXAM REVIEW An elderly client with a fractured left hip is on strict bedrest. Which nursing measure is essential to the client's nursing care? A. Massage any reddened areas for at least five minutes. B. Encourage active range of motion exercises on extremities. C. Position the client laterally, prone, and dorsally in sequence. D. Gently lift the client when moving into a desired po...

NCLEX-RN Practice Questions Set 3 (75 Questions)A patient with Parkinson’s disease has a nursing diagnosis of Impaired Physical Mobility related to neuromuscular impairment. You observe a nursing assistant performing all of these actions. For which action must you intervene? o A. The NA assists the patient to ambulate to the bathroom and back to bed. o B. The NA reminds the patient not to look at his feet when he is walking. o C. The NA performs the patient’s complete bath and oral ...

Question: A bone breaks in a place where there was pre-existing disease. What type of fracture is being described? Question: Patients with osteoporosis are at risk for which of the following problems? Question: The best screening test for osteoporosis is: Question: Pain and inflammation associated with gout are caused by crystallization of _____ in the tissues. Question: The chief pathologic feature of degenerative joint disease is: Question: Reflux esophagitis is defined as: Question: Gas...

COUN5007 COUN-5007 In contrasting the articles, what are two differences you observed? The articles by Rosen et al. (2017) and Baker et al. (2017) address methods and strategies for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); however, their authors forms of research and purpose significantly differ. In the case of Rosen et al. (2017), their article is a quantitative empirical study of the œmaintenance and reach of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy training for 18 months. The ...