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1. When describing patient education approaches, the nurse educator would ex- plain that informal teaching is an approach that a. follows formalized plans b. has standardized content c. often occurs one-to-one d. addresses group needs C. Informal teaching is individualized one on one teaching which represents the majori- ty of patient education done by nurses that occurs when an intervention is explained or a question is answered. Group needs are often the focus of formal patient education co...

Preface to Section 1 Phil Barker 2 1 The nature of nursing 3 Phil Barker 2 Getting personal: being human in mental health care 12 Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker 3 The care and confinement of the mentally ill 21 Liam Clarke 4 Evidence-based practice in mental health 30 Hugh McKenna 5 The craft of psychiatric–mental health nursing practice 37 Peter Wilkin 6 Leading developments in the craft of caring 45 Angela Simpson 7 Recovery: a personal perspective Irene Whitehill 51 8 ...

NURSING MISC Dunphy test bank with Answers Chapter 3. Health Promotion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is a primary prevention measure for a 76-year-old man newly diagnosed with a testosterone deficiency? A. Calcium supplementation B. Testicular self-examination C. Bone density test D. Digital rectal examination ANS: A PTS: 1 2. Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old woman? A. Yearly mammogram B. Low animal-fat diet C. Use o...

A clay soil has a liquid limit of 60%, a plastic Limit of 20% and a natural, in situ water content of 25%, The clay in the natural, in situ state would likely: a) be normally consolidated b) have a high compressibility c) have a stiff consistency d) have a soft consistency have a stiff consistency An Aeolian soil is a soil which is formed by: a) deposition of soil particles along or a base of a slope by gravity b) transportation and deposition of soil particles by wind c) eros...

Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A newly hired experienced nurse is preparing to change a patient’s abdominal dressing and hasn’t done it before at this hospital. Which action by the nurse is best? a. Ask another nurse to do it so the correct method can be viewed. b. Check the policy and procedure manual for the agency’s method. c. Change the dressing using the method taught in nursing school. d. Ask the patient how the dressing ...