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Definition
A. Codependency
C. Marital infidelity
D. Sibling rivalry
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The nurse working with a family whose father had a cerebral vascular accident
and is preparing for discharge to home is teaching the family about coping with
stressors that they control. Which factor should the nurse include in the
education?
Which are exemplars of negative/dysfunctional family dynamics? (Select all
that apply)
A. Codependency
B. Divorce/remarriage
C. Marital infidelity
D. Sibling rivalry
E. Traumatic injury of a family member
, The nurse is having a therapeutic conversation with a patient newly diagnosed
with hypertension. Which communication techniques will most likely prove
effective for this patient? Select all that apply.
A. The nurse presents a laminated poster to the patient that depicts pictures of
foods that would be on the low sodium diet.
B. The nurse and patient engage in a humorous conversation about the top ten
"what not to eat when you are being treated for hypertension."
C. The nurse gives the patient a sheet full of information and asks the patient to
read the information and let the nurse know if they have any questions.
D. The nurse states the risk factors and statistics of patients who do not take their
medications as prescribed.
E. The nurse helps the patient identify weight loss goals that are reasonable.
F. The nurse waits until the patient has been awake for a few hours before
beginning the teaching plan.
What question should the nurse ask to assess family functioning?
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Term
Which statement best describes clinical reasoning?
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includes the thinking used for
the mathematical calculation
analyzing knowledge relative
process by which a nurse verifies a
to a clinical situation or
medication dosage
specific patient
the process of a nurse using
a knowledge and logical-based
experimental knowledge to put
cognitive process used for analysis
, everything together to make sense of a problem
of it
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Term
The nurse is having a therapeutic conversation with a patient newly
diagnosed with hypertension. Which communication techniques will
most likely prove effective for this patient? Select all that apply.
A. The nurse presents a laminated poster to the patient that depicts
pictures of foods that would be on the low sodium diet.
B. The nurse and patient engage in a humorous conversation about
the top ten "what not to eat when you are being treated for
hypertension."
C. The nurse gives the patient a sheet full of information and asks the
patient to read the information and let the nurse know if they have
any questions.
D. The nurse states the risk factors and statistics of patients who do
not take their medications as prescribed.
E. The nurse helps the patient identify weight loss goals that are
reasonable.
F. The nurse waits until the patient has been awake for a few hours
before beginning the teaching plan.
Give this one a try later!
A. The nurse presents a laminated poster to the patient that depicts
pictures of foods that would be on the low sodium diet.
B. The nurse and patient engage in a humorous conversation about the top
ten "what not to eat when you are being treated for hypertension."
, E. The nurse helps the patient identify weight loss goals that are
reasonable.
F. The nurse waits until the patient has been awake for a few hours before
beginning the teaching plan.
Psychological defenses
C. The environment is quiet.
D. Patient has been admitted to the facility in the past.
E. Patient is awake, alert, and oriented to person, place, and time.
B. Clinical judgement is the conclusion about a patient's health problem and the
nurse's decision on what action to take
C. The nursing process can be useful in systematic problem solving but it is more
linear and static than the clinical judgement process
D. Clinical reasoning is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical
judgement
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Term
The nurse is assessing a family composed of a married couple with
three children, one from the wife's previous marriage and two of
them from the union of this couple. This couple would be considered
what type of family?
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single-parent family nuclear family
Definition
A. Codependency
C. Marital infidelity
D. Sibling rivalry
Give this one a try later!
The nurse working with a family whose father had a cerebral vascular accident
and is preparing for discharge to home is teaching the family about coping with
stressors that they control. Which factor should the nurse include in the
education?
Which are exemplars of negative/dysfunctional family dynamics? (Select all
that apply)
A. Codependency
B. Divorce/remarriage
C. Marital infidelity
D. Sibling rivalry
E. Traumatic injury of a family member
, The nurse is having a therapeutic conversation with a patient newly diagnosed
with hypertension. Which communication techniques will most likely prove
effective for this patient? Select all that apply.
A. The nurse presents a laminated poster to the patient that depicts pictures of
foods that would be on the low sodium diet.
B. The nurse and patient engage in a humorous conversation about the top ten
"what not to eat when you are being treated for hypertension."
C. The nurse gives the patient a sheet full of information and asks the patient to
read the information and let the nurse know if they have any questions.
D. The nurse states the risk factors and statistics of patients who do not take their
medications as prescribed.
E. The nurse helps the patient identify weight loss goals that are reasonable.
F. The nurse waits until the patient has been awake for a few hours before
beginning the teaching plan.
What question should the nurse ask to assess family functioning?
Don't know?
2 of 41
Term
Which statement best describes clinical reasoning?
Give this one a try later!
includes the thinking used for
the mathematical calculation
analyzing knowledge relative
process by which a nurse verifies a
to a clinical situation or
medication dosage
specific patient
the process of a nurse using
a knowledge and logical-based
experimental knowledge to put
cognitive process used for analysis
, everything together to make sense of a problem
of it
Don't know?
3 of 41
Term
The nurse is having a therapeutic conversation with a patient newly
diagnosed with hypertension. Which communication techniques will
most likely prove effective for this patient? Select all that apply.
A. The nurse presents a laminated poster to the patient that depicts
pictures of foods that would be on the low sodium diet.
B. The nurse and patient engage in a humorous conversation about
the top ten "what not to eat when you are being treated for
hypertension."
C. The nurse gives the patient a sheet full of information and asks the
patient to read the information and let the nurse know if they have
any questions.
D. The nurse states the risk factors and statistics of patients who do
not take their medications as prescribed.
E. The nurse helps the patient identify weight loss goals that are
reasonable.
F. The nurse waits until the patient has been awake for a few hours
before beginning the teaching plan.
Give this one a try later!
A. The nurse presents a laminated poster to the patient that depicts
pictures of foods that would be on the low sodium diet.
B. The nurse and patient engage in a humorous conversation about the top
ten "what not to eat when you are being treated for hypertension."
, E. The nurse helps the patient identify weight loss goals that are
reasonable.
F. The nurse waits until the patient has been awake for a few hours before
beginning the teaching plan.
Psychological defenses
C. The environment is quiet.
D. Patient has been admitted to the facility in the past.
E. Patient is awake, alert, and oriented to person, place, and time.
B. Clinical judgement is the conclusion about a patient's health problem and the
nurse's decision on what action to take
C. The nursing process can be useful in systematic problem solving but it is more
linear and static than the clinical judgement process
D. Clinical reasoning is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical
judgement
Don't know?
4 of 41
Term
The nurse is assessing a family composed of a married couple with
three children, one from the wife's previous marriage and two of
them from the union of this couple. This couple would be considered
what type of family?
Give this one a try later!
single-parent family nuclear family
