FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING

Nursing- is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems (ANA) Nursing encompasses" autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of the ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health system...

The researcher asks another nurse to use a study instrument to score a questionnaire completed by study participants. The researcher has previously used the instrument to score the questionnaire and will compare the two results. Which type of reliability is this researcher trying to establish? 1. Internal consistency. 2. Stability. 3. Homogeneity. 4. Equivalence. Correct Answer: 4 Rationale 1: Internal consistency measures the extent to which all items on an instrument measure the same ...

Teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching? my child will have a cast until healing is complete. My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks. My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged. My child needs to be in contact isolation. Answer: b The nurse should instruct the parent that the chil...