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INTERpersonal communication

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Between 2 people.

2
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Public communication

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Within large groups of people.

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Transpersonal communication

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Spiritual communication.

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INTRApersonal communication

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Communication that occurs within an individual, “self talk.”

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Morula

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Early stage of human development, solid mass of cells formed from zygote 3 days after fertilization.

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Embryo

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Stage from implantation until 8th week of intrauterine life.

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Blastocyst

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Embryonic form that arises as a cavity within the morula where cellular differentiation begins.

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Animism

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Attribution of life to inanimate objects.

9
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How many hours does preschooler sleep?

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12 with naps during day.

10
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Risk factors for prenatal development

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Inadequate nutrition, stress, infectious disease, drugs, environmental factors, incompatible blood types, maternal age and parental factors.

11
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When talking with an older adult avoid…

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Shifting from subject to subject.

12
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The nurse may facilitate verbal communication with clients by…

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Using short sentences that express an idea simply and directly.

13
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Demonstrate active listening by…

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Facing the client while maintaining eye contact.

14
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Nurse states she is not sure she understands what you mean by “sicker than usual.” What’s different now? Nurse is using which technique.

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Clarifying, which gives the client a chance to be more specific or give more information.

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Positive outcome of a nurse/health team relationship…

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Nurse receives encouragement and support from coworkers to cope with stress.

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Nurse says to client, “we’ve talked a lot about your medications but let’s loon closely at why you’re having trouble taking them on time?” Nurse using what therapeutic technique?

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Focusing, used to bring attention to key concepts or elements in a message.

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Nurse says “we’ve talked about your surgery now let’s talk about exercises you can do?” Therapeutic technique used here…

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Focusing.

18
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Nurse working with client who has expressive aphasia, what is most helpful for nurse to do?

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Allow extra time for the client to respond.

19
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Nurse said to be engaging in collaboration with others to develop clients plan of care when…

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Nurse works with colleagues and clients family to take advantage of combined expertise in planning care.

20
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Best method for teaching recently diagnosed diabetic how to give injections…

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Demonstration.

21
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Client recently diagnosed with cervical cancer and is going home after surgery, client is avoiding discussion of illness and postoperative orders. When going over discharge instructions?

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Provide only information the client needs to go home. Client must work through grief before being able to learn more.

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Client having chest pain is to undergo emergency cardiac cath, what is most appropriate teaching approach?

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Telling approach.

23
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Nurse knows client ready to learn when…

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Client expresses importance of learning the skill.

24
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When teaching older adults…

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Begin and end with the most important information.

25
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After teaching a group a nurse sees group member correctly perform skill so she praise him and smiles, this is?

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Reinforcing.

26
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When teaching is viewed as communication, then a specific learning objective can be said to be developed from…

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The referent. The referent is the perceived need for information, which provides basis for learning objective.

27
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The assessment phase of the teaching process includes…

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Determining learning needs.

28
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The nurse should plan to teach a client the importance of exercise…

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When the clients pain medications have taken effect.

29
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Nurse teaching client self breast exam, what is a behavioural objective that best measures clients ability to perform the exam?

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The client will demonstrate breast self exam on herself by end of teaching session.

30
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Nurse about to teach freshman level health class on nutrition, to achieve best learning outcomes?

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Develop topics for discussion that require problem solving, this helps adolescents achieve learning outcomes.

31
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At what age are children able to play with others in a cooperative manner and have a temporary leader for each activity?

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5

32
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Leading cause of death among adolescents?

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Accidents.

33
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Phase of development where child gains sense of autonomy and independence?

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Toddlerhood.

34
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Toddler pretends to shave after watching dad shave, what Piaget stage is this?

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Preoperative thought stage, 18 months-7 years old.

35
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Preschooler tells nurse that flowers cry when their petals are pulled off, this is what?

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Animism, which is the attribution of life to inanimate objects.

36
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When communicating with adolescents?

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Be alert to cues about their emotional state.

37
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Gross motor skills characteristic of 6-7 year old?

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Hop and jump into small squares.

38
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Cognitive changes that include initiation of innate behaviours, reflexes, and sensory behaviours occur during what stage of development?

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The neonatal period.

39
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What age has the young adult competed physical growth?

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20 years.

40
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Climacteric

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Less firm penile erection and increased refractory period.

41
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Personal lifestyle assessment for a young adult will most likely focus on…

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Risk factors for cardiac disease.

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Young adult comes to clinic with symptoms associated with stress, this guides the nurse to assess for?

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Occurrence of a life changing event.

43
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What is true about aging?

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There is no single adopted theory about aging.

44
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To help reduce confusion of the older adult at night the nurse may…

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Make phone calls to friends and family members to allow the older adult to hear reassuring voices.

45
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Older adult taste buds less able to discern…

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Salty, sour, sweet, and bitter.

46
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Presbyopia

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Progressive decline in ability of eyes to accommodate for close detailed work. Farsightedness.

47
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A psychosocial assessment of a emotionally healthy young adult should reveal…

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A sense of where his or her life is heading.

48
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Common age related change in auditory acuity…

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Presbycusis

49
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To meet psychosocial needs of older adult…

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Use appropriate therapeutic touch.

50
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To enhance cultural awareness nurse needs to make in depth self examination of…

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Background, including recognition of biases and prejudices.

51
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Culture strongly influences pain expressed and need for medication. However cultural pain…

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May be suffered by a client whose valued way of life is disregarded by practitioners.

52
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Ethnocentrism is the root of…

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Biases and prejudices.

53
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When action is taken on ones prejudices…

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Discrimination occurs.

54
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Transcultural nursing involves…

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Using a comparative study of cultures to understand similarities and differences across human groups to provide specific individualised care that is culturally appropriate.

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Biocultural needs are…

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Inborn risks that are related to a biological characteristic and not learned.

56
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Culture is…

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Not inherited but the result of socialisation.

57
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Client lost position as volunteer at local community center, he expressed anger toward former boss and God, nursing priority to assess spirituality in relation to…

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Vocation which has spiritual implications.

58
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Mother prays for child to change behaviour, this is an example of using spirituality to…

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Reduce tension by balancing control.

59
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Client had below knee amputation, central focus of healing relationship…

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Mobilize hope.

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Client expresses desire to meditate, first thing nurse needs to do?

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Select a teaching environment free from distractions.

61
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Nurse can apply the nursing process to address a clients spiritual needs by…

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Communicating through presence and touch.

62
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Client angry with God for her cancer had nursing diagnosis of…

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Spiritual distress.

63
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The type of injury a child is most vulnerable to at a specific age is most closely related to…

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Developmental level of the child.

64
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What is the best approach for a nurse to use with a hospitalized toddler?

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Gain cooperation before attempting treatment.

65
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Evaluating gross motor development of 5 month old…

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Should be able to roll from abdomen to back.

66
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Parents concerned with toddlers negativism and ask nurse for guidance…

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Reduce opportunities for a “no” answer.

67
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The best description of psychosocial development in school age children…

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Children frequently have best friends.

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4 year old child is hospitalized for infection and states that he is sick because he was “bad” you interpret this comment as…

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Representative of his cognitive development.

69
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Mother comments that her child isn’t eating dinner because she is snacking, nurse suggests…

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Providing nutritious snacks.

70
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8 year old admitted to hospital from bicycle injury, what would help her adjust…

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Explaining hospital routines and meal times to her.

71
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School nurse counselling 10 yr old that is obese. What is important when planning intervention to support health?

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Plan food intake and allow for growth.

72
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Nurse completed assessment on 24 yr old male, physical and lab findings are within normal limits, what does nurse do?

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Instructions on health promotion activities.

73
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New client 82 yr old man is alert but easily becomes distracted during nursing history, recently moved to new apartment and his pet beagle died 2 months ago, he is most likely experiencing…

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Depression.

74
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Older adults experience a change in sexual activity, which best explains this?

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Frequency and opportunity for sexual activity may decline.

75
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76 yr old woman’s vision is blurred, she cannot do needlework or play cards, you suspect…

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Cataracts

76
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Discharging client who has hearing loss and does not read, what can you do to facilitate understanding of discharge instructions?

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Sit facing client so he can see you, present one idea at a time, include family and caregiver in session.

77
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63 yr old client recently retired, concerns?

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Loss of work role, how wife will expect household tasks to be divided.

78
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Client has HTN and renal disease, what places this client at risk for adverse med event?

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Taking total of eight meds during the day, clients health history.

79
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To enhance cultural awareness nursing students need to make an in depth self examination of their own…

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Background, recognizing personal biases and prejudices.

80
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Newly diagnosed with HTN Chinese client asked if he’s limiting sodium intake as directed, he nods head, what should nurse do next?

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Ask how much sodium he is consuming each day.

81
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When admitting a Native American client what should nurse ask?

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Use of folk remedies, do they use shamen, do they have physician.

82
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Interventions that support a healing relationship with a client?

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Praying with client, helping client see positive aspects.

83
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Older adult receiving hospice care, nursing interventions to help client cope?

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Teaching client how to use guided imagery, encouraging family to visit, helping client put photos into scrapbook.

84
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What would best asses a clients sense of connectedness?

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The question; who do you consider the most important person in your life at this time?

85
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Nurse working at clinic on Navajo reservation and knows that…

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The clients may not be on time for their appointments.

86
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What would be appropriate outcome for client with nursing diagnosis of spiritual distress related to loneliness?

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Client will set up time to speak to close friend in 1 week.

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Mother states her 1 yr old is old enough for potty training, after being educated by nurse client changes her mind and is willing to wait until child is older. What learning domain has taken place?

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Affective, evidenced by clients changed idea.