A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. What is this movement called?

A) Flexion
B) Abduction
C) Adduction
D) Extension

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A nurse is providing a back rub to a client immediately after administering a pain medication,with the hope that these two actions will help decrease the client's pain.This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?

A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation

The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old child. Which should the nurse recognize as evidence that the child is developing object permanence?

A) Looks for the toy that parents hide under the blanket
B) Returns the blocks to the same spot on the table
C) Recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out
D) Bangs two cubes held in her hands

Which aspect of restraint use can the nurse delegate to the nursing assistive personnel?

A) Assessing the patient's status
B) Determining the need for restraint
C) Evaluating the patient's response to restraints
D) Applying and removing the restraints

Nurses working in an outpatient clinic setting are developing teaching strategies for clients with complex treatment requirements.Utilizing the behaviourist theory of learning,these nurses will do which of the following?

A) Praise the clients for correct behaviour
B) Support a positive teacher-learner relationship
C) Encourage the clients to establish goals
D) Convey sympathy in the nurse-client relationship