Which nursing activity best demonstrates application of the Nightingale theory of nursing?

A) Working with a community group to improve air quality in the city
B) Taking a client to the chapel in a wheelchair
C) Manipulating a client's energy fields through therapeutic touch
D) Focusing on communication and mutual goal-setting

Which of the following methods is useful for selecting or recognizing a process to be improved?

A) Reviewing existing reports
B) Identifying excess complexity
C) Interviewing people in the process
D) All of the above

Hannah,17,is quiet,pale,diaphoretic,and restless in her hospital bed.As the nurse is gathering data,Hannah says,"just leave me alone." Which of the following is subjective data?

A) Restless
B) "Just leave me alone"
C) Quiet
D) Pale and diaphoretic

A nurse is teaching a patient about self-concept. Which information from the patient indicates the nurse needs to follow up about components of self-concept?

A) One component is identity.
B) One component is coping.
C) One component is body image.
D) One component is role performance.

The nurse is assigned a patient who has experienced the alarm reaction and continues to recover.The nurse knows that the primary hormone impacting the stress response in the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome is:

A) vasopressin.
B) adrenaline.
C) noradrenaline.
D) cortisol.

The nurse is conducting an admission interview.Which of the following indicates that the nurse is attentively listening to the client's explanations?

A) "Can you explain what your symptoms are like?"
B) "When was the last time you saw a doctor?"
C) "Uh-huh," while nodding the head.
D) "I'm sorry,say that again."