The patient is struggling with a decision whether or not to receive experimental treatment.What is the nurse's role when caring for this patient?

A) Provide recommendations for decision making.
B) Teach the patient how to apply logic to the situation.
C) Advocate for the patient with the primary healthcare provider.
D) Listen to the patient's thoughts, ask questions, and provide support.

After the data have been analyzed,the nurse realizes that the probability has a value of less than 0.05.Which of the following defines these findings?

A) Statistically significant
B) Statistically insignificant
C) Chance occurrences
D) Generalized

A large community clinic provides health education,illness prevention,acute care,screening,rehabilitation,and health promotion services for the chronically ill.In assessing the type of approach this represents,the community health nurse would identify this as which of the following?

A) Community initiatives
B) Integrated health care system
C) Parish nursing
D) Community outreach program

A recording of eye movement in response to specific stimuli is known as:

A) auditory-evoked response.
B) electronystagmography.
C) tympanometry.
D) otoscopy.

What is the priority action of the nurse immediately after receiving a medication telephone order from a physician?

A) Withhold the medication until the physician signs the order.
B) Authorize the physician's order with the pharmacy.
C) Read back the order to the physician for confirmation.
D) Double-check the order with another registered nurse.

The nurse is caring for a patient who needs oxygen via a nasal cannula. Which task can the nurse delegate to the nursing assistive personnel?

A) Applying the nasal cannula
B) Adjusting the oxygen flow
C) Assessing lung sounds
D) Setting up the oxygen