Author: Anonymous

If the nurse stands at the bedside when communicating with the patient lying in bed, it may be construed as demonstrating what?

A nurse is charting on a patient record.  Which action is legally correct?

Piaget’s final stage of cognitive development; not seen till adolescence, and characterized by the ability to think abstractly is called what?

A 15-year-old seeks treatment for a sexually transmitted infection at a local clinical.  With regard to informed consent, which action should the nurse perform?

In which step of the nursing process does the nurse identify (name) the patient’s health care problems?

A baby weighed 6 lbs. 4 ounces at birth.  What should he weigh (in pounds and ounces) at 2 ½ years?  [Remember there are 16 oz in a pound.]

A Spanish-speaking client arrives at the triage desk in the emergency department and states to the nurse, “No speak English, need interpreter.”  What is the best action for the nurse to take?

What is the correct way to chart 4 hours after noon?

The grieving young widow cried out, “Why was my husband killed?  Why wasn’t it me?”  What is the nurse’s best response?    

The term menopause refers to what?