Perspective in Nursing Science

1. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who lives alone and is to be discharged in 3 days. He states that it is difficult to prepare adequate nutritious meals at home for just one person. To which of the following members of the health care team should the nurse refer him?

• Registered dietitian

• Occupational therapist

• Physical therapist

• Social worker

Nurse S Involves planning, giving directions, developing staff, monitoring operations, giving rewards fairly, and representing both staff members and administrations as needed. Which role of a nurse that Nurse S is Manifesting?

• Teacher

• Manager

• Care Provider

• Change agent

In which phase of the nurse-patient relationship is active listening the most important?

• During the termination phase

• During the working phase

• During the orientation phase/1

• During the planning phase

It is the nurse's responsibility to establish a therapeutic relationship with the client. Which of the following is the appropriate body position for therapeutic communication?

• Legs crossed

• hands of the side of the body/2

• Lack of eye intact

• Eye rolling

When interviewing a client, which nonverbal behavior should a nurse employ?

• Maintaining indirect eye contact with the client

• Providing space by leaning back away from the client

• Sitting squarely, facing the client/3

• Maintaining open posture with arms and legs crossed

Which role of a nurse that provides care and comfort fora person together with preserving the dignity of human beings?

• Care Provider

• Change agent

• Manager

• Leader

Mention at least 5 duties and responsibilities of a Registered nurse.

What is counseling? Mention the principles of counseling?

Which guiding principles of conduct that entail Ethical principles for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting?

• American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Code of Ethics.

• Nurse Practice Act (NPA) written by state legislation.

• Standards of care from experts in the practice field.

• Good Samaritan laws for civil guidelines.

According to the nursing code of ethics, when working as a nurse and a conflict comes up between your client's needs and what the family and/or the physician wants, and/or the hospital policies, where should be the first loyalty of nurse go?

• client.

• family.

• hospital.

• physician.