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A nurse, caring for a female patient after a head and neck surgery, has been concerned with the patient's
anger and depressive episodes about the effects of surgery. The action by the patient that indicates that
she reaches acceptance is:

• A.Performing self-care of the tracheal stoma
• B.Ambulating in the hall and smiling in the lounge
• C.Allowing a family member to participate in care
• D.Smiling and becoming more extroverted

A nurse manager assigned a staff nurse to do a home visit for a patient. A spiritual healer from the family's
cultural group is present in the home and indicates the desire to work with the patient and the family.
Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?

• A.The nurse proceeds with data collection only after requesting a private interview with the patient
• B.The nurse plans to collaborate with the healer in provision of care to the patient and family
• C.The nurse explains that the healer's efforts would be incompatible with medical care
• D.The nurse refuses to continue with the patient and family and contacts the nurse manager

Cristy is a 22-year-old patient who is admitted at the hospital. She is in hypovolemic shock and has a
hematocrit level of 22%. The nurse alerted the physician and anticipates an order of which the following?

• A.Serum albumin
• B.Blood replacement
• C.Lactated Ringer's solution
• D.High molecular dextran

Juliet is on her fourth week of employment as a clinical nurse specialist. Most of her colleagues are very
articulating, confident, and sometimes aggressive. She feels uncomfortable, believing that she is the
scapegoat of everything that goes wrong in her unit. Juliet must:

• A.Identify the source of conflict and think about points of friction
• B.Disregard her feelings and continue to work with confidence
• C.Consult the chief nurse
• D.Quit her job and seek one at another hospital

The nurse on the pediatric unit does not administer sufficient, ordered, opiod medication to relieve the
intractable pain of a patient because the nurse fears the patient will become addicted. In this scenario, the
nurse is adhering to the ethical principle of:

• A.Paternalism
• B.Veracity
• C.Autonomy
• D.Beneficence