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The nurse is discussing the use of a values clarification tool with a patient. The patient asks,  “What is the goal of the values clarification tool?” Which is the best response by the nurse? 

The nurse is learning to identify readiness to learn in patients. Which patient would the nurse identify correctly as ready to learn?

Sex chromosomes are __________.

A father wants to to help his 2-year-old, who wants to make dinner. positively resolve the conflict of autonomy versus shame and doubt successfully. Which of the following should the father do?

The doctor is checking the  heart rate, respiratory effort, body color, reflex irritability, and muscle tone of a baby that was born just minutes ago.  What measure is the doctor likely using? 

The nurse understands that individual attributes and environmental factors influence a nurse’s clinical judgment skills. Which environmental factor would not be included in the list of factors that impact the effectiveness of clinical judgment?

In industrialized nations, childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past century, largely as a result of

Johnny is preoccupied with the pursuit of independence and identity.  He has shot up in height over the past year, developed a deeper voice, and is starting to grow facial hair.  Into which period of development does Johnny fall?

What can be described as a “learned system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values and norms held by groups of people?”

What is genetic information that is a complex molecule with a double helix shape, like a spiral staircase, called?