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Nurses utilize the Health and Illness models to understand their patients’ health-related behaviors and to adapt care for populations of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Which of the following Health and Illness models incorporates the person’s characteristics and experiences, behavior-specific knowledge, and beliefs to motivate health-promoting behavior? 

A client presents to the ER, and labs are immediately drawn. The nurse reviews the lab values and determines that the patient is presenting with hypovolemia. What finding does the nurse observe that is indicative of a person with hypovolemia?    

During this developmental period, peers become more important, and there is a movement toward the development of one’s own identify: 

This type of wound dressing allows for the exchange of oxygen between the wound and the environment, is self-adhesive, and promotes autolytic debridement. Nurses will frequently use this dressing after successfully inserting an IV catheter: 

The nurse is caring for a woman in shock due to severe blood loss from post-surgical complications.  2.5 grams of dopamine in dextrose 5% in water has been prescribed for IV infusion at a rate of 13 mg per minute. The IV solution has a total volume of 250 ml. The IV should be infused at how many mL per hour?

The HOPE approach to spiritual assessment is a simple screening method that allows the nurse to assess a client’s spirituality. Place the following in order according to the HOPE approach.  Ask the client what effects medical care has had on spirituality Ask if the client belongs to a spiritual community or organization Ask about the client’s personal spiritual practices and beliefs Ask about sources of hope and support

You need to verify that a prescribed dose of Robinul (glycopyrrolate) for a patient currently weighing 16.1 kg is appropriate. The drug literature recommends 40-100 mcg/kg/dose. You determine that an appropriate dose for this patient would be ___ to ___ mcg per dose. 

This oral health problem may be caused by strep bacteria, a lack of iron or riboflavin, or skin conditions such as eczema: 

In addition to the guaranteed hourly pay rate, John receives incentives for every item produced over the designated production standard. Which kind of incentive plan is used in this situation?  

Which pay system is most commonly used in America today?