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The nurse is assessing a client suspected of having an infectious bacterial conjunctivitis. Which client statement best supports this diagnosis?

When using the Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change, it progresses through six stages for change. Match the correct patient response with the correct stage for behavior change. 

When a nurse is tasked with medication administration, what practices should they follow to ensure the highest safety standards in patient care? (Select all that apply)

A patient states, “I had a bad nightmare. When I woke up, I felt emotionally drained, as though I hadn’t rested well.” Which response by the nurse would be an example of interpersonal therapeutic communication?

Molly, a registered nurse, is tending to a resident, Mr. Kim, in a long-term care facility who has been experiencing sleep disturbances. The resident is new to the facility, has been declining therapy, and has shown reduced appetite. The nurse infers that the resident may be struggling to adapt. Consequently, the nurse decides to convene with the patient’s care team. The team opts to evaluate the resident’s willingness to engage in group recreational activities, which the resident consents to. Following a week, the nurse revisits the care plan and observes a significant improvement in Mr. Kim’s sleep pattern. Which of the subsequent terms most appropriately characterize the procedures employed in the nurse’s plan?   (Select all that apply.)

  A person must have contractual capacity to be an agent.​

A nurse is assessing a hospitalized client who had an indwelling catheter removed four days ago. Which assessment finding(s) suggest(s) this client has developed a urinary tract infection (UTI)? Select all that apply.

Otitis media refers to inflammation or infection of the [part] of the ear.

A  26 year old female patient is being seen in the urgent care clinic for dysuria and urinary urgency but has no fever. She  provides a urine sample for urinalysis via a dipstick.  The nurse notes that the urine is hazy and the presence of  levels of  leukocyte esterase.  What is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse? 

An American River College student nurse is studying clinical judgment theories and is working with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Model of Clinical Judgment. How can the student nurse best generalize layer 3 of this model?