Deck 35: Caring Interventions

Question 1

While caring for a client with respiratory alkalosis caused by hyperventilation,the nurse decides that having students in the room may increase the client's anxiety.Therefore,he decides to have the students watch the assessment of a different client.Which type of knowledge is the nurse demonstrating when assigning another client for care?

A)Empirical
B)Aesthetic
C)Ethical
D)Personal

Answer 1

Aesthetic

Question 2

A hospital is preparing for the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's magnet hospital designation process.Nurse representatives on the Magnet Council consider several Professional Practice Models (PPMs)as their approach to nursing care.After selecting a PPM model,members of the Council plan a series of nursing grand rounds.These focus on the six Cs of caring in nursing: compassion,competence,confidence,conscience,commitment,and comportment.What particular nursing theory,philosophical approach,or framework of caring have the nurses decided to adopt?

A)Watson's Theory of Human Care
B)Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
C)Roach's Theory of Caring as the Human Mode of Being
D)Boykin and Schoenhofer's Nursing as Caring Theory

Answer 2

Roach's Theory of Caring as the Human Mode of Being

Question 3

The pediatric nurse is caring for a 17-year-old client who has type 1 diabetes.What caring intervention can the nurse implement as the client transitions to adulthood?

A)Advocate for the client to receive pain-relieving interventions for routine procedures such as blood glucose tests.
B)Encourage the client to use a retail clinic for acute care problems unrelated to diabetes.
C)Emphasize the importance of having a medical home to routinely monitor and treat chronic conditions.
D)Provide recommendations for a provider who can integrate all findings from specialists into a comprehensive overview.

Answer 3

Emphasize the importance of having a medical home to routinely monitor and treat chronic conditions.

Question 4

The nurse is caring for an older adult client who visits the clinic semiannually to help maintain quality of life.When providing caring interactions to this client,what intervention should the nurse avoid?

A)Self-care
B)Assessment for mental health problems
C)Referral to a geriatrician
D)Use of elderspeak

Question 5

During a care conference,the nursing student differentiates between the different theories of caring when discussing client care.Which type of knowledge is the student demonstrating?

A)Aesthetic knowing
B)Ethical knowing
C)Personal knowing
D)Empirical knowing

Question 6

During a performance appraisal,a unit manager praises a staff nurse on the ability to use presencing when caring for terminally ill clients.What did the nurse demonstrate that would exemplify this caring behavior? Select all that apply.

A)Face-to-face discussions with clients
B)Instructing clients on how they should perform certain functions
C)Sitting quietly with clients
D)Validating the client's experience through active listening
E)Guaranteeing quality and safety in care

Question 7

In holistic nursing,the nurse should emphasize the client's personal responsibility in maintaining health.This idea is most closely related to which concept in caring interventions?

A)Nursing presence
B)Empowerment
C)Compassion
D)Competence

Question 8

The nurse decides to take a few days of personal time to invest in self-nurturing activities.Which activities indicate the nurse is taking steps to care for self? Select all that apply.

A)Sleeping 4 hours each night
B)Eating one meal a day
C)Being active in church
D)Participating in regular exercise
E)Participating in daily meditation

Question 9

A nurse in a rural community is employed in a facility that has had a shortage of nurses for several years.As a result,several nurses have left the institution citing burnout.To avoid risking burnout,the nurse regularly works out,practices yoga,socializes with friends once or twice a week,and participates in at least one annual national or state nursing conference.This approach to work-life balance reflects which concept within the framework of Caring Interventions?

A)Self-compassion
B)Self-care
C)Self-control
D)Self-actualizing

Question 10

When a client's or family's wishes about a client's care clash with what the nurse believes would be the best possible care for the client,this could cause a conflict between caring interventions and what other nursing concept?

A)Accountability
B)Ethics
C)Quality Improvement
D)Communication

Question 11

The family members of a recently deceased client wrote a letter to the unit manager,expressing their appreciation for the way the client was treated while dying in the hospital.The family mentioned characteristics that indicate the nurses were caring.What behaviors did the family most likely use to explain the caring actions of the nurses? Select all that apply.

A)Delivered care with style
B)Treated the client as a human being
C)Respected the client
D)Maintained client confidentiality
E)Established limits with the client