What is the most appropriate nursing response to the father of a newborn infant with myelomeningocele who asks about the cause of this condition?

Which patient assessment will help the nurse identify potential complications of trigeminal neuralgia?

A 33-year-old patient with a T4 spinal cord injury asks the nurse whether he will be able to be sexually active. Which initial response by the nurse is best? 

Jack works at an advertising agency and leads a team of eight graphic designers. Whenever he has to make a decision, he does so by himself and rarely asks his team members for their suggestions or inputs. Which one of the following orientations does Jack have?

Robert, the operations manager of a manufacturing company, gives adequate attention to the needs of his employees and maintains a friendly organizational atmosphere. However, he is often criticized for not meeting the performance goals and poor quality of products. Robert’s managerial style is likely to be associated with what score in the managerial grid?

Lisa is trying to decide on the location of her entrepreneurial venture Flower Power, a specialty wedding flower service. She has three possible locations (A, B, C) in mind. Lisa has projected that in the first year of operation, under ideal conditions, her company would generate $80,000 at Location A, $55,000 at Location B, and $45,000 at Location C. However, after further analysis, Lisa has determined that there is only a 20 percent chance of ideal conditions occurring during the first year of operation in Location A. Locations B and C have a .4 and a .8 probability, respectively, for ideal conditions during the first year of operations. Based on this information, which location should Lisa choose?

Contrary to popular belief, standardized jobs and procedures actually reduce stress as compared to jobs that are classified as “interesting” by allowing more room for employee creativity.

The HR manager of Axon Limited finds that the personnel in the marketing department are a continual source of conflict because they do not accept and adapt to changes. As a result of this, the manager ignores their views when he has to make changes. This strategy could be appropriate when ________.

Managers attempting to settle a workplace conflict who feel a solution completely acceptable to everyone would be difficult to reach and therefore focusing on a solution that gives employees involved in the conflict a part of what they wanted is using a/an ________ technique for handling the conflict.

What is the most commonly cited reason for designing and implementing virtual offices?