During a unit meeting discussing therapeutic relationships i…
During a unit meeting discussing therapeutic relationships in the psychiatric setting, the nurse manager asks staff to reflect on self-awareness in clinical practice. Which response from a staff nurse best demonstrates professional self-awareness and its impact on therapeutic patient care?
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While palpating a patient for symmetric chest movement, it is noticed that the patient’s left side does not move as much as the right side. This indicates that the patient has which of the condition(s) I. Emphysema II. Congestive heart failure III. Left-sided pneumonia IV. Left-sided pneumothorax V. Right-sided pneumonia
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While percussing a patient’s chest wall, you encounter an area that produces a decreased resonance to percussion. Which of the following are potential causes of this finding? I. Pneumothorax II. Pleural effusion III. Pneumonia IV. Atelectasis
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