An adolescent who is admitted to your floor presents with tall, thin stature, pectus excavatum, and joint hypermobility. Your differential diagnosis should include which of the following diagnoses? Select all that apply:

The nurse manager is evaluating a staff nurse’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes when addressing safety issues with client care. What observations indicate the nurse is skilled when addressing safety concerns? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is having a conversation with one of the patients.  Which statement by the nurse shows therapeutic communication?

The nurse is admitting a patient from a different ethnic background. Which statement by the nurse should be most appropriate?

A nurse is assigned to care for a patient who is an incarcerated rapist.  Which ethical principle must the nurse utilize to care for this patient equally and fairly? 

A nurse is reading data from research interviews describing nurses’ grief after losing oncology patients. What is the type of research this nurse is reviewing?

In a patient < 2 months of age diagnosed with bacterial meningitis caused by E. coli, what antibiotics would you start?  

You have a 3 year old male patient on your pediatric service who has a history of hydrocephalus and currently has a VP shunt in place. You review the complications of having a shunt with your NP student. Which of the following is a true statement?  

The nurse manager is interviewing a group of nurses that just graduated from school and passed their boards. When should the manager expect these nurses to become more competent in their jobs?

The nurse is caring for an uncomplicated surgical patient three days after a hip replacement . Which short-term outcome should be most appropriate in the plan of care?