If the nurse stands at the bedside when communicating with the patient lying in bed, it may be construed as demonstrating what?

A baby weighed 6 lbs. 4 ounces at birth.  What should he weigh (in pounds and ounces) at 2 ½ years?  [Remember there are 16 oz in a pound.]

What is the correct way to chart 4 hours after noon?

In which step of the nursing process does the nurse identify (name) the patient’s health care problems?

A Spanish-speaking client arrives at the triage desk in the emergency department and states to the nurse, “No speak English, need interpreter.”  What is the best action for the nurse to take?

The grieving young widow cried out, “Why was my husband killed?  Why wasn’t it me?”  What is the nurse’s best response?    

Which statement by the student nurse is an example of assertive communication?

Jessica is 10 years old.  She is probably in which of Piaget’s stages?

The term menopause refers to what?

When working with an unresponsive patient, what should the nurse do?