The nurse has strong moral convictions that abortions are wrong.  When assigned to assist with an abortion, the nurse has the right to do what?

A nurse is caring for a neonate who weighs 7 lb 3 oz at birth. What should the infant’s weight be at 1 year?

When the nurse assumes responsibility for patient care a legally binding condition occurs that is called what?

An older adult patient is admitted to the hospital with numerous bruises on her body. The nurse suspects elder abuse. The best initial nursing action would be to do what?

On admission to the hospital, a terminal cancer patient says he has a living will. This document functions to state the client’s desire for what? 

Even if a reporter doesn’t use the inverted-pyramid style to write a story, it is useful for:

What is the purpose of an advance directive?

Your client is in the special care area of your hospital with multiple trauma and severe bodily burns. This 45 year old male client has an advance directive that states that the client wants all life saving measures including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advance cardiac life support, including mechanical ventilation. As you are caring for the client, the client has a complete cardiac and respiratory arrest.  According to your professional judgement, knowledge of pathophysiology, and your critical thinking this client has little or no chance for survival and he is facing imminent death . You believe that all life saving measures for this client would be futile.  What is the first thing that you, as the nurse, should do?  

In the inverted-pyramid style, it’s easiest to cut material from the bottom of the story.

Acupuncture uses fine needles placed in dermatomes to do what?