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You are a nurse caring for an elderly female patient in a medical-surgical inpatient unit. The patient is suffering from an alteration in level of comfort related to post-surgical pain.
 
  As you evaluate her response to the standard care provided, you wonder about the effectiveness of alternate interventions. When you frame your question as a PICO question, the intervention would be: a. the standard treatment
  b. the alternative treatment
  c. the outcome
  d. the population
  e. none of the above

Question 2

With the uncertainty that a multiple trauma accident poses in an Emergency Department, the physicians and nursing staff generally tend to come together for the common good.
 
   This is il-lustrated by which of the following communication strategies?
  A. Less enthusiasm and frantic, quick state-ments of doom
  B. Somber tone with short, monosyllabic words
  C. More professional wording and less fami-liarity with team members
  D. More personal and group approach



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

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A Incorrect because speaking with negative statements and being unenthusiastic does not assist the team to do its best.
B Incorrect because most of the nurses and physicians want to work solo and are not able to share their thoughts since they are so focused.
C Incorrect because people are nervous with uncertainty and feel they should treat everyone totally professionally.
D Correct because being more personal and inclusive with the team members brings people together to work more collabora-tively.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
:D TYSM


kalskdjl1212

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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