Author Question: What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting ... (Read 46 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting health and illness?

a. They affect one another.
b. They cause illness.
c. They cause patients to react similarly.
d. They can be separated.

Question 2

When asked to perform a procedure that the nurse has never done before, what should the nurse do to legally protect himself or herself?

a. Go ahead and do it
b. Refuse to perform it, citing lack of knowledge
c. Discuss it with the charge nurse, asking for direction
d. Ask another nurse who has performed the procedure

macmac · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Physical and social factors affect each other, cannot be separated, and cause each patient to react in a unique manner. They do not necessarily cause illness or cause patients to react similarly, and they cannot be separated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The nurse cannot use ignorance as an excuse for nonperformance. The nurse should ask for direction from the charge nurse, explaining she has never performed the procedure independently.