Answer to Question 1
ANS: C
Empathy is the ability to understand and appreciate what someone else is feeling without actually experiencing the emotion itself. This permits the nurse to remain objective. Feeling sorry for the patient's situation suggests sympathy rather than empathy. Understanding the patient's thoughts but being unaware of his or her feelings and emotions speaks of a nurse who lacks awareness of others' emotions. Attempts to remove physical and emotional pain and fix all of the patient's problems suggests overinvolvement.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: D
The reason for the patient's crying cannot be determined on the basis of the data supplied. The patient could be sad, happy, or in pain. The situation needs clarification.
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Application of an ostomy bag or pouch: B, An ostomy nurse applying an ostomy bag to a stoma;
Immunization with a vaccine. A healthcare professional is injecting a vaccine into the patient’s arm
Patient teaching: female breast assessment
Computerized Patient Record (CPR)
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.