The ability of a nurse to care for several patients, help families understand what is happening to a patient, and notice changes in a patient's condition are all examples of an important characteristic of nurses known as
1. Being helpful.
2. Being responsible.
3. Being organized.
4. Being compassionate.
Question 2
A nurse is educating a student nurse about the responsibilities of a student nurse. The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is needed when the student nurse states:
1. I will check laboratory results for my patients often.
2. I am responsible for noting abnormal assessment findings.
3. I will frequently check the patient's chart for diagnostic test results.
4. It is not within my scope of practice to notify someone of abnormal findings.
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
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