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EAugust

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A 75-year-old man has been diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse knows that he would benefit from changing his diet to reduce his sodium intake. How can the nurse best determine his readiness to change?
 
  A. Asking the patient what stage of change best describes him
  B. Asking his wife what she normally does to get him to change behavior
  C. Explaining the effects of hypertension to him and watching his reaction
  D. Providing him with low sodium food choices

Question 2

A nurse is working with the parents of a seriously ill newborn. Surgery has been proposed for the infant, but the chances of success are unclear.
 
  To help the parents resolve this conflict, the nurse will begin to analyze this ethical dilemma by doing which of the following? Select all that apply. A. Identifying people who can solve this dilemma
  B. Gathering all relevant information surrounding this dilemma
  C. Clarifying the values related to the cause of this dilemma
  D. Consulting a professional ethicist regarding how to proceed with this dilemma
  E. Considering possible courses of action


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jackie

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
The easiest way to determine a patient's readiness to change is to ask the patient what stage of change best describes him or her.

Answer to Question 2

B, E
The nurse should gather all relevant information and consider possible courses of action. Seven steps are used when solving an ethical dilemma: (1) Asking is it an ethical dilemma?, (2) gathering all information, (3) examining and determining one's own values and opinions about the issue, (4) articulating the problem, (5) considering possible courses of action, (6) negotiating an outcome, and (7) evaluating the action.


EAugust

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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