Author Question: There are different types of skills that nurses use in the implementation of nursing care. Which is ... (Read 39 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

There are different types of skills that nurses use in the implementation of nursing care. Which is an example of interpersonal skills?

A) Administration of an injection
B) Insertion of a urinary catheter
C) Basic physical sciences
D) Client encounters promoting development of a trusting relationship

Question 2

A nurse is accompanied by a group of nursing students on agency floor rounds. The nursing students are asked to observe the nurse at work as the nurse provides care to the clients.

The nurse has to address the group and educate them on the implementation of nursing care. What information should the nurse provide on dependent nursing actions? A) Need to be carried out according to the primary care provider's orders regarding medication or treatments that must be followed explicitly by the nurse
B) Performed collaboratively with other healthcare providers
C) Primary care provider may write down orders for some of these actions
D) Do not require primary care provider's orders

ErinKing · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Interpersonal skills include client encounters promoting development of a trusting relationship. Technical skills include administration of an injection and insertion of a urinary catheter. Intellectual skills include basic physical sciences.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Actions that carry out a physician's orders regarding medication or treatments are dependent actions that the nurse must follow explicitly. Interdependent actions are those that are perform collaboratively with other care providers; the physician may write orders for some of these actions. These actions are interventions for collaborative problems. Independent actions are nursing actions that do not require a physician's orders. Independent actions are those actions taken to assist the client with activities of daily living or to help reduce stress.