A nurse is contemplating a change from a medical-surgical nursing ...

[waynest]

A nurse is contemplating a change from a medical-surgical nursing psychiatric nursing unit in a community hospital. Which intervention would help the nurse identify the supportiveness of the new unit?
 
  a. Orientation to last at least 2 weeks with the charge nurse of the day and a scheduled daily task assignment
  b. A mentor for the first 6 weeks in the unit and a schedule for progression of learning throughout the orientation phase into the unit
  c. Nursing team meetings for each shift daily to discuss patients' conditions, unit census, and an orientation schedule to include the nurses' responsibilities
  d. A consistent daily patient assignment to help the nurse become more autonomous and daily reading assignments to be discussed with a preceptor daily

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who is unable to block any incoming sensory stimuli. When the client attempts to read a book, he states that all he can hear is a ticking clock.
 
  When he is watching television, he has to stop and look at every person who walks by. Based on this information, the nurse would anticipate a disturbance in which portion of the brain?
  A) Hypothalamus
  B) Amygdala
  C) Thalamus
  D) Pituitary gland

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Answer to Question 1

D
All but the correct option are concentrated on other disciplines. A nurse's support group would concentrate on the advancement and support of nurses and the discipline of nursing. Both the facilitation of an autonomous nursing practice and the discussion of related reading material with a designated preceptor are indicative of a supportive nursing environment.

Answer to Question 2

C

[waynest]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[dawsa925]

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