Answer to Question 1
4
The nurse who is experiencing burnout needs to apply self-care principles to her own life. These would include exercise, well-balanced diet, and adequate sleep. Partying with friends, staying in bed, drinking, and smoking are not appropriate self-care principles and may not help with the feelings of burnout.
Answer to Question 2
1
Clients in the critical care area are subjected to environmental stressors. The best intervention would be for the nurse to inform the family about procedures and address the family's concerns. The family should not be encouraged to reduce visits. The nurse should adjust the volume on the monitor to reduce environmental stimuli. The nurse should address the family's issues and not delegate this conversation to the nursing supervisor.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
Nurse opens sterile package
Nurse administering enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
Feeling the palms “plugging into each other.”