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.
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