A client who is scheduled to have surgery for a hernia the next ...

[Wadzanai]

A client who is scheduled to have surgery for a hernia the next day is anxious about the whole procedure. The nurse assures the client that surgery for hernias is very common and that the prognosis is very good.
 
  What skills of the nurse are reflected here?
 
  A) Imaginal skills
  B) Interpersonal skills
  C) Instrumental skills
  D) Systems skill

Question 2

A nursing instructor is teaching a class about ethical principles to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students give which of the following as an example of nonmaleficence?
 
  A) Protecting clients from a chemically impaired practitioner
  B) Performing dressing changes to promote wound healing
  C) Providing emotional support to clients who are anxious
  D) Administering pain medications to a client in pain

[Tonny]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
The scenario reflects the nurse's interpersonal skills. It shows how a person relates with others. The nurse shows imaginal skills when he or she envisions a plan for adapting and personalizing client care. Instrumental skills are associated with basic physical and intellectual competencies. Systems skills are those that help the nurse see the whole picture and how various parts relate.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Protecting clients from a chemically impaired practitioner is an appropriate example of nonmaleficence. Nonmaleficence means to avoid doing harm, to remove from harm, and to prevent harm. Performing dressing changes to promote wound healing, providing emotional support to clients who are anxious, and administering pain medications to a client in pain are examples of beneficence, which means doing or promoting good.