A Nurse Who Has Practiced on an Orthopedic Unit for 10

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse who has practiced on an orthopedic unit for 10 years unexpectedly becomes pregnant. At delivery the physician informs the mother, "Your baby has Alport syndrome, but then I don't have to explain what that means with your medical background." The mother is unfamiliar with this disease and withdraws as a coping mechanism. Which nursing theory would provide a framework to guide nursing care for this mother?

• A) Mishel's uncertainty of illness
• B) Orem's self-care deficit model
• C) Nightingale's canons of nursing
• D) Levine's conservation model

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Definitions:

FIFO Method

A stock rotation system where the oldest stock (first in) is used or sold first (first out).

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs to partially completed goods, computed by assessing the work done as a fraction of the completed goods.

First-In, First-Out Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the first items placed in inventory are the first sold; useful in managing and valuing inventory.

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overheads required to convert raw materials into finished goods.