A Nurse Demonstrates Assertive Behavior by Doing Which of the Following

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse demonstrates assertive behavior by doing which of the following?

• A) Limiting contact with a patient who is dying, because it causes the nurse to feel depressed
• B) Routinely telling patients who have questions about their medications to ask the physician
• C) When asked about something unfamiliar, admitting to not knowing but agreeing to find out
• D) Telling another nurse how ridiculous a doctor is for ordering hourly vital sign assessments

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Definitions:

Quasi-experiments

Research designs that attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships but lack the element of random assignment to treatment or control groups.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or applied to contexts outside of the experimental conditions.

Matched Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects closely matched to the experimental group in key variables but not receiving the intervention.

High Levels

Refers to a considerable degree or intensity of a particular characteristic, quality, or activity.