An Informal Group of Patients Discuss Their Perceptions of Nursing

question 3

Multiple Choice

An informal group of patients discuss their perceptions of nursing care. Which comment best indicates a patient's perception that his or her nurse is caring?

• A) "My nurse always asks me which type of juice I want to help me swallow my medication."
• B) "My nurse explained my treatment plan to me and asked for my ideas about how to make it better."
• C) "My nurse told me that if I take all the medicines the doctor prescribes I will get discharged soon."
• D) "My nurse spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel like I'm not alone."

Understand the spectrum and distinctive features of social enterprises.

Recognize the historical context of government spending on social programs in the United States.

Differentiate between charity and philanthropy.

Identify the legal classification of museums and other organizations by the Internal Revenue Service.

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Definitions:

Trophic Levels

The hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, determined by the feeding position of organisms in food chains.

Energy Loss

The reduction in energy as it moves through the trophic levels of an ecosystem; often described in the context of the inefficiency of energy transfer between levels.

Tertiary Consumers

Carnivores that eat secondary consumers; they are often apex predators in their ecosystems.

Secondary Consumers

Organisms that feed on primary consumers in an ecosystem; they are typically carnivores or omnivores.